Orthopedic Physical Therapist

NUCC 2251X0800X · Physical Therapist

10,747 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 51 states · 89th of 690 specialties by headcount.

10,747
Providers
CMS NPPES-registered
51
States
with ≥1 NPI
California
Top state
1,571 providers
$517
Open Pay avg
357th of 551 specialties

Where this specialty sits in the corpus

Orthopedic Physical Therapist ranks 89th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.15% of all registered NPIs), densest in California; per resident District of Columbia leads.

10,747
NPPES providers in specialty
89th
of 690 specialties
496
state-share HHI
0%
Part D prescriber share

District of Columbia is densest per capita (1.9× the national rate; Colorado 1.8×); 3.8% of the Physical Therapist category.

Taxonomy fingerprint

Orthopedic Physical Therapist (NUCC 2251X0800X; 0% Part D prescribers (5 of 10,747); avg 61 Part D claims/prescriber (527th of 572); Open Payments avg $517/physician (357th of 551; 3 paid, $2K total); state-share HHI 496; next-larger headcount neighbor Nephrology Physician (+59); next-smaller Podiatrist (-145)).

Next larger: Nephrology Physician (10,806) Next smaller: Podiatrist (10,602)

Population-adjusted state index

Each multiple is this specialty's providers-per-resident in a state divided by the national rate (Census Vintage population estimates). Raw headcount favors large states; this ranking surfaces denser markets.

Over-indexed vs national rate

Under-indexed vs national rate

Which states have the most providers?

#StateProviders
1California1,571
2New York717
3Texas716
4Florida619
5Pennsylvania552
6Ohio426
7New Jersey359
8North Carolina354
9Colorado342
10Illinois314
11Washington301
12Michigan292
13Virginia290
14Massachusetts282
15Arizona261

Top Cities for Orthopedic Physical Therapist

#CityProviders
1New YorkNew York193
2Los AngelesCalifornia102
3San DiegoCalifornia97
4AustinTexas91
5PhiladelphiaPennsylvania89
6ChicagoIllinois71
7HoustonTexas71
8SeattleWashington68
9CincinnatiOhio66
10PortlandOregon59
11DallasTexas51
12San FranciscoCalifornia50

Sample Orthopedic Physical Therapist NPIs

A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.

#Provider
1Vicky Bledsoe, PTFort Collins, CO
2Michael Taylor, P.T., M.B.A.Encinitas, CA
3Todd Bottenfield, RPTEnglewood, FL
4Douglas White, DPTHawi, HI
5Daniel Roberts, P.T.Deer Park, WA
6Robert Addicott, P.T.Glendale, AZ
7Connie Seymour, PT, PHDLittleton, MA
8John Storck, PTBriarcliff Manor, NY
9Troy Bourgeois, PT, DPTMetairie, LA
10John Barbis, MA, PT, OCSJenkintown, PA
11Jacqueline Randa, PTHenderson, NV
12Adrienne Parry, P.T.Tucson, AZ
13Sharon Farrell, PTTucson, AZ
14Jennifer Comer, P.T.Tucson, AZ
15Terri Adler, P.T.Tucson, AZ
16Emily Johnson, MS, PTPortsmouth, VA
17Charles Conti, PTCincinnati, OH
18Fredrick Oliver, P.T.Cincinnati, OH

Adjacent specialties in the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy - same Physical Therapist category.

Compare Orthopedic Physical Therapist vs Physical Therapist →

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does the large Orthopedic Physical Therapist headcount concentrate?
10,747 Orthopedic Physical Therapist NPIs span 51 states; California alone holds 1,571. Top metros include New York, NY; Los Angeles, CA; San Diego, CA; Austin, TX. Nationally this is 89th of 690 NUCC codes.
How large is Orthopedic Physical Therapist's Open Payments footprint?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 3 Orthopedic Physical Therapist physicians totaling $2K (13 payments; average $517, 357th of 551). Presence in Open Payments is not a quality judgment.
How heavy is Orthopedic Physical Therapist Part D prescribing at scale?
Among Orthopedic Physical Therapist NPIs, 5 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 61 claims and $1K drug cost per prescriber; 527th of 572 specialties by average claims). Non-prescribing clinicians in the same NUCC code are still in NPPES.
Data sources and methodology

Provider data from CMS NPPES (download.cms.gov/nppes). Specialty classification from NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org). Part D averages from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF; industry payments from CMS Open Payments 2024. Counts reflect self-designated primary taxonomy at NPI enrollment. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Methodology · About

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-27.