Washington micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Kirkland, Washington
Direct answer
Density decides a lot here. Kirkland runs 134.8 providers per 10,000 residents, 1,287 clinicians against 95,499 people, 20 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, while King County lenders have approved 91 healthcare files worth $42,384,900 and the nearest metro is 9 miles out.
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- Population: 95,499 residents (50K-100K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 1,287 across 33 fields2
- Median household income: $143,5333
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 260 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 6 across 4 categories4
- Nearest metro: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 9 miles1
The provider census in Kirkland
The NPPES file puts 1,287 enumerated clinicians inside Kirkland, spread over 33 fields at 134.8 per 10,000 residents
| Specialty | Enumerated clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 260 | 27.2 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 166 | 17.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 137 | 14.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 110 | 11.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 109 | 11.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 82 | 8.6 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 78 | 8.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 59 | 6.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 55 | 5.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 36 | 3.8 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 26 | 2.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 22 | 2.3 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 18 | 1.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 16 | 1.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 13 | 1.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 10 | 1.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 10 | 1.0 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 9 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 8 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 8 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 8 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Hormone, TRT, and men's health clinics | 8 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 7 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Fertility and IVF | 6 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 5 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Plastic and cosmetic surgery | 5 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 4 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 3 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 3 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Pain management and interventional | 2 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 2 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Imaging centers | 1 | 0.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 1 | 0.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 16 | CMS [4] | |
| Ambulatory surgical centers | 3 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 1 | CMS [4] |
A single Kirkland practice can hold more than one of these numbers. 20 percent sit in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, counted as clinicians rather than as owners.
The lending record behind Kirkland
91 healthcare approvals averaging $465,768 set the deal shape lenders in King County have already underwritten
| Line | Amount | Reading and source |
|---|---|---|
| Approvals on record | 91 | Counted for the fiscal year the SBA publishes [5] |
| Total approved capital | $42,384,900 | Everything approved to healthcare borrowers, added up [5] |
| Mean deal size | $465,768 | The dollar column over the approval column [5] |
| Lenders sited in the county | 1,205 | Places that write credit locally, NAICS 522 [6] |
What the two tables above change about a file
A file from here opens on 134.8 providers per 10,000 residents, and everything about volume follows from it. 91 approvals worth $42,384,900 in King County means the size you are asking for has a local precedent to point at. Household income of $143,533 in Kirkland is the number a lender uses to sanity check the self-pay share of a revenue projection.
Programs the Kirkland mix reaches for
- Practice acquisition
- Working capital term loan
- Startup and de novo
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Equipment financing and leasing
Weighted by how often each of the 33 local fields reaches for a program, not by what is easiest to refer. Washington rules and the partner decide availability.
What a funder reads first in Kirkland
physical, occupational, and speech therapy, aba and autism therapy, behavioral and mental health group practices account for most of what is enumerated in Kirkland, so those are the files funders see from this town
| Specialty | Read first in underwriting | Why the money is usually needed |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (260) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| ABA and autism therapy (166) | Authorized hours against delivered hours, Payer mix stability, Billing compliance history | Working capital against authorization and billing lag |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices (137) | Clinician retention and productivity, Payer mix and Medicaid concentration, Re-authorization and session limit exposure | Working capital through the credentialing lag |
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.
Kirkland against nearby Washington markets
Comparables travel. These are the Washington towns whose density, at 134.8 per 10,000 here, gets weighed beside this one.
| Comparable | People | Enumerations | Per 10,000 residents | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkland (current) | 95,499 | 1,287 | 134.8 | |
| Kenmore | 24,166 | 107 | 44.3 | 4 |
| Bothell | 51,770 | 707 | 136.6 | 5 |
| Woodinville | 13,942 | 236 | 169.3 | 5 |
| Lake Forest Park | 13,276 | 30 | 22.6 | 6 |
| Mountlake Terrace | 25,198 | 235 | 93.3 | 8 |
| Shoreline | 66,251 | 511 | 77.1 | 8 |
What the geography does to a Kirkland projection
9 miles separate Kirkland from Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. Lease pricing follows Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, while revenue stays capped by the 95,499 residents here. Median household income runs $143,533, 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. Higher education here explains why summer looks unlike the rest of the year.
Nearby Washington towns
- Kenmore 24,166 residents
- Bothell 51,770 residents
- Woodinville 13,942 residents
- Lake Forest Park 13,276 residents
- Mountlake Terrace 25,198 residents
- Shoreline 66,251 residents
What owners in Kirkland ask
01How many providers practice in Kirkland, and in what?
1,287 enumerations sit at Kirkland addresses in the monthly NPPES file, working out to 134.8 for every 10,000 residents. 20 percent of them are physical, occupational, and speech therapy, and aba and autism therapy follows with 166. An enumeration is a clinician, so the 1,287 here cover fewer than 1,287 practices.
02Which fields carry the volume in Kirkland?
Volume concentrates in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, 260 of them, ahead of aba and autism therapy at 166, across 33 fields. A thin second field usually means a longer search for staff than a pro forma allows for.
03What does a $143,533 median income mean for case acceptance?
Median household income in Kirkland runs $143,533. 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.
04What does King County's shortage designation change?
King County holds a HRSA designation covering primary care, dental, mental health. A pro forma for Kirkland can cite it as the reason a vacancy is fillable, which is usually the weakest line in a ramp schedule.
05What does SBA lending look like around Kirkland?
The county file behind Kirkland holds 91 healthcare approvals totaling $42,384,900, an average of $465,768. Those are the loan sizes lenders in King County have already carried.
06How does the hospital in Kirkland affect a practice file?
A Medicare-certified hospital operates in the town, which gives referral flow, a call schedule, and a clinical labor pool a funder can verify. 6 Medicare-certified providers are located here in total. It also sets the wage floor behind every hire in a 134.8 per 10,000 market.
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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