Wisconsin micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Plover, Wisconsin
Direct answer
Portage County carries 0 SBA healthcare approvals worth $0, and inside Plover the census shows 81 enumerated clinicians against 14,208 residents, 57.0 per 10,000, 22 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Wausau, WI lies 35 miles away.
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- Population: 14,208 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 81 across 19 fields2
- Median household income: $83,1393
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 18 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 3 across 3 categories4
- Nearest metro: Wausau, WI, 35 miles1
The provider census in Plover
81 providers across 19 fields, 57.0 per 10,000 residents, counted at Plover addresses in the NPPES monthly file
| Specialty | Enumerated clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 18 | 12.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 13 | 9.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 7 | 4.9 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 6 | 4.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 6 | 4.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 6 | 4.2 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 5 | 3.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 5 | 3.5 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 3 | 2.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 2 | 1.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 2 | 1.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 1 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 1 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 1 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 1 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Plastic and cosmetic surgery | 1 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 1 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 1 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 1 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 3 | CMS [4] | |
| Ambulatory surgical centers | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 1 | CMS [4] |
Physical, occupational, and speech therapy carries 18 of the 81 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 Portage County
With 0 healthcare approvals recorded, Portage County gives a valuation almost nothing local to lean on
| What it measures | Value | How to read it |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare files approved | 0 | Counted for the fiscal year the SBA publishes [5] |
| Dollars behind them | $0 | Everything approved to healthcare borrowers, added up [5] |
| Typical approval size | No approvals recorded | The dollar column over the approval column [5] |
| Credit offices operating locally | 48 | Places that write credit locally, NAICS 522 [6] |
What the two tables above change about a file
The ratio that matters up front is 57.0 per 10,000, which decides whether a ramp schedule reads as conservative. With 0 approvals on record in Portage County, expect a longer appraisal and a wider collateral discount. With $83,139 as the median household income, the payer mix in a projection has to match what Plover households actually spend.
Where a file from this town usually lands
- Practice acquisition
- Startup and de novo
- Working capital term loan
- Equipment financing and leasing
- Business line of credit
Ranked from the 19 fields that actually practice in Plover, weighted toward physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Availability still depends on Wisconsin and on the funding partner.
The first pages of a Plover file
What a funder opens first depends on the field. In Plover that means physical, occupational, and speech therapy, chiropractic, behavioral and mental health group practices.
| Specialty | Read first in underwriting | Why the money is usually needed |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (18) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Chiropractic (13) | Cash plan revenue, Personal injury receivable age, Visit volume | Startup or acquisition |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices (7) | Clinician retention and productivity, Payer mix and Medicaid concentration, Re-authorization and session limit exposure | Working capital through the credentialing lag |
Column one counts Plover clinicians from the federal file. Columns two and three describe how the field is usually underwritten, and a partner can read a Plover file differently.
Density beside the neighboring Wisconsin towns
Comparables travel. These are the Wisconsin towns whose density, at 57.0 per 10,000 here, gets weighed beside this one.
| Market | Population | Clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Distance in miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plover (current) | 14,208 | 81 | 57.0 | |
| Stevens Point | 26,465 | 362 | 136.8 | 4 |
| Wisconsin Rapids | 18,675 | 260 | 139.2 | 15 |
| Weston | 15,866 | 178 | 112.2 | 30 |
| Marshfield | 18,973 | 441 | 232.4 | 34 |
| Wausau | 40,262 | 789 | 196.0 | 35 |
| Greenville | 13,273 | 35 | 26.4 | 50 |
Distance, income, and the wage floor around Plover
Wausau, WI lies 35 miles from Plover, close enough for rent comparables to travel and far enough that patient draw does not. Median household income runs $83,139, which is the number a funder converts into case acceptance on anything elective or cash-pay. With no hospital in town, a projection has to name where referrals and coverage come from.
Nearby Wisconsin towns
- Stevens Point 26,465 residents
- Wisconsin Rapids 18,675 residents
- Weston 15,866 residents
- Marshfield 18,973 residents
- Wausau 40,262 residents
- Greenville 13,273 residents
Questions from Plover
01How many providers practice in Plover, and in what?
Across 19 fields, Plover carries 81 enumerated clinicians, 57.0 per 10,000 of the 14,208 people living here. The concentration is in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, 18 of the total, then chiropractic at 13. Count practices from that only with care.
02What does Portage County's shortage designation change?
Designated for primary care, dental, mental health, Portage 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 Portage County show so little SBA activity?
Portage County shows 0 approvals in the SBA healthcare file, which means an appraiser reaches outside the county for comparables. Few sales, not weak credit, is the usual reason. 48 lending establishments operate locally.
04Which fields carry the volume in Plover?
Physical, occupational, and speech therapy at 18 providers and chiropractic at 13 lead the 19 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.
05Is Plover underwritten as part of Wausau, WI?
Partly. Wausau, WI is 35 miles out, so rent and equipment comparables travel in from there while patients still come from the 14,208 residents around Plover. Cost side metro, revenue side local.
06Is there local lending capacity in Portage County?
County Business Patterns records 48 credit intermediation establishments in Portage County. That is the local origination bench, and it decides whether a file gets underwritten by somebody who has seen Plover rents and resale before or by somebody working from a screen.
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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