Wisconsin micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Weston, Wisconsin
Direct answer
Marathon County carries 1 SBA healthcare approvals worth $60,000, and inside Weston the census shows 178 enumerated clinicians against 15,866 residents, 112.2 per 10,000, 37 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Wausau, WI lies 7 miles away.
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- Population: 15,866 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 178 across 23 fields2
- Median household income: $75,5653
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 65 registered providers2
- Nearest metro: Wausau, WI, 7 miles1
- Hospital: A Medicare-certified hospital operates in the town4
What NPPES records at Weston addresses
Counted at the town's own addresses: 178 providers, 23 fields, 112.2 clinicians per 10,000 of the 15,866 residents here
| Practice type | Count | Rate per 10,000 residents | Published by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 65 | 41.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 34 | 21.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 18 | 11.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 9 | 5.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 7 | 4.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 7 | 4.4 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 6 | 3.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 6 | 3.8 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 4 | 2.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 3 | 1.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 3 | 1.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 3 | 1.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 2 | 1.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Imaging centers | 2 | 1.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Hormone, TRT, and men's health clinics | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 3 | CMS [4] |
A single Weston practice can hold more than one of these numbers. 37 percent sit in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, counted as clinicians rather than as owners.
Marathon County approvals, dollars, and lending establishments
1 healthcare approvals sit in the county file, so an appraiser here works from a short comparable set
| Line | Amount | Reading and source |
|---|---|---|
| SBA healthcare approvals | 1 | Counted for the fiscal year the SBA publishes [5] |
| Approved dollars | $60,000 | Everything approved to healthcare borrowers, added up [5] |
| Average approval | $60,000 | The dollar column over the approval column [5] |
| Lending establishments in the county | 97 | Places that write credit locally, NAICS 522 [6] |
How this data lands in an underwriting decision
The ratio that matters up front is 112.2 per 10,000, which decides whether a ramp schedule reads as conservative. With 1 approvals on record in Marathon County, expect a longer appraisal and a wider collateral discount. Household income of $75,565 in Weston is the number a lender uses to sanity check the self-pay share of a revenue projection.
Programs the Weston mix reaches for
- Practice acquisition
- Startup and de novo
- Working capital term loan
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Equipment financing and leasing
Ranked from the 23 fields that actually practice in Weston, weighted toward physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Availability still depends on Wisconsin and on the funding partner.
What a funder reads first in Weston
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 (65) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Specialty physician groups (34) | Ancillary revenue contribution, Provider productivity, Payer contracts | Ancillary build-out |
| Primary care and family medicine (18) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
NPPES supplies the Weston counts. The reading columns describe the field in general, and no partner reviewing a Weston file is bound by them.
How Weston prices against its neighbors
Set Weston's 112.2 per 10,000 against the towns an appraiser would reach for next
| Comparable | People | Enumerations | Per 10,000 residents | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weston (current) | 15,866 | 178 | 112.2 | |
| Wausau | 40,262 | 789 | 196.0 | 7 |
| Stevens Point | 26,465 | 362 | 136.8 | 25 |
| Plover | 14,208 | 81 | 57.0 | 30 |
| Marshfield | 18,973 | 441 | 232.4 | 34 |
| Wisconsin Rapids | 18,675 | 260 | 139.2 | 37 |
| Greenville | 13,273 | 35 | 26.4 | 64 |
How Weston sits against the nearest metro
Distance to Wausau, WI is 7 miles. Appraisers borrow Wausau, WI rents, and the 15,866 residents set the ceiling on collections. Households here carry $75,565 in median income, and that ceiling decides how much of a treatment plan gets started rather than deferred. The hospital fixes two inputs a lender would otherwise estimate in a 15,866 resident town: where referrals originate, and what staff cost.
Nearby Wisconsin towns
- Wausau 40,262 residents
- Stevens Point 26,465 residents
- Plover 14,208 residents
- Marshfield 18,973 residents
- Wisconsin Rapids 18,675 residents
- Greenville 13,273 residents
Questions from Weston
01How many providers practice in Weston, and in what?
Across 23 fields, Weston carries 178 enumerated clinicians, 112.2 per 10,000 of the 15,866 people living here. The concentration is in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, 65 of the total, then specialty physician groups at 34. Count practices from that only with care.
02What does Marathon County's shortage designation change?
Designated for primary care, dental, mental health, Marathon 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 Marathon County show so little SBA activity?
Marathon County shows 1 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. 97 lending establishments operate locally.
04How does the hospital in Weston affect a practice file?
A Medicare-certified hospital operates in the town, which gives referral flow, a call schedule, and a clinical labor pool a funder can verify. It also sets the wage floor behind every hire in a 112.2 per 10,000 market.
05Which fields carry the volume in Weston?
The 23 enumerated fields are led by physical, occupational, and speech therapy at 65, with specialty physician groups at 34 behind it. Those two counts double as the competition you are entering and the bench you would hire from.
06Is Weston underwritten as part of Wausau, WI?
Comparables and demand split at 7 miles. An appraiser prices the lease and the equipment off Wausau, WI; the revenue line has to hold up against 15,866 local residents.
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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