Above: The Don CeSar, St. Pete Beach. Opened in 1928 by Thomas Rowe and nicknamed the Pink Lady, the hotel drew Jazz Age celebrities and joined the National Register in 1975. Picture credit
This page gathers what a healthcare practice sale in Pinellas 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 Pinellas County
Residents, 2025
Pinellas County had an estimated 948,563 residents in 2025, 1.1% fewer 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 2,723 practicing physicians in Pinellas County, 27.8 for every 10,000 residents, against 22 statewide.
Source: Florida Department of Health, 2026 Florida Physician Workforce Annual Report, Appendix B.Licensed veterinarians
Pinellas County has 536 licensed veterinarians with an address in the county, 5.7 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 129 licensed veterinary establishments.
Source: Florida DBPR, Board of Veterinary Medicine licensee file (lic26vt.csv).Dental shortage designations
Parts of Pinellas County carry 2 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from the Health Resources and Services Administration that are proposed for withdrawal; they stay in place until withdrawn.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 Pinellas County
County business tax receipt
Pinellas County no longer levies a county local business tax, so a practice there needs no county business tax receipt.
Source: pinellas.gov, checked October 2026.City business tax
Some cities in Pinellas County still levy their own; each city's office is listed with the city below.
Source: pinellas.gov, checked October 2026.Tangible personal property return
The Pinellas County Property Appraiser takes tangible personal property returns, the yearly return for a business's furniture and equipment.
Source: Pinellas County Property Appraiser, checked October 2026.Recording the deed
When a sale includes real estate, the deed is recorded by the Pinellas County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller in the county's Official Records.
Source: Pinellas County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, checked October 2026.
Cities and communities in Pinellas County
St. Petersburg
City
2020 Census population: 258,308.
City business tax receipts: City of St. Petersburg Business Tax Division, 325 Central Ave., St. Petersburg.
Clearwater
City, county seat
2020 Census population: 117,292.
City business tax receipts: City of Clearwater Planning and Development Department, Code Compliance Division, 100 S. Myrtle Ave., Clearwater.
Largo
City
2020 Census population: 82,485.
City business tax receipts: City of Largo Building Division, 440 West Bay Drive, Largo.
Palm Harbor
Unincorporated community
2020 Census population: 61,366.
Pinellas Park
City
2020 Census population: 53,093.
City business tax receipts: City of Pinellas Park Building Development Division, 6051 78th Avenue N, Pinellas Park.
Dunedin
City
2020 Census population: 36,068.
City business tax receipts: City of Dunedin Community Development Department, 737 Louden Avenue, Dunedin.
East Lake
Unincorporated community
2020 Census population: 32,344.
Tarpon Springs
City
2020 Census population: 25,117.
City business tax receipts: City of Tarpon Springs Building Development Department, 324 E. Pine Street, Tarpon Springs.
Lealman
Unincorporated community
2020 Census population: 21,189.
Seminole
City
2020 Census population: 19,364.
City business tax receipts: City of Seminole Building Division, 9199 113th Street, Seminole.
Safety Harbor
City
2020 Census population: 17,072.
City business tax receipts: City of Safety Harbor Building Division, 750 Main Street, Safety Harbor.
West Lealman
Unincorporated community
2020 Census population: 16,438.
Mailing-address towns in the county that are not Census places: Clearwater Beach, Crystal Beach, Ozona.
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 Pinellas County
Newton's Law PA's office is in Lake Worth Beach, about 191 miles from Clearwater.
A first consultation is by phone or video, and meetings in person are at the Lake Worth Beach office.
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