Wyoming micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Rock Springs, Wyoming
Direct answer
239 healthcare providers hold a Rock Springs practice address, 104.1 per 10,000 of its 22,967 residents, 24 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Sweetwater County recorded 0 SBA healthcare approvals worth $0, and Logan, UT-ID sits 136 miles out.
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- Population: 22,967 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 239 across 29 fields2
- Median household income: $73,3073
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 57 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 4 across 4 categories4
- Nearest metro: Logan, UT-ID, 136 miles1
The clinical base a lender can verify here
Counted at the town's own addresses: 239 providers, 29 fields, 104.1 clinicians per 10,000 of the 22,967 residents here
| Practice type | Count | Rate per 10,000 residents | Published by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 57 | 24.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 26 | 11.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 21 | 9.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 20 | 8.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 16 | 7.0 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 14 | 6.1 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 12 | 5.2 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 9 | 3.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 8 | 3.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 7 | 3.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 7 | 3.0 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 6 | 2.6 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 5 | 2.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 4 | 1.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 3 | 1.3 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 3 | 1.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 3 | 1.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 2 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 2 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 2 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 2 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Plastic and cosmetic surgery | 2 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 2 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Imaging centers | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical research sites | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 9 | CMS [4] | |
| Ambulatory surgical centers | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 1 | CMS [4] |
A single Rock Springs practice can hold more than one of these numbers. 24 percent sit in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, counted as clinicians rather than as owners.
Sweetwater County approvals, dollars, and lending establishments
With 0 healthcare approvals recorded, Sweetwater County gives a valuation almost nothing local to lean on
| Line | Amount | Reading and source |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare files approved | 0 | Fiscal year published in the SBA file [5] |
| Dollars behind them | $0 | Sum of approvals to healthcare borrowers [5] |
| Typical approval size | No approvals recorded | Dollars divided by approvals [5] |
| Credit offices operating locally | 26 | Credit intermediation establishments, NAICS 522 [6] |
Reading Rock Springs the way a credit committee does
104.1 per 10,000 is the first number a credit analyst converts into a realistic new-patient count. With 0 approvals on record in Sweetwater County, expect a longer appraisal and a wider collateral discount. With $73,307 as the median household income, the payer mix in a projection has to match what Rock Springs 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
- Medical receivables factoring
The order comes from Rock Springs's own provider mix, which physical, occupational, and speech therapy dominates at 24 percent. What a partner can actually place in Wyoming is a separate question.
What a funder reads first in Rock Springs
Drawn from the fields that actually practice here: physical, occupational, and speech therapy, behavioral and mental health group practices, optometry and ophthalmology
| Field | What the file turns on | The capital event behind most requests |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (57) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices (26) | Clinician retention and productivity, Payer mix and Medicaid concentration, Re-authorization and session limit exposure | Working capital through the credentialing lag |
| Optometry and ophthalmology (21) | Exam volume and optical capture, Vision plan mix, Inventory turns | Cold start or acquisition |
NPPES supplies the Rock Springs counts. The reading columns describe the field in general, and no partner reviewing a Rock Springs file is bound by them.
How Rock Springs prices against its neighbors
The neighboring markets below are the ones a valuation borrows from when Rock Springs has too few sales of its own
| Comparable | People | Enumerations | Per 10,000 residents | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Springs (current) | 22,967 | 239 | 104.1 | |
| Green River | 11,474 | 76 | 66.2 | 14 |
| Evanston | 11,691 | 125 | 106.9 | 93 |
| Riverton | 10,953 | 181 | 165.3 | 108 |
| Jackson | 10,680 | 243 | 227.5 | 152 |
| Casper | 58,823 | 819 | 139.2 | 173 |
| Laramie | 32,957 | 369 | 112.0 | 188 |
Distance, income, and the wage floor around Rock Springs
Logan, UT-ID lies 136 miles from Rock Springs, far enough that a used chair, chairside unit, or imaging system has no nearby resale market, which is where the collateral discount comes from. Median household income runs $73,307, which is the number a funder converts into case acceptance on anything elective or cash-pay. Because a certified hospital sits inside the town, both the referral path and the pay a clinical hire expects are already observable. Campus terms, not calendar quarters, set the busy months in Rock Springs.
Nearby Wyoming towns
What owners in Rock Springs ask
01How many providers practice in Rock Springs, and in what?
239 enumerations sit at Rock Springs addresses in the monthly NPPES file, working out to 104.1 for every 10,000 residents. 24 percent of them are physical, occupational, and speech therapy, and behavioral and mental health group practices follows with 26. An enumeration is a clinician, so the 239 here cover fewer than 239 practices.
02Why does Sweetwater County show so little SBA activity?
Only 0 healthcare approvals appear for Sweetwater County in the published 7(a) and 504 file. Thin volume in Sweetwater County is a transaction count, not a verdict on borrowers here. The county still holds 26 credit intermediation establishments.
03Does being 136 miles out change the underwriting?
Distance does the work here. 136 miles out, Sweetwater County supplies the rent and resale comparables, which usually means a slower appraisal and a harder haircut on anything a funder would have to move to sell.
04What does Sweetwater County's shortage designation change?
HRSA designates Sweetwater County for primary care, dental, mental health. That opens loan repayment programs for clinicians recruited into Rock Springs and evidences a staffing ramp in a 22,967 resident market.
05How does the hospital in Rock Springs affect a practice file?
Referral flow, coverage, and the local pay scale all trace back to it. The town carries 4 Medicare-certified providers in total. A Rock Springs projection that names the call arrangement reads better than one that assumes it.
06Which fields carry the volume in Rock Springs?
Volume concentrates in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, 57 of them, ahead of behavioral and mental health group practices at 26, across 29 fields. A thin second field usually means a longer search for staff than a pro forma allows for.
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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