Maplevale Credit, a small-business funding service in Johnson City, TN, helps chiropractic, physical therapy and optometry practices describe equipment and operating bills and passes the request to funding partners who decide. This page covers equipment lists, equipment financing options, practice loans and Washington County, TN practice counts from the Census Bureau.
At a glance
- Other health practitioners with paid employees, Washington County, TN
77 (CBP 2023)
- Share under 5 employees
53.2% (CBP 2023)
- Practitioners without paid employees
287 (NES 2024)
Washington County, TN chiropractic, therapy and optometry offices
County Business Patterns groups chiropractors, physical and occupational therapists, optometrists and similar practitioners under NAICS 6213. Washington County, TN had 77 such employer establishments in 2023, with 563 paid employees and an annual payroll of $28.0 million; 53.2% had fewer than five employees, and 28 had a ZIP 37601 address.
Nonemployer Statistics counted 287 practitioners in the same code without paid employees in 2024, a separate count from a separate program. By our arithmetic, the employer practices averaged about 7.3 employees each and about $49,725 in payroll per employee (part-time workers included).
| Industry (NAICS) | Employer establishments (CBP 2023) | Paid employees (CBP 2023) | Share under 5 employees | Annual payroll (CBP 2023) | ZIP 37601 employer count, ZBP 2023 | No-payroll businesses, NES 2024 count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiropractic, therapy, optometry and similar practices (6213) | 77 | 563 | 53.2% | $28.0 million | 28 | 287 |
Business loans for a chiropractic practice in Washington County, TN
A chiropractic practice borrows for three kinds of bill: equipment (tables, imaging), operating costs while claims settle, and growth (a second location or buying a retiring doctor's practice). Each points to a different shape: equipment financing, working capital or a term loan.
Business loans for physical therapy around Johnson City, TN
Physical therapy clinics carry payroll for licensed therapists and aides, rehab equipment and space with room for treatment. A business loan for physical therapy is reviewed on visit volume shown in deposits, payer mix and the clinic's lease. A clinic adding a therapist should show how long it takes a new caseload to bill.
Chiropractic equipment list around Johnson City, TN
- Adjusting and drop tables.
- Decompression tables.
- Digital X-ray and viewing stations.
- Therapeutic ultrasound and electrical stimulation units.
- Laser therapy devices.
- Rehab and exercise equipment for active care.
A written quote for each item, with make and model, lets a partner value the request. Used tables and devices can be financed by some partners; bring the seller's details.
Optometrist equipment cost, explained for Johnson City, TN owners
Optometrist equipment includes exam lanes, refraction systems, slit lamps, retinal imaging and edging equipment for an optical lab. Maplevale Credit does not publish equipment prices; vendors quote them, and the quote is what a partner reads. Get two quotes for the same lane and compare the total cost of each financing offer, not only the sticker price.
Chiropractic equipment financing options: a Johnson City, TN primer
Chiropractic equipment financing options include an equipment loan, an equipment finance agreement and a lease. Illustration only, invented figures: a $35,000 decompression table and X-ray upgrade at a 10 percent annual rate over 48 months is about $888 a month. Whether you own the equipment at the end depends on the shape you choose.
Physical therapy equipment financing options for owners in Washington County, TN
For a physical therapy clinic, equipment financing covers parallel bars, treadmills, treatment tables and modality units. A lease may suit equipment the clinic expects to replace; a loan or EFA may suit equipment it will use for years. Ask your accountant how each is treated. Related trades are listed on the industry pages.
Solo practitioners and their receipts, Washington County, TN
Nonemployer Statistics counted 287 businesses in NAICS 6213 without paid employees in Washington County, TN in 2024, reporting $17,430,000 in receipts; by our arithmetic that averages about $60,732 each. The code mixes chiropractors, therapists, optometrists and other practitioners, so the average is not a figure for any one discipline.
Health care employers at ZIP 37601 addresses in Johnson City, TN
ZIP Code Business Patterns listed 119 Health Care and Social Assistance employer establishments at a ZIP 37601 address in 2023, 31.1% of them with fewer than five employees. Twenty-eight were in NAICS 6213, about 23.5% of the ZIP's health care employers by our arithmetic. The ZIP is one part of Johnson City, TN.
A treatment-room addition in Johnson City, TN, priced out
Illustration only, invented figures: a therapy clinic adds a room with $42,000 of equipment, financed at a 9.5 percent annual rate over 60 months. The payment is about $882 a month. At an invented $55 of net collections per added visit, the room has to bring in about 16 extra visits a month to cover that payment, before rent or staff time.
Buying or valuing a therapy practice
An owner buying an established practice needs a value before a partner will review a purchase loan. Read how to value a physical therapy practice for the methods, in general terms.
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