Independent practice ownership keeps declining as real estate becomes the second-largest fixed cost after payroll. Learn how a Medical Real Estate Calculator lets physicians check procedure-level demand at any address before signing a lease, pairing clinical volume with standard site-selection metrics so a lease decision reflects real market demand rather than general foot traffic.

Rent is a fixed cost. Procedure volume is what pays it. That single sentence is the whole discipline of medical real estate in 2026. Every lease, renewal, and expansion decision comes down to whether the market around a location produces enough clinical demand — CPT, HCPCS, DRG volume — to support your specialty. Everything else is decoration.