Texas micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Nacogdoches, Texas
Direct answer
386 healthcare providers hold a Nacogdoches practice address, 119.2 per 10,000 of its 32,381 residents, 19 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Nacogdoches County recorded 1 SBA healthcare approvals worth $885,000, and Tyler, TX sits 62 miles out.
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- Population: 32,381 residents (25K-50K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 386 across 33 fields2
- Median household income: $38,8553
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 72 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 11 across 3 categories4
- Nearest metro: Tyler, TX, 62 miles1
Who is enumerated in Nacogdoches
The NPPES file puts 386 enumerated clinicians inside Nacogdoches, spread over 33 fields at 119.2 per 10,000 residents
| Practice type | Count | Rate per 10,000 residents | Published by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 72 | 22.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 59 | 18.2 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 34 | 10.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 29 | 9.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 24 | 7.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 24 | 7.4 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 19 | 5.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 18 | 5.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 15 | 4.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 13 | 4.0 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 11 | 3.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 10 | 3.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 9 | 2.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 5 | 1.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Sleep centers | 4 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 4 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 4 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 3 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 3 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 3 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 3 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 3 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 3 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 2 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Imaging centers | 2 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Plastic and cosmetic surgery | 2 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 2 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| IDD services | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Hormone, TRT, and men's health clinics | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| IV hydration and infusion | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 13 | CMS [4] | |
| Ambulatory surgical centers | 4 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 4 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 3 | CMS [4] |
Several of the 72 physical, occupational, and speech therapy enumerations can belong to one practice, so the column counts clinicians rather than businesses or owners
What Nacogdoches County credit files already show
1 healthcare approvals sit in the county file, so an appraiser here works from a short comparable set
| Measure | Published figure | What sits behind it |
|---|---|---|
| SBA healthcare approvals | 1 | Fiscal year published in the SBA file [5] |
| Approved dollars | $885,000 | Sum of approvals to healthcare borrowers [5] |
| Average approval | $885,000 | Dollars divided by approvals [5] |
| Lending establishments in the county | 47 | Credit intermediation establishments, NAICS 522 [6] |
The consequence of these numbers
A file from here opens on 119.2 providers per 10,000 residents, and everything about volume follows from it. A short county record of 1 approvals usually means more documentation and a lower advance against the same collateral. Household income of $38,855 in Nacogdoches is the number a lender uses to sanity check the self-pay share of a revenue projection.
The programs this provider mix points at
- Practice acquisition
- Startup and de novo
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Working capital term loan
- Equipment financing and leasing
Built from what is enumerated here rather than from a national list, so a field with no presence in Nacogdoches does not appear. Availability is still a Texas question.
The first pages of a Nacogdoches file
Drawn from the fields that actually practice here: physical, occupational, and speech therapy, primary care and family medicine, general dentistry
| Specialty | Read first in underwriting | Why the money is usually needed |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (72) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Primary care and family medicine (59) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
| General dentistry (34) | Three years of collections history, Hygiene as a share of collections, Overhead ratio and owner add-backs | Acquisition of an established practice |
Column one counts Nacogdoches clinicians from the federal file. Columns two and three describe how the field is usually underwritten, and a partner can read a Nacogdoches file differently.
How Nacogdoches prices against its neighbors
Set Nacogdoches's 119.2 per 10,000 against the towns an appraiser would reach for next
| Market | Population | Clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Distance in miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nacogdoches (current) | 32,381 | 386 | 119.2 | |
| Lufkin | 34,399 | 506 | 147.1 | 20 |
| Henderson | 13,485 | 94 | 69.7 | 39 |
| Jacksonville | 14,639 | 125 | 85.4 | 43 |
| Kilgore | 13,583 | 83 | 61.1 | 55 |
| Palestine | 19,583 | 193 | 98.6 | 59 |
| Longview | 83,668 | 965 | 115.3 | 63 |
How Nacogdoches sits against the nearest metro
Distance to Tyler, TX is 62 miles. Resale for used clinical equipment is effectively absent, which is why collateral gets marked down. Households here carry $38,855 in median income, and that ceiling decides how much of a treatment plan gets started rather than deferred. The hospital fixes two inputs a lender would otherwise estimate in a 32,381 resident town: where referrals originate, and what staff cost. A college in Nacogdoches puts a term-shaped curve into monthly collections. Nacogdoches is the Nacogdoches County seat, so county employment steadies the payer mix.
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What owners in Nacogdoches ask
01How many providers practice in Nacogdoches, and in what?
Across 33 fields, Nacogdoches carries 386 enumerated clinicians, 119.2 per 10,000 of the 32,381 people living here. The concentration is in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, 72 of the total, then primary care and family medicine at 59. Count practices from that only with care.
02Why does Nacogdoches County show so little SBA activity?
Only 1 healthcare approvals appear for Nacogdoches County in the published 7(a) and 504 file. Thin volume in Nacogdoches County is a transaction count, not a verdict on borrowers here. The county still holds 47 credit intermediation establishments.
03Does being 62 miles out change the underwriting?
At 62 miles from Tyler, TX, collateral is priced without a nearby resale market. Expect a longer appraisal window in Nacogdoches County and a wider discount on used equipment than a metro practice would see on the same list.
04What does Nacogdoches County's shortage designation change?
Designated for primary care, dental, mental health, Nacogdoches County qualifies its clinicians for federal repayment support. On a file that turns on adding staff, that is the difference between a hiring assumption and a hiring plan.
05How does the hospital in Nacogdoches affect a practice file?
Referral flow, coverage, and the local pay scale all trace back to it. The town carries 11 Medicare-certified providers in total. A Nacogdoches projection that names the call arrangement reads better than one that assumes it.
06Which fields carry the volume in Nacogdoches?
The 33 enumerated fields are led by physical, occupational, and speech therapy at 72, with primary care and family medicine at 59 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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