Cliffport Business Capital, a small-business funding service in Galveston, TX, explains funding for chiropractors, physical therapists, optometrists and similar practices: opening a practice, buying one, and financing tables, rehab and exam equipment, with Galveston County, TX counts for offices of other health practitioners.
| Offices of other health practitioners, county (2023) | 151 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 689 |
| Under five employees | 74.2% |
| Practitioner firms with no payroll (2024) | 595 |
| Offices in ZIP 77550 | 8 |
Who This Page Covers
Census groups chiropractors, physical and occupational therapists, optometrists, speech therapists, podiatrists and similar practitioners under NAICS 6213, offices of other health practitioners. Their funding needs can overlap: a buildout, specialized equipment, and a payment mix that may include insurance.
Opening a Chiropractic Office: the Funding Pieces
Opening costs can include adjusting tables, imaging (if offered), a front desk and records system, signage and the lease deposit. Separating the equipment into equipment financing and the buildout into a term loan keeps each payment matched to what it buys.
Equipment used by chiropractors
- Adjusting and drop tables
- Decompression and traction tables
- Digital X-ray, where the practice offers imaging
- Therapeutic ultrasound and electrical stimulation units
- Rehab and exercise equipment
Chiropractic Equipment Financing
Tables and therapy devices are equipment a partner can value and take as security. Imaging equipment may carry a different term, depending on the quote and the partner. Leasing can suit devices that the practice expects to upgrade.
Optometry Business Loans
Optometry practices add an optical shop: frames are inventory, and exam lanes need diagnostic equipment. That gives optometrists three funding needs at once: equipment, stock and a buildout.
What sets the price of an optometry practice?
This site does not publish prices. Partners may value a practice on its collections, patient records, equipment and lease. A partner may ask for the seller's financial statements and a transition agreement.
Buying a Practice
Purchases of chiropractic or therapy practices are reviewed on collections history and how many patients are expected to stay with a new owner. A transition period with the selling practitioner can be part of the agreement, and a partner may ask about it.
Practitioner Offices in Galveston County, TX: The Numbers
Offices of other health practitioners numbered 151 employer establishments in Galveston County, TX in 2023, with 689 employees; 74.2% had fewer than five employees (County Business Patterns 2023). Separately, 595 practitioner firms had no payroll in 2024 (Nonemployer Statistics 2024), a separate count.
| Business type | Employer establishments, county (CBP 2023) | Employees | Under five employees | ZIP 77550 establishments (ZBP 2023) | Nonemployer firms, county (NES 2024) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offices of other health practitioners (chiropractors, PT, optometrists and others) (NAICS 6213) | 151 | 689 | 74.2% | 8 | 595 (NAICS 6213) |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 and ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 (employer establishments, NAICS 2017); Nonemployer Statistics 2024 (firms without paid employees, NAICS 2022). The programs cover different businesses and years and are not added together. Employment figures carry Census noise.
What Partners Look At
- Collections and the share from insurance
- The practitioner's licensure and experience
- Equipment quotes
- Bank statements and tax returns
Cash Patients, Insurance Patients and Timing
Practices with a high share of self-pay patients collect at the visit; practices billing insurers wait for payment. The difference changes which product fits. A cash-pay practice may finance equipment and need little else; an insurance-heavy practice may need a credit line to cover the wait.
A partner may ask for the payer split, so have it ready from the practice management system before applying.
Related Pages
Physicians and dentists have their own pages: medical practices and dental practices. Working capital for payment gaps is on the working capital page.
By Cliffport Business Capital · Updated