Washington micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Wenatchee, Washington
Direct answer
Density decides a lot here. Wenatchee runs 213.3 providers per 10,000 residents, 755 clinicians against 35,401 people, 22 percent of them in behavioral and mental health group practices, while Chelan County lenders have approved 3 healthcare files worth $504,500 and the nearest metro is 0 miles out.
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- Population: 35,401 residents (25K-50K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 755 across 31 fields2
- Median household income: $70,0003
- Largest provider field: Behavioral and mental health group practices: 166 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 5 across 3 categories4
- Nearest metro: Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA, 0 miles1
Fields practicing inside Wenatchee
213.3 providers per 10,000 residents is what 755 enumerations across 31 fields works out to in a town of 35,401
| Practice type | Count | Rate per 10,000 residents | Published by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 166 | 46.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 152 | 42.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 71 | 20.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 67 | 18.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 49 | 13.8 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 43 | 12.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 37 | 10.5 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 23 | 6.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 21 | 5.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 18 | 5.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 17 | 4.8 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 15 | 4.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 12 | 3.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 11 | 3.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 10 | 2.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 9 | 2.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 5 | 1.4 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 5 | 1.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 5 | 1.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Hormone, TRT, and men's health clinics | 4 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 3 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 2 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 2 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Pain management and interventional | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical research sites | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| IV hydration and infusion | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Plastic and cosmetic surgery | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 12 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 2 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 2 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 1 | CMS [4] |
A single Wenatchee practice can hold more than one of these numbers. 22 percent sit in behavioral and mental health group practices, counted as clinicians rather than as owners.
The lending record behind Wenatchee
With 3 healthcare approvals recorded, Chelan County gives a valuation almost nothing local to lean on
| Line | Amount | Reading and source |
|---|---|---|
| SBA healthcare approvals | 3 | One published fiscal year, healthcare borrowers only [5] |
| Approved dollars | $504,500 | Approved, not disbursed, and not net of withdrawals [5] |
| Average approval | $168,167 | A mean, so one large approval moves it [5] |
| Lending establishments in the county | 50 | Credit intermediation offices sited in the county [6] |
Reading Wenatchee the way a credit committee does
At 213.3 clinicians per 10,000 residents, the catchment radius in a projection has to be defended rather than assumed. With 3 approvals on record in Chelan County, expect a longer appraisal and a wider collateral discount. With $70,000 as the median household income, the payer mix in a projection has to match what Wenatchee households actually spend.
Programs the Wenatchee mix reaches for
- Practice acquisition
- Working capital term loan
- Startup and de novo
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Equipment financing and leasing
Built from what is enumerated here rather than from a national list, so a field with no presence in Wenatchee does not appear. Availability is still a Washington question.
Underwriting by field in Wenatchee
Drawn from the fields that actually practice here: behavioral and mental health group practices, physical, occupational, and speech therapy, primary care and family medicine
| Specialty | Read first in underwriting | Why the money is usually needed |
|---|---|---|
| Behavioral and mental health group practices (166) | 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 (152) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Primary care and family medicine (71) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
Column one counts Wenatchee clinicians from the federal file. Columns two and three describe how the field is usually underwritten, and a partner can read a Wenatchee file differently.
How Wenatchee prices against its neighbors
The neighboring markets below are the ones a valuation borrows from when Wenatchee has too few sales of its own
| Comparable | People | Enumerations | Per 10,000 residents | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wenatchee (current) | 35,401 | 755 | 213.3 | |
| East Wenatchee | 14,330 | 129 | 90.0 | 2 |
| Ellensburg | 20,996 | 207 | 98.6 | 32 |
| Moses Lake | 26,969 | 362 | 134.2 | 54 |
| Yakima | 97,390 | 1,229 | 126.2 | 59 |
| Snoqualmie | 13,748 | 130 | 94.6 | 72 |
| Enumclaw | 13,173 | 147 | 111.6 | 79 |
How Wenatchee sits against the nearest metro
Distance to Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA is 0 miles. Appraisers borrow Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA rents, and the 35,401 residents set the ceiling on collections. Median household income runs $70,000, which is the number a funder converts into case acceptance on anything elective or cash-pay. Wages here are anchored by the Medicare-certified hospital in town, which is what a staffing line gets measured against. A degree-granting institution here moves volume on the academic calendar. Wenatchee is the Chelan County seat, so county employment steadies the payer mix.
Other Washington markets
- East Wenatchee 14,330 residents
- Ellensburg 20,996 residents
- Moses Lake 26,969 residents
- Yakima 97,390 residents
- Snoqualmie 13,748 residents
- Enumclaw 13,173 residents
Wenatchee owners, answered
01How many providers practice in Wenatchee, and in what?
755 enumerations sit at Wenatchee addresses in the monthly NPPES file, working out to 213.3 for every 10,000 residents. 22 percent of them are behavioral and mental health group practices, and physical, occupational, and speech therapy follows with 152. An enumeration is a clinician, so the 755 here cover fewer than 755 practices.
02What does Chelan County's shortage designation change?
Designated for primary care, dental, mental health, Chelan 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.
03Why does Chelan County show so little SBA activity?
The published file records 3 7(a) and 504 approvals to healthcare borrowers in Chelan County. That tracks how few Chelan County practices changed hands that year, not credit quality. 50 credit intermediation establishments operate in Chelan County, so the lending capacity is local even where the healthcare history is not.
04Which fields carry the volume in Wenatchee?
Volume concentrates in behavioral and mental health group practices, 166 of them, ahead of physical, occupational, and speech therapy at 152, across 31 fields. A thin second field usually means a longer search for staff than a pro forma allows for.
05Is Wenatchee underwritten as part of Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA?
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, 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 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA; the 35,401 residents set the ceiling a projection can defend.
06How does the hospital in Wenatchee affect a practice file?
It makes the staffing and referral lines checkable. 5 Medicare-certified providers hold Wenatchee addresses, and the hospital sets the wage a clinical hire is bid against in a 213.3 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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