Washington micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Shelton, Washington
Direct answer
10,737 residents, 175 enumerated clinicians, 163.0 per 10,000, 19 percent of them in behavioral and mental health group practices: that is the Shelton market a funder prices. Mason County adds 1 healthcare approvals worth $409,000 and 19 miles of distance to Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA.
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- Population: 10,737 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 175 across 17 fields2
- Median household income: $60,5893
- Largest provider field: Behavioral and mental health group practices: 34 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 2 across 1 categories4
- Nearest metro: Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA, 19 miles1
Fields practicing inside Shelton
The NPPES file puts 175 enumerated clinicians inside Shelton, spread over 17 fields at 163.0 per 10,000 residents
| Field | Providers | Per 10,000 residents | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 34 | 31.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 33 | 30.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 32 | 29.8 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 14 | 13.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 11 | 10.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 9 | 8.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 8 | 7.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 7 | 6.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 6 | 5.6 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 5 | 4.7 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 4 | 3.7 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 4 | 3.7 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 2 | 1.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 2 | 1.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 2 | 1.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 1 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 1 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 5 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 2 | CMS [4] |
Behavioral and mental health group practices carries 34 of the 175 enumerated providers here, and several of them can sit inside one practice. Read the column as clinicians, not owners.
What lenders have already approved in Mason County
With 1 healthcare approvals recorded, Mason County gives a valuation almost nothing local to lean on
| What it measures | Value | How to read it |
|---|---|---|
| SBA healthcare approvals | 1 | Fiscal year published in the SBA file [5] |
| Approved dollars | $409,000 | Sum of approvals to healthcare borrowers [5] |
| Average approval | $409,000 | Dollars divided by approvals [5] |
| Lending establishments in the county | 18 | Credit intermediation establishments, NAICS 522 [6] |
What the two tables above change about a file
Density of 163.0 per 10,000 sets the patient draw a projection can claim without an argument. Mason County has 1 approvals to compare against, so plan for extra appraisal time and a conservative valuation. A $60,589 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
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Equipment financing and leasing
Ranked from the 17 fields that actually practice in Shelton, weighted toward behavioral and mental health group practices. Availability still depends on Washington and on the funding partner.
What a funder reads first in Shelton
behavioral and mental health group practices, physical, occupational, and speech therapy, primary care and family medicine account for most of what is enumerated in Shelton, so those are the files funders see from this town
| Field | What the file turns on | The capital event behind most requests |
|---|---|---|
| Behavioral and mental health group practices (34) | 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 (33) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Primary care and family medicine (32) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
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.
Density beside the neighboring Washington towns
The neighboring markets below are the ones a valuation borrows from when Shelton has too few sales of its own
| Comparable | People | Enumerations | Per 10,000 residents | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelton (current) | 10,737 | 175 | 163.0 | |
| Olympia | 56,271 | 1,819 | 323.3 | 16 |
| Lacey | 58,644 | 712 | 121.4 | 19 |
| Tumwater | 27,826 | 277 | 99.5 | 19 |
| Gig Harbor | 12,643 | 558 | 441.4 | 25 |
| University Place | 35,160 | 364 | 103.5 | 26 |
| Bremerton | 45,291 | 1,053 | 232.5 | 29 |
Distance, income, and the wage floor around Shelton
Distance to Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA is 19 miles. Appraisers borrow Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA rents, and the 10,737 residents set the ceiling on collections. At $60,589 median household income, the elective and cash-pay share of a projection is the line that gets tested first. Hospital coverage inside Shelton means a call schedule can be evidenced rather than described. Shelton is the Mason County seat, so county employment steadies the payer mix.
Other Washington markets
- Olympia 56,271 residents
- Lacey 58,644 residents
- Tumwater 27,826 residents
- Gig Harbor 12,643 residents
- University Place 35,160 residents
- Bremerton 45,291 residents
What owners in Shelton ask
01How many providers practice in Shelton, and in what?
175 enumerations sit at Shelton addresses in the monthly NPPES file, working out to 163.0 for every 10,000 residents. 19 percent of them are behavioral and mental health group practices, and physical, occupational, and speech therapy follows with 33. An enumeration is a clinician, so the 175 here cover fewer than 175 practices.
02What does Mason County's shortage designation change?
Mason County holds a HRSA designation covering primary care, dental, mental health. A pro forma for Shelton can cite it as the reason a vacancy is fillable, which is usually the weakest line in a ramp schedule.
03Why does Mason County show so little SBA activity?
Only 1 healthcare approvals appear for Mason County in the published 7(a) and 504 file. Thin volume in Mason County is a transaction count, not a verdict on borrowers here. The county still holds 18 credit intermediation establishments.
04How does the hospital in Shelton affect a practice file?
Referral flow, coverage, and the local pay scale all trace back to it. The town carries 2 Medicare-certified providers in total. A Shelton projection that names the call arrangement reads better than one that assumes it.
05Is Shelton underwritten as part of Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA?
Comparables and demand split at 19 miles. An appraiser prices the lease and the equipment off Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA; the revenue line has to hold up against 10,737 local residents.
06What does the underserved designation in Mason County support?
Mason County carries a medically underserved designation. It evidences unmet demand behind a capacity build, and it opens recruitment programs that make a staffing line in a projection easier to defend than local wage data alone would.
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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