Above: Freedom Tower, Miami. Built in 1925 for The Miami News in Spanish Revival style, it served as a center for Cuban refugees in the 1960s and is a National Historic Landmark. Picture credit
This page gathers what a healthcare practice sale in Miami-Dade 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 Miami-Dade County
Residents, 2025
Miami-Dade County had an estimated 2,802,029 residents in 2025, 3.7% 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 6,672 practicing physicians in Miami-Dade County, 23.9 for every 10,000 residents, against 22 statewide.
Source: Florida Department of Health, 2026 Florida Physician Workforce Annual Report, Appendix B.Licensed veterinarians
Miami-Dade County has 620 licensed veterinarians with an address in the county, 2.2 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 232 licensed veterinary establishments.
Source: Florida DBPR, Board of Veterinary Medicine licensee file (lic26vt.csv).Dental shortage designation
Part of Miami-Dade County carries a dental shortage designation from the Health Resources and Services Administration.
Source: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas data download.Dental shortage designations
Parts of Miami-Dade County carry 14 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from the Health Resources and Services Administration that are proposed for withdrawal; they stay in place until withdrawn.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 Miami-Dade County
City business tax
Some cities in Miami-Dade County levy their own business tax; each city's office is listed with the city below.
Tangible personal property return
The Property Appraiser of Miami-Dade County takes tangible personal property returns, the yearly return for a business's furniture and equipment, online or by mail.
Source: Property Appraiser of Miami-Dade County, checked October 2026.Recording the deed
When a sale includes real estate, the deed is recorded by the Clerk of the Court and Comptroller in the county's Official Records.
Source: Clerk of the Court and Comptroller, checked October 2026.
Cities and communities in Miami-Dade County
Miami
City, county seat
2020 Census population: 442,241.
About 58 miles from Newton's Law PA's Lake Worth Beach office.
City business tax receipts: City of Miami, 444 SW 2nd Ave, Miami.
Hialeah
City
2020 Census population: 223,109.
About 54 miles from Newton's Law PA's Lake Worth Beach office.
City business tax receipts: City of Hialeah Business Tax Division, 501 Palm Avenue, Hialeah.
Miami Gardens
City
2020 Census population: 111,640.
About 48 miles from Newton's Law PA's Lake Worth Beach office.
City business tax receipts: City of Miami Gardens Code Enforcement & Business Licensing Department, 18605 NW 27th Avenue, Miami Gardens.
Miami Beach
City
2020 Census population: 82,890.
About 56 miles from Newton's Law PA's Lake Worth Beach office.
City business tax receipts: City of Miami Beach Business Tax Receipt Office, 1755 Meridian Avenue, Miami Beach.
Homestead
City
2020 Census population: 80,737.
City business tax receipts: City of Homestead Business Tax Receipt Office, 100 Civic Court, Homestead.
Kendall
Unincorporated community
2020 Census population: 80,241.
Doral
City
2020 Census population: 75,874.
About 58 miles from Newton's Law PA's Lake Worth Beach office.
City business tax receipts: City of Doral Business License Division, 8401 NW 53rd Terrace, Doral.
North Miami
City
2020 Census population: 60,191.
About 50 miles from Newton's Law PA's Lake Worth Beach office.
City business tax receipts: City of North Miami Office of Land Use Services, BTR Office, 12400 NE 8 Avenue, North Miami.
Fountainebleau
Unincorporated community
2020 Census population: 59,870.
The Hammocks
Unincorporated community
2020 Census population: 59,480.
Westchester
Unincorporated community
2020 Census population: 56,384.
Kendale Lakes
Unincorporated community
2020 Census population: 55,646.
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 Miami-Dade County
Newton's Law PA's office is in Lake Worth Beach, about 58 miles from Miami.
A first consultation is by phone or video, and meetings in person are at the Lake Worth Beach office.
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