Washington micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Lynnwood, Washington
Direct answer
41,597 residents, 827 enumerated clinicians, 198.8 per 10,000, 28 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy: that is the Lynnwood market a funder prices. Snohomish County adds 15 healthcare approvals worth $12,546,400 and 15 miles of distance to Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
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- Population: 41,597 residents (25K-50K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 827 across 31 fields2
- Median household income: $76,4393
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 228 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 6 across 3 categories4
- Nearest metro: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 15 miles1
Who is enumerated in Lynnwood
Counted at the town's own addresses: 827 providers, 31 fields, 198.8 clinicians per 10,000 of the 41,597 residents here
| Field | Providers | Per 10,000 residents | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 228 | 54.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 90 | 21.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 84 | 20.2 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 81 | 19.5 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 66 | 15.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 46 | 11.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 41 | 9.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 36 | 8.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 27 | 6.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 20 | 4.8 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 16 | 3.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 14 | 3.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 10 | 2.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 8 | 1.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 7 | 1.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 7 | 1.7 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 6 | 1.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 6 | 1.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 6 | 1.4 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 5 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 4 | 1.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 4 | 1.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 3 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 3 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 2 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 2 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Imaging centers | 1 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Pain management and interventional | 1 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Mobile diagnostics | 1 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Plastic and cosmetic surgery | 1 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 1 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 20 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 4 | CMS [4] | |
| Ambulatory surgical centers | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 1 | CMS [4] |
Several of the 228 physical, occupational, and speech therapy enumerations can belong to one practice, so the column counts clinicians rather than businesses or owners
What lenders have already approved in Snohomish County
The published file shows 15 healthcare approvals in Snohomish County, $12,546,400 in total, and that history is what an appraiser and a credit committee reach for
| Measure | Published figure | What sits behind it |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare files approved | 15 | One published fiscal year, healthcare borrowers only [5] |
| Dollars behind them | $12,546,400 | Approved, not disbursed, and not net of withdrawals [5] |
| Typical approval size | $836,427 | A mean, so one large approval moves it [5] |
| Credit offices operating locally | 361 | Credit intermediation offices sited in the county [6] |
The consequence of these numbers
198.8 per 10,000 is the first number a credit analyst converts into a realistic new-patient count. 15 approvals worth $12,546,400 in Snohomish County means the size you are asking for has a local precedent to point at. Household income of $76,439 in Lynnwood 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
Ranked from the 31 fields that actually practice in Lynnwood, weighted toward physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Availability still depends on Washington and on the funding partner.
Underwriting by field in Lynnwood
Drawn from the fields that actually practice here: physical, occupational, and speech therapy, chiropractic, behavioral and mental health group practices
| Field | What the file turns on | The capital event behind most requests |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (228) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Chiropractic (90) | Cash plan revenue, Personal injury receivable age, Visit volume | Startup or acquisition |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices (84) | 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.
Lynnwood against nearby Washington markets
198.8 per 10,000 is the figure a neighboring town gets compared against when an appraiser prices Lynnwood
| Comparable | People | Enumerations | Per 10,000 residents | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynnwood (current) | 41,597 | 827 | 198.8 | |
| Mountlake Terrace | 25,198 | 235 | 93.3 | 2 |
| Edmonds | 42,871 | 561 | 130.9 | 3 |
| Lake Forest Park | 13,276 | 30 | 22.6 | 5 |
| Mill Creek | 20,993 | 281 | 133.9 | 5 |
| Shoreline | 66,251 | 511 | 77.1 | 5 |
| Bothell | 51,770 | 707 | 136.6 | 6 |
Distance, income, and the wage floor around Lynnwood
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA lies 15 miles from Lynnwood, close enough that appraisers price the lease against Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA rents while 41,597 residents set the revenue ceiling. At $76,439 median household income, the elective and cash-pay share of a projection is the line that gets tested first. No hospital operates here, so the referral sources and the call arrangement have to be named rather than assumed. A college in Lynnwood puts a term-shaped curve into monthly collections.
More of Washington
- Mountlake Terrace 25,198 residents
- Edmonds 42,871 residents
- Lake Forest Park 13,276 residents
- Mill Creek 20,993 residents
- Shoreline 66,251 residents
- Bothell 51,770 residents
What owners in Lynnwood ask
01How many providers practice in Lynnwood, and in what?
NPPES lists 827 providers at a Lynnwood practice address, 198.8 per 10,000 residents across 31 tracked fields. Physical, occupational, and speech therapy accounts for 228 of them, 28 percent of the total, with chiropractic next at 90. Read that as clinicians: 827 enumerations, not 827 owners.
02Which fields carry the volume in Lynnwood?
The 31 enumerated fields are led by physical, occupational, and speech therapy at 228, with chiropractic at 90 behind it. Those two counts double as the competition you are entering and the bench you would hire from.
03Is Lynnwood underwritten as part of Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA?
Partly. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 15 miles out, so rent and equipment comparables travel in from there while patients still come from the 41,597 residents around Lynnwood. Cost side metro, revenue side local.
04What does SBA lending look like around Lynnwood?
$12,546,400 went to healthcare borrowers in Snohomish County across 15 approvals, $836,427 on average. Deals near Lynnwood get sized against that record before anything else.
05What does Snohomish County's shortage designation change?
Designated for primary care, dental, mental health, Snohomish 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.
06How many Medicare-certified providers are based in Lynnwood?
6 Medicare-certified providers hold an address in the town across the Care Compare categories. Certified volume this close matters on a working-capital file, because it shows the payer-mix and the reimbursement lag a funder will price into a 41,597 resident 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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