Virginia micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Fairfax, Virginia
Direct answer
A Fairfax file is read against 2,773 local clinicians, 1052.8 for every 10,000 of its 26,340 residents, 29 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, plus the 6 SBA healthcare approvals worth $1,265,300 already recorded in Fairfax City County, 16 miles from Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV.
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- Population: 26,340 residents (25K-50K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 2,773 across 35 fields2
- Median household income: $132,7743
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 808 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 27 across 4 categories4
- Nearest metro: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, 16 miles1
Fields practicing inside Fairfax
The NPPES file puts 2,773 enumerated clinicians inside Fairfax, spread over 35 fields at 1052.8 per 10,000 residents
| Practice type | Count | Rate per 10,000 residents | Published by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 808 | 306.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 247 | 93.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 242 | 91.9 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 190 | 72.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 166 | 63.0 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 142 | 53.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 127 | 48.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 118 | 44.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 114 | 43.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 88 | 33.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 75 | 28.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 60 | 22.8 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 55 | 20.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 47 | 17.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 46 | 17.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 29 | 11.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 27 | 10.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 22 | 8.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Hormone, TRT, and men's health clinics | 19 | 7.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 18 | 6.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Plastic and cosmetic surgery | 16 | 6.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Fertility and IVF | 15 | 5.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 15 | 5.7 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 14 | 5.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 13 | 4.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 12 | 4.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 10 | 3.8 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 9 | 3.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 8 | 3.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Imaging centers | 7 | 2.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 6 | 2.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Pain management and interventional | 4 | 1.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Sleep centers | 2 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical research sites | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| IV hydration and infusion | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 37 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 18 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 4 | CMS [4] | |
| Ambulatory surgical centers | 3 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 2 | CMS [4] |
Physical, occupational, and speech therapy carries 808 of the 2,773 enumerated providers here, and several of them can sit inside one practice. Read the column as clinicians, not owners.
The lending record behind Fairfax
6 healthcare approvals sit in the county file, so an appraiser here works from a short comparable set
| Line | Amount | Reading and source |
|---|---|---|
| Approvals on record | 6 | Counted for the fiscal year the SBA publishes [5] |
| Total approved capital | $1,265,300 | Everything approved to healthcare borrowers, added up [5] |
| Mean deal size | $210,883 | The dollar column over the approval column [5] |
| Lenders sited in the county | 47 | Places that write credit locally, NAICS 522 [6] |
What the two tables above change about a file
At 1052.8 clinicians per 10,000 residents, the catchment radius in a projection has to be defended rather than assumed. With 6 approvals on record in Fairfax City County, expect a longer appraisal and a wider collateral discount. Household income of $132,774 in Fairfax is the number a lender uses to sanity check the self-pay share of a revenue projection.
Where a file from this town usually lands
- Practice acquisition
- Startup and de novo
- Working capital term loan
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Equipment financing and leasing
The 35 fields practicing locally set this order. A funding partner, not this list, decides what is available in Virginia.
Underwriting by field in Fairfax
Drawn from the fields that actually practice here: physical, occupational, and speech therapy, primary care and family medicine, specialty physician groups
| Practice type | The pages that decide it | Typical capital event |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (808) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Primary care and family medicine (247) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
| Specialty physician groups (242) | Ancillary revenue contribution, Provider productivity, Payer contracts | Ancillary build-out |
NPPES supplies the Fairfax counts. The reading columns describe the field in general, and no partner reviewing a Fairfax file is bound by them.
Fairfax against nearby Virginia markets
Set Fairfax's 1052.8 per 10,000 against the towns an appraiser would reach for next
| Comparable | People | Enumerations | Per 10,000 residents | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax (current) | 26,340 | 2,773 | 1052.8 | |
| Vienna | 16,562 | 774 | 467.3 | 4 |
| Falls Church | 15,034 | 1,530 | 1017.7 | 7 |
| Herndon | 25,180 | 598 | 237.5 | 9 |
| Manassas Park | 16,611 | 30 | 18.1 | 10 |
| Manassas | 43,616 | 1,105 | 253.3 | 12 |
| Leesburg | 49,831 | 733 | 147.1 | 22 |
How Fairfax sits against the nearest metro
16 miles separate Fairfax from Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV. Lease pricing follows Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, while revenue stays capped by the 26,340 residents here. Median household income runs $132,774, which is the number a funder converts into case acceptance on anything elective or cash-pay. A Medicare-certified hospital operates here, so referral flow is verifiable and the clinical wage floor is already set. A degree-granting institution here moves volume on the academic calendar.
More of Virginia
- Vienna 16,562 residents
- Falls Church 15,034 residents
- Herndon 25,180 residents
- Manassas Park 16,611 residents
- Manassas 43,616 residents
- Leesburg 49,831 residents
Questions from Fairfax
01How many providers practice in Fairfax, and in what?
NPPES lists 2,773 providers at a Fairfax practice address, 1052.8 per 10,000 residents across 35 tracked fields. Physical, occupational, and speech therapy accounts for 808 of them, 29 percent of the total, with primary care and family medicine next at 247. Read that as clinicians: 2,773 enumerations, not 2,773 owners.
02Why does Fairfax City County show so little SBA activity?
Fairfax City County shows 6 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. 47 lending establishments operate locally.
03How many Medicare-certified providers are based in Fairfax?
Care Compare lists 27 certified providers with a Fairfax address. That count is a proxy for how much of the local revenue arrives on a federal payment cycle rather than at the front desk.
04Which fields carry the volume in Fairfax?
Physical, occupational, and speech therapy at 808 providers and primary care and family medicine at 247 lead the 35 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.
05What does Fairfax City County's shortage designation change?
The mental health designation HRSA carries on Fairfax City County is a recruiting instrument: it puts repayment incentives in front of candidates, which is how a hiring plan for 26,340 residents gets past the question of who would take the job.
06Is Fairfax underwritten as part of Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV?
Comparables and demand split at 16 miles. An appraiser prices the lease and the equipment off Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV; the revenue line has to hold up against 26,340 local residents.
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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