Tennessee micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Portland, Tennessee
Direct answer
Sumner County carries 5 SBA healthcare approvals worth $3,420,000, and inside Portland the census shows 68 enumerated clinicians against 13,651 residents, 49.8 per 10,000, 28 percent of them in primary care and family medicine. Bowling Green, KY lies 27 miles away.
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- Population: 13,651 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 68 across 15 fields2
- Median household income: $72,3803
- Largest provider field: Primary care and family medicine: 19 registered providers2
- Nearest metro: Bowling Green, KY, 27 miles1
- SBA healthcare approvals in the county: 5 approvals totaling $3,420,0004
Fields practicing inside Portland
The NPPES file puts 68 enumerated clinicians inside Portland, spread over 15 fields at 49.8 per 10,000 residents
| Specialty | Enumerated clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary care and family medicine | 19 | 13.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 11 | 8.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 7 | 5.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 6 | 4.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 6 | 4.4 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 4 | 2.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 3 | 2.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 3 | 2.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 2 | 1.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 2 | 1.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 1 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 1 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 1 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 1 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 1 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 2 | CMS [5] |
Several of the 19 primary care and family medicine enumerations can belong to one practice, so the column counts clinicians rather than businesses or owners
What lenders have already approved in Sumner County
With 5 healthcare approvals recorded, Sumner County gives a valuation almost nothing local to lean on
| Measure | Published figure | What sits behind it |
|---|---|---|
| Approvals on record | 5 | One published fiscal year, healthcare borrowers only [4] |
| Total approved capital | $3,420,000 | Approved, not disbursed, and not net of withdrawals [4] |
| Mean deal size | $684,000 | A mean, so one large approval moves it [4] |
| Lenders sited in the county | 137 | Credit intermediation offices sited in the county [6] |
The consequence of these numbers
49.8 per 10,000 is the first number a credit analyst converts into a realistic new-patient count. A short county record of 5 approvals usually means more documentation and a lower advance against the same collateral. A $72,380 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
- Working capital term loan
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Equipment financing and leasing
- Startup and de novo
The order comes from Portland's own provider mix, which primary care and family medicine dominates at 28 percent. What a partner can actually place in Tennessee is a separate question.
The first pages of a Portland file
What a funder opens first depends on the field. In Portland that means primary care and family medicine, physical, occupational, and speech therapy, specialty physician groups.
| Field | What the file turns on | The capital event behind most requests |
|---|---|---|
| Primary care and family medicine (19) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (11) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Specialty physician groups (7) | Ancillary revenue contribution, Provider productivity, Payer contracts | Ancillary build-out |
NPPES supplies the Portland counts. The reading columns describe the field in general, and no partner reviewing a Portland file is bound by them.
Density beside the neighboring Tennessee towns
Density is the number that moves an appraisal: 49.8 per 10,000 here
| Town | Residents | Providers | Per 10,000 | Miles away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland (current) | 13,651 | 68 | 49.8 | |
| White House | 16,463 | 69 | 41.9 | 12 |
| Gallatin | 52,489 | 474 | 90.3 | 15 |
| Springfield | 19,842 | 240 | 121.0 | 20 |
| Goodlettsville | 17,433 | 259 | 148.6 | 21 |
| Hendersonville | 63,947 | 646 | 101.0 | 21 |
| Mount Juliet | 44,066 | 253 | 57.4 | 27 |
How Portland sits against the nearest metro
27 miles separate Portland from Bowling Green, KY. Rent comparables cross that gap; patients mostly do not. Households here carry $72,380 in median income, and that ceiling decides how much of a treatment plan gets started rather than deferred. Referral flow comes from outside Portland, which a projection needs to state plainly.
More of Tennessee
- White House 16,463 residents
- Gallatin 52,489 residents
- Springfield 19,842 residents
- Goodlettsville 17,433 residents
- Hendersonville 63,947 residents
- Mount Juliet 44,066 residents
Portland owners, answered
01How many providers practice in Portland, and in what?
Across 15 fields, Portland carries 68 enumerated clinicians, 49.8 per 10,000 of the 13,651 people living here. The concentration is in primary care and family medicine, 19 of the total, then physical, occupational, and speech therapy at 11. Count practices from that only with care.
02Why does Sumner County show so little SBA activity?
The published file records 5 7(a) and 504 approvals to healthcare borrowers in Sumner County. That tracks how few Sumner County practices changed hands that year, not credit quality. 137 credit intermediation establishments operate in Sumner County, so the lending capacity is local even where the healthcare history is not.
03What does Sumner County's shortage designation change?
HRSA designates Sumner County for primary care, dental, mental health. That opens loan repayment programs for clinicians recruited into Portland and evidences a staffing ramp in a 13,651 resident market.
04Is there local lending capacity in Sumner County?
County Business Patterns records 137 credit intermediation establishments in Sumner County. That is the local origination bench, and it decides whether a file gets underwritten by somebody who has seen Portland rents and resale before or by somebody working from a screen.
05Is Portland underwritten as part of Bowling Green, KY?
Bowling Green, KY sits 27 miles away, close enough that appraisers reach into that market for rent and resale comparables while your patient draw stays local. The comparables read Bowling Green, KY; the 13,651 residents set the ceiling a projection can defend.
06Which fields carry the volume in Portland?
The 15 enumerated fields are led by primary care and family medicine at 19, with physical, occupational, and speech therapy at 11 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
- 4U.S. Small Business Administration, 7(a) and 504 approvals
- 5CMS Care Compare provider datasets
- 6U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022
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