Physical & Occupational Therapy in Decatur, AL

There are 75 licensed therapists registered in Decatur. The two most common licence types are physical therapist (52) and occupational therapist (19).

Among the 207 places in Alabama big enough for the comparison to hold — at least a thousand residents, and a resident population that matches who is registered there — Decatur ranks 32nd by providers per resident.

A figure well above the median usually means more choice and shorter waits than most of Alabama — though supply is not the same as availability. Plenty of providers in a well-served area are full, out of network, or private-pay only.

Of the 289 places in Alabama with at least one registered provider, Decatur ranks 9th by count.

Just over half of the licensed therapists here — 73% — hold the same licence, physical therapist. Where one type dominates like this, the practical question is less which letters someone has than whether they work with what you are bringing to them.

One caveat on reading these numbers: the registry records where a provider registered an address, not where they see clients day to day, and addresses are not always kept current. It also says nothing about whether someone is taking new clients.