Healthcare Practice Sales in St. Augustine and St. Johns County

Illustration of the Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine, its grey stone bastions and cannons lit gold at dusk

Above: Castillo de San Marcos, St. Augustine. Spain began the coquina stone fort in 1672 after a pirate raid burned the town; it is the oldest masonry fort in the continental United States. Picture credit

This page gathers what a healthcare practice sale in St. Johns 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 St. Johns County

Residents, 2025

St. Johns County had an estimated 346,328 residents in 2025, 26.7% 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 497 practicing physicians in St. Johns County, 15.0 for every 10,000 residents, against 22 statewide.

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

Licensed veterinarians

St. Johns County has 224 licensed veterinarians with an address in the county, 6.5 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 48 licensed veterinary establishments.

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

Dental shortage designations

Parts of St. Johns County carry 3 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from the Health Resources and Services Administration that are proposed for withdrawal; they stay in place until withdrawn.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 St. Johns County

  1. County business tax receipt

    In St. Johns County, local business tax receipts are issued by the St. Johns County Tax Collector (4030 Lewis Speedway, St. Augustine), which takes applications in person or by mail.

    Source: St. Johns County Tax Collector, checked October 2026.

  2. City business tax

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

  3. Tangible personal property return

    The Saint Johns County Property Appraiser takes tangible personal property returns, the yearly return for a business's furniture and equipment, online or by email.

    Source: Saint Johns County Property Appraiser, checked October 2026.

  4. Recording the deed

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

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

Cities and communities in St. Johns County

Fruit Cove

Unincorporated community

2020 Census population: 32,143.

Nocatee

Unincorporated community

2020 Census population: 22,503.

World Golf Village

Unincorporated community

2020 Census population: 22,117.

Palm Valley

Unincorporated community

2020 Census population: 21,827.

Mailing-address towns in the county that are not Census places: Elkton, Ponte Vedra, Ponte Vedra Beach, Saint Johns.

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 St. Johns County

Newton's Law PA's office is in Lake Worth Beach, about 239 miles from St. Augustine.

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

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