Above: Old Orange County Courthouse, Orlando. Dedicated in 1927 and designed by Murry S. King, Orlando's first registered architect, the neoclassical courthouse has housed the regional history museum since 2000. Picture credit
This page gathers what a healthcare practice sale in Orange County involves locally: its practice market in official figures, the county and city offices a new owner deals with after closing, and the county's cities and communities.
The practice market in Orange County
Residents, 2025
Orange County had an estimated 1,528,002 residents in 2025, 6.9% more than at the April 2020 base.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, county population estimates, Vintage 2025.Practicing physicians
The Florida Department of Health's 2026 workforce report counts 4,185 practicing physicians in Orange County, 27.5 for every 10,000 residents, against 22 statewide.
Source: Florida Department of Health, 2026 Florida Physician Workforce Annual Report, Appendix B.Licensed veterinarians
Orange County has 482 licensed veterinarians with an address in the county, 3.2 for every 10,000 residents, against 3.7 statewide.
Sources: Florida DBPR, Board of Veterinary Medicine licensee file (lic26vt.csv); U.S. Census Bureau, county population estimates, Vintage 2025.Veterinary establishments
The county has 121 licensed veterinary establishments.
Source: Florida DBPR, Board of Veterinary Medicine licensee file (lic26vt.csv).Dental shortage designations
Parts of Orange County carry 7 dental shortage designations from the Health Resources and Services Administration that are proposed for withdrawal; they stay in place until withdrawn.
Source: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas data download.After a purchase: local filings in Orange County
County business tax receipt
In Orange County, local business tax receipts are issued by the Orange County Tax Collector (301 S. Rosalind Ave., Orlando), which takes applications online or in person.
Source: Orange County Tax Collector, checked October 2026.City business tax
Some cities in Orange County levy their own business tax too, so a practice inside one may need both receipts; each city's office is listed with the city below.
Source: Orange County Tax Collector, checked October 2026.Tangible personal property return
The Orange County Property Appraiser takes tangible personal property returns, the yearly return for a business's furniture and equipment, online.
Sources: ocpaimages.ocpafl.org; Orange County Property Appraiser, checked October 2026.Recording the deed
When a sale includes real estate, the deed is recorded by the Orange County Comptroller in the county's Official Records.
Source: Orange County Comptroller, checked October 2026.
Cities and communities in Orange County
Orlando
City, county seat
2020 Census population: 307,573.
City business tax receipts: City of Orlando Permitting Services Division, 400 South Orange Avenue, Orlando.
Alafaya
Unincorporated community
2020 Census population: 92,452.
Pine Hills
Unincorporated community
2020 Census population: 66,111.
Horizon West
Unincorporated community
2020 Census population: 58,101.
Apopka
City
2020 Census population: 54,873.
City business tax receipts: City of Apopka Business Tax Receipt, 120 E. Main Street, Apopka.
Ocoee
City
2020 Census population: 47,295.
City business tax receipts: City of Ocoee Building Division, 1 North Bluford Avenue, Ocoee.
Winter Garden
City
2020 Census population: 46,964.
City business tax receipts: City of Winter Garden Business Tax Division, 300 W Plant Street, Winter Garden.
University
Unincorporated community
2020 Census population: 45,284.
Meadow Woods
Unincorporated community
2020 Census population: 43,790.
Winter Park
City
2020 Census population: 29,795.
City business tax receipts: City of Winter Park Business Certificate Office, 401 South Park Avenue, Winter Park.
Oak Ridge
Unincorporated community
2020 Census population: 25,062.
Hunters Creek
Unincorporated community
2020 Census population: 24,433.
Mailing-address towns in the county that are not Census places: Killarney, Plymouth.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census; GeoNames, postal codes, read October 2026. City business tax offices: each city's own pages.
How Newton's Law PA serves Orange County
Newton's Law PA's office is in Lake Worth Beach, about 154 miles from Orlando.
A first consultation is by phone or video, and meetings in person are at the Lake Worth Beach office.
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