Washington micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Kennewick, Washington
Direct answer
86,728 residents, 1,082 enumerated clinicians, 124.8 per 10,000, 29 percent of them in behavioral and mental health group practices: that is the Kennewick market a funder prices. Benton County adds 7 healthcare approvals worth $6,753,300 and 0 miles of distance to Kennewick-Richland, WA.
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- Population: 86,728 residents (50K-100K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 1,082 across 29 fields2
- Median household income: $72,8673
- Largest provider field: Behavioral and mental health group practices: 317 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 12 across 3 categories4
- Nearest metro: Kennewick-Richland, WA, 0 miles1
Who is enumerated in Kennewick
124.8 providers per 10,000 residents is what 1,082 enumerations across 29 fields works out to in a town of 86,728
| Specialty | Enumerated clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 317 | 36.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 167 | 19.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 95 | 11.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 85 | 9.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 71 | 8.2 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 66 | 7.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 46 | 5.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 43 | 5.0 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 27 | 3.1 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 26 | 3.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 18 | 2.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 15 | 1.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 14 | 1.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 14 | 1.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 13 | 1.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 9 | 1.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 9 | 1.0 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 8 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 7 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 7 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 5 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 5 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 4 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 3 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 3 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Imaging centers | 2 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Pain management and interventional | 1 | 0.1 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 1 | 0.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 1 | 0.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 17 | CMS [4] | |
| Ambulatory surgical centers | 6 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 3 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 3 | CMS [4] |
A single Kennewick practice can hold more than one of these numbers. 29 percent sit in behavioral and mental health group practices, counted as clinicians rather than as owners.
Loan activity in Benton County
With 7 healthcare approvals recorded, Benton County gives a valuation almost nothing local to lean on
| Line | Amount | Reading and source |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare files approved | 7 | Fiscal year published in the SBA file [5] |
| Dollars behind them | $6,753,300 | Sum of approvals to healthcare borrowers [5] |
| Typical approval size | $964,757 | Dollars divided by approvals [5] |
| Credit offices operating locally | 93 | Credit intermediation establishments, NAICS 522 [6] |
Reading Kennewick the way a credit committee does
Density of 124.8 per 10,000 sets the patient draw a projection can claim without an argument. With 7 approvals on record in Benton County, expect a longer appraisal and a wider collateral discount. A $72,867 median household income here sets the ceiling on what an elective or cash-pay line can be expected to carry.
Where a file from this town usually lands
- Practice acquisition
- Working capital term loan
- Startup and de novo
- Business line of credit
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
Built from what is enumerated here rather than from a national list, so a field with no presence in Kennewick does not appear. Availability is still a Washington question.
Underwriting by field in Kennewick
What a funder opens first depends on the field. In Kennewick that means behavioral and mental health group practices, physical, occupational, and speech therapy, primary care and family medicine.
| Practice type | The pages that decide it | Typical capital event |
|---|---|---|
| Behavioral and mental health group practices (317) | Clinician retention and productivity, Payer mix and Medicaid concentration, Re-authorization and session limit exposure | Working capital through the credentialing lag |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (167) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Primary care and family medicine (95) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
NPPES supplies the Kennewick counts. The reading columns describe the field in general, and no partner reviewing a Kennewick file is bound by them.
Density beside the neighboring Washington towns
The neighboring markets below are the ones a valuation borrows from when Kennewick has too few sales of its own
| Comparable | People | Enumerations | Per 10,000 residents | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennewick (current) | 86,728 | 1,082 | 124.8 | |
| Pasco | 81,724 | 322 | 39.4 | 5 |
| Richland | 64,372 | 709 | 110.1 | 8 |
| West Richland | 18,820 | 46 | 24.4 | 13 |
| Grandview | 11,599 | 74 | 63.8 | 35 |
| Sunnyside | 16,317 | 122 | 74.8 | 40 |
| Walla Walla | 33,901 | 444 | 131.0 | 41 |
Distance, income, and the wage floor around Kennewick
Kennewick-Richland, WA lies 0 miles from Kennewick, close enough that appraisers price the lease against Kennewick-Richland, WA rents while 86,728 residents set the revenue ceiling. Median household income runs $72,867, which is the number a funder converts into case acceptance on anything elective or cash-pay. Hospital coverage inside Kennewick means a call schedule can be evidenced rather than described. A degree-granting institution here moves volume on the academic calendar.
Other Washington markets
- Pasco 81,724 residents
- Richland 64,372 residents
- West Richland 18,820 residents
- Grandview 11,599 residents
- Sunnyside 16,317 residents
- Walla Walla 33,901 residents
What owners in Kennewick ask
01How many providers practice in Kennewick, and in what?
NPPES lists 1,082 providers at a Kennewick practice address, 124.8 per 10,000 residents across 29 tracked fields. Behavioral and mental health group practices accounts for 317 of them, 29 percent of the total, with physical, occupational, and speech therapy next at 167. Read that as clinicians: 1,082 enumerations, not 1,082 owners.
02Which fields carry the volume in Kennewick?
Behavioral and mental health group practices at 317 providers and physical, occupational, and speech therapy at 167 lead the 29 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 Benton County's shortage designation change?
The primary care, dental, mental health designation HRSA carries on Benton County is a recruiting instrument: it puts repayment incentives in front of candidates, which is how a hiring plan for 86,728 residents gets past the question of who would take the job.
04Why does Benton County show so little SBA activity?
Only 7 healthcare approvals appear for Benton County in the published 7(a) and 504 file. Thin volume in Benton County is a transaction count, not a verdict on borrowers here. The county still holds 93 credit intermediation establishments.
05How does the hospital in Kennewick affect a practice file?
Referral flow, coverage, and the local pay scale all trace back to it. The town carries 12 Medicare-certified providers in total. A Kennewick projection that names the call arrangement reads better than one that assumes it.
06Is Kennewick underwritten as part of Kennewick-Richland, WA?
Kennewick-Richland, WA sits 0 miles away, close enough that appraisers reach into that market for rent and resale comparables while your patient draw stays local. The comparables read Kennewick-Richland, WA; the 86,728 residents set the ceiling a projection can defend.
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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