South Carolina micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Summerville, South Carolina
Direct answer
A Summerville file is read against 998 local clinicians, 189.6 for every 10,000 of its 52,625 residents, 30 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, plus the 3 SBA healthcare approvals worth $2,414,200 already recorded in Dorchester County, 17 miles from Charleston-North Charleston, SC.
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- Population: 52,625 residents (50K-100K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 998 across 31 fields2
- Median household income: $78,6213
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 302 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 11 across 3 categories4
- Nearest metro: Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 17 miles1
Summerville clinicians, by field
The NPPES file puts 998 enumerated clinicians inside Summerville, spread over 31 fields at 189.6 per 10,000 residents
| Field | Providers | Per 10,000 residents | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 302 | 57.4 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 108 | 20.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 106 | 20.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 96 | 18.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 53 | 10.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 43 | 8.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 39 | 7.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 39 | 7.4 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 37 | 7.0 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 29 | 5.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 27 | 5.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 18 | 3.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 18 | 3.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 11 | 2.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 10 | 1.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 8 | 1.5 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 7 | 1.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 7 | 1.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 6 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Hormone, TRT, and men's health clinics | 6 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 6 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 5 | 1.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 4 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 3 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 2 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 2 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 2 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Imaging centers | 1 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Fertility and IVF | 1 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical research sites | 1 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Plastic and cosmetic surgery | 1 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 23 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 6 | CMS [4] | |
| Ambulatory surgical centers | 4 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 1 | CMS [4] |
A single Summerville practice can hold more than one of these numbers. 30 percent sit in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, counted as clinicians rather than as owners.
The lending record behind Summerville
The county file holds 3 healthcare approvals, which is a thin comparable set for anyone pricing collateral
| Line | Amount | Reading and source |
|---|---|---|
| Approvals on record | 3 | One published fiscal year, healthcare borrowers only [5] |
| Total approved capital | $2,414,200 | Approved, not disbursed, and not net of withdrawals [5] |
| Mean deal size | $804,733 | A mean, so one large approval moves it [5] |
| Lenders sited in the county | 91 | Credit intermediation offices sited in the county [6] |
How this data lands in an underwriting decision
Density of 189.6 per 10,000 sets the patient draw a projection can claim without an argument. A short county record of 3 approvals usually means more documentation and a lower advance against the same collateral. A $78,621 median household income here sets the ceiling on what an elective or cash-pay line can be expected to carry.
Programs the Summerville mix reaches for
- Practice acquisition
- Startup and de novo
- Working capital term loan
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Equipment financing and leasing
The order comes from Summerville's own provider mix, which physical, occupational, and speech therapy dominates at 30 percent. What a partner can actually place in South Carolina is a separate question.
What a funder reads first in Summerville
physical, occupational, and speech therapy, general dentistry, chiropractic account for most of what is enumerated in Summerville, so those are the files funders see from this town
| Field | What the file turns on | The capital event behind most requests |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (302) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| General dentistry (108) | Three years of collections history, Hygiene as a share of collections, Overhead ratio and owner add-backs | Acquisition of an established practice |
| Chiropractic (106) | Cash plan revenue, Personal injury receivable age, Visit volume | Startup or acquisition |
Local counts come from NPPES. What a file turns on is drawn from how the field is generally reviewed, not from any decision about your practice.
Summerville against nearby South Carolina markets
Set Summerville's 189.6 per 10,000 against the towns an appraiser would reach for next
| Comparable | People | Enumerations | Per 10,000 residents | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summerville (current) | 52,625 | 998 | 189.6 | |
| Goose Creek | 50,352 | 297 | 59.0 | 10 |
| Hanahan | 21,983 | 71 | 32.3 | 11 |
| Moncks Corner | 18,359 | 214 | 116.6 | 17 |
| Mount Pleasant | 95,604 | 721 | 75.4 | 23 |
| Beaufort | 14,334 | 493 | 343.9 | 49 |
| Orangeburg | 13,378 | 423 | 316.2 | 52 |
What the geography does to a Summerville projection
17 miles separate Summerville from Charleston-North Charleston, SC. Lease pricing follows Charleston-North Charleston, SC, while revenue stays capped by the 52,625 residents here. Households here carry $78,621 in median income, and that ceiling decides how much of a treatment plan gets started rather than deferred. The Medicare-certified hospital in Summerville sets the local wage floor before you hire against it.
More of South Carolina
- Goose Creek 50,352 residents
- Hanahan 21,983 residents
- Moncks Corner 18,359 residents
- Mount Pleasant 95,604 residents
- Beaufort 14,334 residents
- Orangeburg 13,378 residents
Questions from Summerville
01How many providers practice in Summerville, and in what?
998 enumerations sit at Summerville addresses in the monthly NPPES file, working out to 189.6 for every 10,000 residents. 30 percent of them are physical, occupational, and speech therapy, and general dentistry follows with 108. An enumeration is a clinician, so the 998 here cover fewer than 998 practices.
02Which fields carry the volume in Summerville?
Physical, occupational, and speech therapy at 302 providers and general dentistry at 108 lead the 31 fields enumerated here. A funder reads that mix as the local competition set and the local hiring pool at once, before it reads a single line of your own numbers.
03What does Dorchester County's shortage designation change?
HRSA designates Dorchester County for primary care, dental, mental health. That opens loan repayment programs for clinicians recruited into Summerville and evidences a staffing ramp in a 52,625 resident market.
04Why does Dorchester County show so little SBA activity?
The published file records 3 7(a) and 504 approvals to healthcare borrowers in Dorchester County. That tracks how few Dorchester County practices changed hands that year, not credit quality. 91 credit intermediation establishments operate in Dorchester County, so the lending capacity is local even where the healthcare history is not.
05How does the hospital in Summerville affect a practice file?
It makes the staffing and referral lines checkable. 11 Medicare-certified providers hold Summerville addresses, and the hospital sets the wage a clinical hire is bid against in a 189.6 per 10,000 market.
06Is Summerville underwritten as part of Charleston-North Charleston, SC?
Partly. Charleston-North Charleston, SC is 17 miles out, so rent and equipment comparables travel in from there while patients still come from the 52,625 residents around Summerville. Cost side metro, revenue side local.
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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