Above: Stranahan House, Fort Lauderdale. Built in 1901 as a New River trading post and made a home in 1906, it is the oldest surviving structure in Broward County and a house museum. Picture credit
This page gathers what a healthcare practice sale in Broward 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 Broward County
Residents, 2025
Broward County had an estimated 2,013,317 residents in 2025, 3.5% 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 5,213 practicing physicians in Broward County, 26.2 for every 10,000 residents, against 22 statewide.
Source: Florida Department of Health, 2026 Florida Physician Workforce Annual Report, Appendix B.Licensed veterinarians
Broward County has 651 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 200 licensed veterinary establishments.
Source: Florida DBPR, Board of Veterinary Medicine licensee file (lic26vt.csv).Dental shortage designations
Parts of Broward County carry 9 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from the Health Resources and Services Administration that are proposed for withdrawal; they stay in place until withdrawn.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 Broward County
City business tax
Some cities in Broward County levy their own business tax; each city's office is listed with the city below.
Tangible personal property return
The Broward County Property Appraiser takes tangible personal property returns, the yearly return for a business's furniture and equipment.
Sources: floridarevenue.com; Broward County Property Appraiser, checked October 2026.Recording the deed
When a sale includes real estate, the deed is recorded by the Broward County Records, Taxes and Treasury Division in the county's Official Records.
Source: Broward County Records, Taxes and Treasury Division, checked October 2026.
Cities and communities in Broward County
Fort Lauderdale
City, county seat
2020 Census population: 182,760.
About 34 miles from Newton's Law PA's Lake Worth Beach office.
City business tax receipts: City of Fort Lauderdale Business Tax Division, 101 NE 3rd Avenue, Fort Lauderdale.
Pembroke Pines
City
2020 Census population: 171,178.
About 45 miles from Newton's Law PA's Lake Worth Beach office.
City business tax receipts: City of Pembroke Pines Local Business Tax Receipt Division, 601 City Center Way, Pembroke Pines.
Hollywood
City
2020 Census population: 153,067.
About 42 miles from Newton's Law PA's Lake Worth Beach office.
City business tax receipts: City of Hollywood Treasury Services Division, 2600 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood.
Miramar
City
2020 Census population: 134,721.
About 46 miles from Newton's Law PA's Lake Worth Beach office.
City business tax receipts: City of Miramar Business Tax Office, 2300 Civic Center Place, Miramar.
Coral Springs
City
2020 Census population: 134,394.
About 27 miles from Newton's Law PA's Lake Worth Beach office.
City business tax receipts: City of Coral Springs Business Tax Office, 9500 West Sample Road, Coral Springs.
Pompano Beach
City
2020 Census population: 112,046.
About 26 miles from Newton's Law PA's Lake Worth Beach office.
City business tax receipts: City of Pompano Beach Business Tax Receipt Division, 100 West Atlantic Boulevard, Pompano Beach.
Davie
Town
2020 Census population: 105,691.
About 40 miles from Newton's Law PA's Lake Worth Beach office.
Sunrise
City
2020 Census population: 97,335.
About 35 miles from Newton's Law PA's Lake Worth Beach office.
Plantation
City
2020 Census population: 91,750.
About 36 miles from Newton's Law PA's Lake Worth Beach office.
Deerfield Beach
City
2020 Census population: 86,859.
About 22 miles from Newton's Law PA's Lake Worth Beach office.
City business tax receipts: City of Deerfield Beach Business Tax Receipts Office, 150 NE 2nd Avenue, Deerfield Beach.
Lauderhill
City
2020 Census population: 74,482.
About 33 miles from Newton's Law PA's Lake Worth Beach office.
Tamarac
City
2020 Census population: 71,897.
About 31 miles from Newton's Law PA's Lake Worth Beach office.
City business tax receipts: City of Tamarac Business Revenue Division, 7525 NW 88th Avenue, Tamarac.
Mailing-address towns in the county that are not Census places: Dania, Hallandale.
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 Broward County
Newton's Law PA's office is in Lake Worth Beach, about 34 miles from Fort Lauderdale.
A first consultation is by phone or video, and meetings in person are at the Lake Worth Beach office.
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