Washington micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in East Wenatchee, Washington
Direct answer
Douglas County carries 0 SBA healthcare approvals worth $0, and inside East Wenatchee the census shows 129 enumerated clinicians against 14,330 residents, 90.0 per 10,000, 23 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA lies 3 miles away.
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- Population: 14,330 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 129 across 16 fields2
- Median household income: $81,0503
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 30 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 1 across 1 categories4
- Nearest metro: Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA, 3 miles1
The provider census in East Wenatchee
129 providers across 16 fields, 90.0 per 10,000 residents, counted at East Wenatchee addresses in the NPPES monthly file
| Practice type | Count | Rate per 10,000 residents | Published by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 30 | 20.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 20 | 14.0 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 18 | 12.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 16 | 11.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 15 | 10.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 6 | 4.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 5 | 3.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 5 | 3.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 3 | 2.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 3 | 2.1 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 2 | 1.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical research sites | 2 | 1.4 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 1 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 1 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 1 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 1 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 4 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 1 | CMS [4] |
Several of the 30 physical, occupational, and speech therapy enumerations can belong to one practice, so the column counts clinicians rather than businesses or owners
Douglas County approvals, dollars, and lending establishments
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 | Fiscal year published in the SBA file [5] |
| Dollars behind them | $0 | Sum of approvals to healthcare borrowers [5] |
| Typical approval size | No approvals recorded | Dollars divided by approvals [5] |
| Credit offices operating locally | 13 | Credit intermediation establishments, NAICS 522 [6] |
Reading East Wenatchee the way a credit committee does
The ratio that matters up front is 90.0 per 10,000, which decides whether a ramp schedule reads as conservative. A short county record of 0 approvals usually means more documentation and a lower advance against the same collateral. Household income of $81,050 in East Wenatchee 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
- Working capital term loan
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Equipment financing and leasing
Weighted by how often each of the 16 local fields reaches for a program, not by what is easiest to refer. Washington rules and the partner decide availability.
The first pages of a East Wenatchee file
Drawn from the fields that actually practice here: physical, occupational, and speech therapy, chiropractic, general dentistry
| Specialty | Read first in underwriting | Why the money is usually needed |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (30) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Chiropractic (20) | Cash plan revenue, Personal injury receivable age, Visit volume | Startup or acquisition |
| General dentistry (18) | Three years of collections history, Hygiene as a share of collections, Overhead ratio and owner add-backs | Acquisition of an established practice |
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.
East Wenatchee against nearby Washington markets
90.0 per 10,000 is the figure a neighboring town gets compared against when an appraiser prices East Wenatchee
| Town | Residents | Providers | Per 10,000 | Miles away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Wenatchee (current) | 14,330 | 129 | 90.0 | |
| Wenatchee | 35,401 | 755 | 213.3 | 2 |
| Ellensburg | 20,996 | 207 | 98.6 | 31 |
| Moses Lake | 26,969 | 362 | 134.2 | 51 |
| Yakima | 97,390 | 1,229 | 126.2 | 58 |
| Snoqualmie | 13,748 | 130 | 94.6 | 75 |
| Sunnyside | 16,317 | 122 | 74.8 | 77 |
Distance, income, and the wage floor around East Wenatchee
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA lies 3 miles from East Wenatchee, close enough that appraisers price the lease against Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA rents while 14,330 residents set the revenue ceiling. Households here carry $81,050 in median income, and that ceiling decides how much of a treatment plan gets started rather than deferred. Referral flow comes from outside East Wenatchee, which a projection needs to state plainly.
Other Washington markets
- Wenatchee 35,401 residents
- Ellensburg 20,996 residents
- Moses Lake 26,969 residents
- Yakima 97,390 residents
- Snoqualmie 13,748 residents
- Sunnyside 16,317 residents
Questions from East Wenatchee
01How many providers practice in East Wenatchee, and in what?
129 enumerations sit at East Wenatchee addresses in the monthly NPPES file, working out to 90.0 for every 10,000 residents. 23 percent of them are physical, occupational, and speech therapy, and chiropractic follows with 20. An enumeration is a clinician, so the 129 here cover fewer than 129 practices.
02Why does Douglas County show so little SBA activity?
Only 0 healthcare approvals appear for Douglas County in the published 7(a) and 504 file. Thin volume in Douglas County is a transaction count, not a verdict on borrowers here. The county still holds 13 credit intermediation establishments.
03What does Douglas County's shortage designation change?
HRSA designates Douglas County for primary care, dental, mental health. That opens loan repayment programs for clinicians recruited into East Wenatchee and evidences a staffing ramp in a 14,330 resident market.
04Which fields carry the volume in East Wenatchee?
The 16 enumerated fields are led by physical, occupational, and speech therapy at 30, with chiropractic at 20 behind it. Those two counts double as the competition you are entering and the bench you would hire from.
05Is East Wenatchee underwritten as part of Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA?
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA sits 3 miles away, close enough that appraisers reach into that market for rent and resale comparables while your patient draw stays local. The comparables read Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA; the 14,330 residents set the ceiling a projection can defend.
06What does a $81,050 median income mean for case acceptance?
Median household income in East Wenatchee runs $81,050. 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.
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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