Healthcare Practice Sales in Homosassa Springs and Citrus County

Illustration of the Old Citrus County Courthouse, a buff brick building with a domed clock tower, at dusk in Inverness.

Above: Old Citrus County Courthouse, Inverness. Built in 1912 on Courthouse Square, it has held a heritage museum since 2000, and its courtroom was a 1961 film set for Elvis Presley's Follow That Dream. Picture credit

This page gathers what a healthcare practice sale in Citrus 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 Citrus County

Residents, 2025

Citrus County had an estimated 171,666 residents in 2025, 11.6% 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 235 practicing physicians in Citrus County, 14.2 for every 10,000 residents, against 22 statewide.

Source: Florida Department of Health, 2026 Florida Physician Workforce Annual Report, Appendix B.

Licensed veterinarians

Citrus County has 66 licensed veterinarians with an address in the county, 3.8 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 20 licensed veterinary establishments.

Source: Florida DBPR, Board of Veterinary Medicine licensee file (lic26vt.csv).

Dental shortage area

All of Citrus County is designated a dental health professional shortage area by the federal Health Resources and Services Administration.

Source: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas data download.

Primary care shortage area

All of Citrus County is designated a primary care health professional shortage area by the Health Resources and Services Administration.

Source: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas data download.

After a purchase: local filings in Citrus County

  1. County business tax receipt

    In Citrus County, local business tax receipts are issued by the Citrus County Tax Collector (210 N Apopka Ave., Inverness), which takes applications in person.

    Source: Citrus County Tax Collector, checked October 2026.

  2. City business tax

    Some cities in Citrus 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: Citrus County Tax Collector, checked October 2026.

  3. Tangible personal property return

    The Citrus County Property Appraiser takes tangible personal property returns, the yearly return for a business's furniture and equipment.

    Sources: floridarevenue.com; Citrus County Property Appraiser, checked October 2026.

  4. Recording the deed

    When a sale includes real estate, the deed is recorded by the Citrus County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller in the county's Official Records.

    Source: Citrus County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, checked October 2026.

Cities and communities in Citrus County

Homosassa Springs

Unincorporated community

2020 Census population: 14,283.

Sugarmill Woods

Unincorporated community

2020 Census population: 11,204.

Pine Ridge

Unincorporated community

2020 Census population: 11,042.

Citrus Springs

Unincorporated community

2020 Census population: 10,246.

Mailing-address towns in the county that are not Census places: Holder.

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 Citrus County

Newton's Law PA's office is in Lake Worth Beach, about 208 miles from Inverness.

A first consultation is by phone or video, and meetings in person are at the Lake Worth Beach office.

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