West Virginia micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Charleston, West Virginia
Direct answer
46,482 residents, 1,218 enumerated clinicians, 262.0 per 10,000, 21 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy: that is the Charleston market a funder prices. Kanawha County adds 5 healthcare approvals worth $1,305,000 and 0 miles of distance to Charleston, WV.
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- Population: 46,482 residents (25K-50K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 1,218 across 36 fields2
- Median household income: $64,5123
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 255 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 8 across 4 categories4
- Nearest metro: Charleston, WV, 0 miles1
The provider census in Charleston
The NPPES file puts 1,218 enumerated clinicians inside Charleston, spread over 36 fields at 262.0 per 10,000 residents
| Field | Providers | Per 10,000 residents | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 255 | 54.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 183 | 39.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 129 | 27.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 114 | 24.5 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 70 | 15.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 55 | 11.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 45 | 9.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 44 | 9.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 40 | 8.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 34 | 7.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 32 | 6.9 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 26 | 5.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 25 | 5.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 22 | 4.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 22 | 4.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 20 | 4.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Plastic and cosmetic surgery | 18 | 3.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Hormone, TRT, and men's health clinics | 15 | 3.2 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 11 | 2.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 9 | 1.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 6 | 1.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 5 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 5 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 5 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 5 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 5 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Imaging centers | 3 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 2 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 2 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Pain management and interventional | 2 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Fertility and IVF | 2 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical research sites | 2 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| IV hydration and infusion | 2 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Sleep centers | 1 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 1 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 1 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 22 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 5 | CMS [4] | |
| Ambulatory surgical centers | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 1 | CMS [4] |
Physical, occupational, and speech therapy carries 255 of the 1,218 enumerated providers here, and several of them can sit inside one practice. Read the column as clinicians, not owners.
Kanawha County approvals, dollars, and lending establishments
The county file holds 5 healthcare approvals, which is a thin comparable set for anyone pricing collateral
| What it measures | Value | How to read it |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare files approved | 5 | Fiscal year published in the SBA file [5] |
| Dollars behind them | $1,305,000 | Sum of approvals to healthcare borrowers [5] |
| Typical approval size | $261,000 | Dollars divided by approvals [5] |
| Credit offices operating locally | 103 | Credit intermediation establishments, NAICS 522 [6] |
What the two tables above change about a file
The ratio that matters up front is 262.0 per 10,000, which decides whether a ramp schedule reads as conservative. Kanawha County has 5 approvals to compare against, so plan for extra appraisal time and a conservative valuation. A $64,512 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
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Startup and de novo
- Working capital term loan
- Equipment financing and leasing
Weighted by how often each of the 36 local fields reaches for a program, not by what is easiest to refer. West Virginia rules and the partner decide availability.
What a funder reads first in Charleston
Drawn from the fields that actually practice here: physical, occupational, and speech therapy, specialty physician groups, primary care and family medicine
| Field | What the file turns on | The capital event behind most requests |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (255) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Specialty physician groups (183) | Ancillary revenue contribution, Provider productivity, Payer contracts | Ancillary build-out |
| Primary care and family medicine (129) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
Counts in the first column are Charleston providers from NPPES. The other two columns describe how funders read that field across markets like Charleston, not what any funder will do with your file.
Density beside the neighboring West Virginia towns
The neighboring markets below are the ones a valuation borrows from when Charleston has too few sales of its own
| Comparable | People | Enumerations | Per 10,000 residents | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston (current) | 46,482 | 1,218 | 262.0 | |
| South Charleston | 13,177 | 272 | 206.4 | 4 |
| Huntington | 44,942 | 1,140 | 253.7 | 44 |
| Beckley | 16,515 | 542 | 328.2 | 47 |
| Parkersburg | 28,834 | 563 | 195.3 | 63 |
| Vienna | 10,406 | 128 | 123.0 | 67 |
| Clarksburg | 15,262 | 254 | 166.4 | 94 |
Distance, income, and the wage floor around Charleston
Charleston, WV lies 0 miles from Charleston, close enough that appraisers price the lease against Charleston, WV rents while 46,482 residents set the revenue ceiling. Median household income runs $64,512, which is the number a funder converts into case acceptance on anything elective or cash-pay. The Medicare-certified hospital in Charleston sets the local wage floor before you hire against it. Campus terms, not calendar quarters, set the busy months in Charleston. Charleston is the Kanawha County seat, so county employment steadies the payer mix.
Other West Virginia markets
- South Charleston 13,177 residents
- Huntington 44,942 residents
- Beckley 16,515 residents
- Parkersburg 28,834 residents
- Vienna 10,406 residents
- Clarksburg 15,262 residents
Charleston owners, answered
01How many providers practice in Charleston, and in what?
NPPES lists 1,218 providers at a Charleston practice address, 262.0 per 10,000 residents across 36 tracked fields. Physical, occupational, and speech therapy accounts for 255 of them, 21 percent of the total, with specialty physician groups next at 183. Read that as clinicians: 1,218 enumerations, not 1,218 owners.
02Why does Kanawha County show so little SBA activity?
Only 5 healthcare approvals appear for Kanawha County in the published 7(a) and 504 file. Thin volume in Kanawha County is a transaction count, not a verdict on borrowers here. The county still holds 103 credit intermediation establishments.
03Which fields carry the volume in Charleston?
Physical, occupational, and speech therapy at 255 providers and specialty physician groups at 183 lead the 36 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.
04Is Charleston underwritten as part of Charleston, WV?
Partly. Charleston, WV is 0 miles out, so rent and equipment comparables travel in from there while patients still come from the 46,482 residents around Charleston. Cost side metro, revenue side local.
05What does Kanawha County's shortage designation change?
HRSA designates Kanawha County for primary care, dental, mental health. That opens loan repayment programs for clinicians recruited into Charleston and evidences a staffing ramp in a 46,482 resident market.
06How does the hospital in Charleston affect a practice file?
Referral flow, coverage, and the local pay scale all trace back to it. The town carries 8 Medicare-certified providers in total. A Charleston projection that names the call arrangement reads better than one that assumes it.
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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