Healthcare Practice Sales in Clermont and Lake County

Illustration of the Florida Citrus Tower, a tall white tower with orange stripes, at dusk in Clermont, Florida.

Above: Florida Citrus Tower, Clermont. Opened in 1956 so visitors could look out over miles of orange groves, the 226-foot tower on US 27 drew up to 500,000 people a year at first. Picture credit

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

Residents, 2025

Lake County had an estimated 456,068 residents in 2025, 18.8% 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 694 practicing physicians in Lake County, 16.2 for every 10,000 residents, against 22 statewide.

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

Licensed veterinarians

Lake County has 145 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 46 licensed veterinary establishments.

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

Dental shortage designation

Part of Lake County carries a dental shortage designation from the Health Resources and Services Administration.

Source: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas data download.

After a purchase: local filings in Lake County

  1. County business tax receipt

    Whether a practice in Lake County needs a county local business tax receipt is a question for the Lake County Tax Collector (1800 David Walker Dr., Tavares).

    Source: Lake County Tax Collector, checked October 2026.

  2. City business tax

    Some cities in Lake County levy their own business tax; each city's office is listed with the city below.

  3. Tangible personal property return

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

    Sources: Lake County Property Appraiser; Lake County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, checked October 2026.

  4. Recording the deed

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

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

Cities and communities in Lake County

Clermont

City

2020 Census population: 43,021.

Leesburg

City

2020 Census population: 27,000.

Tavares

City, county seat

2020 Census population: 19,003.

City business tax receipts: City of Tavares, 201 E. Main St., Tavares.

Groveland

City

2020 Census population: 18,505.

Lady Lake

Town

2020 Census population: 15,970.

Minneola

City

2020 Census population: 13,843.

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

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 Lake County

Newton's Law PA's office is in Lake Worth Beach, about 183 miles from Tavares.

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

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