Oklahoma micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Direct answer
38,355 residents, 339 enumerated clinicians, 88.4 per 10,000, 25 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy: that is the Bartlesville market a funder prices. Washington County adds 0 healthcare approvals worth $0 and 42 miles of distance to Tulsa, OK.
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- Population: 38,355 residents (25K-50K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 339 across 29 fields2
- Median household income: $59,4573
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 86 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 6 across 3 categories4
- Nearest metro: Tulsa, OK, 42 miles1
The provider census in Bartlesville
The NPPES file puts 339 enumerated clinicians inside Bartlesville, spread over 29 fields at 88.4 per 10,000 residents
| Practice type | Count | Rate per 10,000 residents | Published by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 86 | 22.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 38 | 9.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 37 | 9.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 23 | 6.0 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 23 | 6.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 20 | 5.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 15 | 3.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 13 | 3.4 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 11 | 2.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 11 | 2.9 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 9 | 2.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 9 | 2.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 8 | 2.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 6 | 1.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 5 | 1.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 4 | 1.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 3 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 2 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 2 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 2 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 2 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 2 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 2 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Imaging centers | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Pain management and interventional | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 8 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 3 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 2 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 1 | CMS [4] |
Several of the 86 physical, occupational, and speech therapy enumerations can belong to one practice, so the column counts clinicians rather than businesses or owners
What Washington County credit files already show
The county file holds 0 healthcare approvals, which is a thin comparable set for anyone pricing collateral
| Measure | Published figure | What sits behind it |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare files approved | 0 | Counted for the fiscal year the SBA publishes [5] |
| Dollars behind them | $0 | Everything approved to healthcare borrowers, added up [5] |
| Typical approval size | No approvals recorded | The dollar column over the approval column [5] |
| Credit offices operating locally | 37 | Places that write credit locally, NAICS 522 [6] |
Reading Bartlesville the way a credit committee does
At 88.4 clinicians per 10,000 residents, the catchment radius in a projection has to be defended rather than assumed. A short county record of 0 approvals usually means more documentation and a lower advance against the same collateral. A $59,457 median household income here sets the ceiling on what an elective or cash-pay line can be expected to carry.
The programs this provider mix points at
- Practice acquisition
- Startup and de novo
- Working capital term loan
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Equipment financing and leasing
Ranked from the 29 fields that actually practice in Bartlesville, weighted toward physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Availability still depends on Oklahoma and on the funding partner.
What a funder reads first in Bartlesville
Drawn from the fields that actually practice here: physical, occupational, and speech therapy, primary care and family medicine, behavioral and mental health group practices
| Practice type | The pages that decide it | Typical capital event |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (86) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Primary care and family medicine (38) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices (37) | Clinician retention and productivity, Payer mix and Medicaid concentration, Re-authorization and session limit exposure | Working capital through the credentialing lag |
Column one counts Bartlesville clinicians from the federal file. Columns two and three describe how the field is usually underwritten, and a partner can read a Bartlesville file differently.
Density beside the neighboring Oklahoma towns
Comparables travel. These are the Oklahoma towns whose density, at 88.4 per 10,000 here, gets weighed beside this one.
| Town | Residents | Providers | Per 10,000 | Miles away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartlesville (current) | 38,355 | 339 | 88.4 | |
| Owasso | 42,821 | 331 | 77.3 | 32 |
| Claremore | 20,602 | 392 | 190.3 | 35 |
| Sand Springs | 20,330 | 128 | 63.0 | 43 |
| Jenks | 27,869 | 219 | 78.6 | 51 |
| Sapulpa | 23,297 | 275 | 118.0 | 52 |
| Glenpool | 14,567 | 67 | 46.0 | 54 |
Distance, income, and the wage floor around Bartlesville
Tulsa, OK lies 42 miles from Bartlesville, close enough for rent comparables to travel and far enough that patient draw does not. Households here carry $59,457 in median income, and that ceiling decides how much of a treatment plan gets started rather than deferred. Hospital coverage inside Bartlesville means a call schedule can be evidenced rather than described. Campus terms, not calendar quarters, set the busy months in Bartlesville. Bartlesville is the Washington County seat, so county employment steadies the payer mix.
Nearby Oklahoma towns
Bartlesville owners, answered
01How many providers practice in Bartlesville, and in what?
339 enumerations sit at Bartlesville addresses in the monthly NPPES file, working out to 88.4 for every 10,000 residents. 25 percent of them are physical, occupational, and speech therapy, and primary care and family medicine follows with 38. An enumeration is a clinician, so the 339 here cover fewer than 339 practices.
02Why does Washington County show so little SBA activity?
Washington County shows 0 approvals in the SBA healthcare file, which means an appraiser reaches outside the county for comparables. Few sales, not weak credit, is the usual reason. 37 lending establishments operate locally.
03What does Washington County's shortage designation change?
The primary care, dental, mental health designation HRSA carries on Washington County is a recruiting instrument: it puts repayment incentives in front of candidates, which is how a hiring plan for 38,355 residents gets past the question of who would take the job.
04How does the hospital in Bartlesville affect a practice file?
A Medicare-certified hospital operates in the town, which gives referral flow, a call schedule, and a clinical labor pool a funder can verify. 6 Medicare-certified providers are located here in total. It also sets the wage floor behind every hire in a 88.4 per 10,000 market.
05What does a $59,457 median income mean for case acceptance?
Median household income in Bartlesville runs $59,457. On elective and cash-pay work that is the number a funder converts into case acceptance, and it sets how much of a treatment plan a projection can assume gets started rather than deferred.
06Which fields carry the volume in Bartlesville?
The 29 enumerated fields are led by physical, occupational, and speech therapy at 86, with primary care and family medicine at 38 behind it. Those two counts double as the competition you are entering and the bench you would hire from.
Sources
- 1U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates, vintage 2024
- 2CMS NPPES, monthly full replacement file
- 3U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year 2023, table B19013
- 4CMS Care Compare provider datasets
- 5U.S. Small Business Administration, 7(a) and 504 approvals
- 6U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022
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