Healthcare Practice Sales in Palm Coast and Flagler County

Illustration of Washington Oaks Gardens State Park in Palm Coast: layered coquina rocks on the beach by the Atlantic at dusk.

Above: Washington Oaks Gardens State Park, Palm Coast. Coquina rock crops out along the beach, and the formal gardens were created after 1936 by Louise Powis Clark, who gave the land to Florida in 1964. Picture credit

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

Residents, 2025

Flagler County had an estimated 140,360 residents in 2025, 21.7% 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 133 practicing physicians in Flagler County, 9.8 for every 10,000 residents, against 22 statewide.

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

Licensed veterinarians

Flagler County has 62 licensed veterinarians with an address in the county, 4.4 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 13 licensed veterinary establishments.

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

Primary care shortage area

All of Flagler 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 Flagler County

  1. County business tax receipt

    In Flagler County, local business tax receipts are issued by the Flagler County Tax Collector (1769 East Moody Blvd, Bunnell), which takes applications online or in person.

    Source: Flagler County Tax Collector, checked October 2026.
  2. City business tax

    Some cities in Flagler 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: Flagler County Tax Collector, checked October 2026.
  3. Tangible personal property return

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

    Sources: floridarevenue.com; Flagler County Property Appraiser, checked October 2026.
  4. Recording the deed

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

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

Cities and communities in Flagler County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census, read October 2026. City business tax offices: each city's own pages.

How Newton's Law PA serves Flagler County

Newton's Law PA's office is in Lake Worth Beach, about 210 miles from Bunnell.

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

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