Stonehollow Lending's medical practice page covers funding for Kootenai County, ID physicians and clinics: equipment, office build-outs, partner buy-ins and payroll while insurers pay.
At a glance
- Offices of physicians, Kootenai County, ID
104 (CBP 2023)
- Annual payroll at those offices
$198.2 million (CBP 2023)
- Health care and social assistance payroll
$755.1 million, the top payroll of any sector (CBP 2023)
Imaging, Space and Claims Timing at Kootenai County, ID Physician Offices
Medical practices borrow for equipment, space and time. Equipment means imaging, exam tables, lab analyzers and software. Space means a build-out or a second office. Time means wages and rent while insurance claims are processed, which can take weeks after a visit.
Kootenai County, ID had 104 offices of physicians in 2023 with 1,528 paid employees and $198.2 million in annual payroll, and 51.9% had fewer than five employees (County Business Patterns 2023, NAICS 6211). Health care and social assistance had the largest annual payroll of any sector in the county, $755.1 million.
Medical Practice Loan in Coeur d'Alene, ID: Offices of Physicians in Kootenai County, ID
| Group (NAICS) | Establishments | Paid employees |
|---|---|---|
| Offices of other health practitioners (6213) | 214 | 982 |
| Offices of physicians (6211) | 104 | 1,528 |
| Offices of dentists (6212) | 89 | 827 |
| Home health care services (6216) | 20 | 574 |
All ambulatory health care services together (NAICS 621) counted 511 employer establishments in the county in 2023. ZIP 83814 held 56 offices of physicians (ZIP Business Patterns 2023). The county also counted 135 physician offices without paid employees in 2024 (Nonemployer Statistics), a separate program.
Physician Practice Loans in Coeur d'Alene, ID: Buying In or Buying Out a Partner
A physician buying into a practice pays for a share of its equipment, receivables and goodwill. A term loan in the physician's name or the practice's is read on the practice's returns, the valuation and the buy-in agreement. Buying out a retiring partner works the same way from the other side. The article on buying into a medical practice walks through valuation and the records involved.
Medical Business Loans in Coeur d'Alene, ID: Payroll While Claims Are Processed
Claims submitted today are paid on the insurer's schedule, while staff are paid every two weeks. A working capital loan or a credit line bridges that gap. Partners read the claims aging report, the payer mix and the bank statements together, so have the practice management system's aging report ready.
Medical Clinic Loan in Coeur d'Alene, ID
A clinic adding exam rooms or opening a second location needs a build-out, equipment and staff before new patients arrive. Split the request: the build-out on a term loan, the equipment on equipment financing and the early payroll on working capital. Each part then carries a term that fits it.
Doctor Practice Loan in Coeur d'Alene, ID: Imaging, Exam Tables and EHR Systems
Illustration only, invented figures: a family practice buys a digital X-ray system and two exam tables for $95,000, financed over 60 months at an assumed annual rate of 8.5%. The payment is $1,949.07 a month, and the payments total $116,944. Software licenses and EHR implementation can sometimes be included when they are on the same quote.
Loans and leases for this gear are compared on the equipment financing page.
Leasing Imaging Equipment for a Kootenai County, ID Practice
Imaging and diagnostic equipment can be leased rather than bought, which matters when technology is replaced on a cycle. A fair-market-value lease lets the practice return or upgrade the unit at the end of the term; a loan or dollar-buyout lease leaves the practice owning it. Service contracts are separate from the financing, so read whether the payment includes maintenance. Compare the total of every payment plus any end-of-term price with the cost of buying outright.
Opening Payroll for a Second Kootenai County, ID Clinic
A second location hires front-desk staff, medical assistants and sometimes a provider before its schedule fills, and those wages run for months before collections catch up. Partners read a ramp-up plan: expected visits per week, the payer mix and the time to the first insurance payments. Size the working capital to that ramp-up, not to a full year.
Medical Office Loans in Coeur d'Alene, ID
A medical office build-out includes plumbing for exam rooms, lead shielding for imaging and accessibility work, so the contractor's estimate and the permit status matter. Stonehollow does not arrange real estate loans; a practice buying its building needs a commercial mortgage elsewhere, while the build-out and equipment can be requested here.
Physician Business Loans in Coeur d'Alene, ID: Credit Lines Against Receivables
A credit line secured by insurance receivables lets a practice draw as claims build up and repay as they are paid. The limit moves with eligible receivables, and partners set their own rules for which claims count. Kootenai County, ID's 214 offices of other health practitioners, such as chiropractors and physical therapists (CBP 2023, NAICS 6213), face the same claims timing. The dental office page covers operatories and practice purchases.
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