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Physical & Occupational Therapy in District of Columbia

Physical therapists and occupational therapists registered with a practice address in this area, including their board-recognised specialty areas.

1,283
Registered providers
20
Places with providers
45th
National rank
of 56
2
Licence types

There are 1,283 licensed therapists registered in District of Columbia. The two most common licence types are physical therapist (712) and occupational therapist (394).

District of Columbia ranks 45th of 56 states and territories by the number of registered providers in this field.

No single licence type dominates here — physical therapist and occupational therapist are within reach of each other. For most common reasons to seek therapy, the distinction between those licences matters less than availability and cost.

Providers are registered in 20 distinct places across District of Columbia. The map shows the ZIP codes with the highest counts.

These counts come from the federal NPI registry. A provider appears here if they hold an active NPI with a practice address in this area — it does not mean they are currently accepting new clients, and the registry does not record insurance, fees or availability.

How District of Columbia got here

new registrations per year

Each registration carries the year it was issued, so the registry doubles as a record of when this workforce grew in District of Columbia. A rising line means the constraint is easing; a flat one means today's shortage is likely to be next year's too.

04590200820172026
New registrations per year. licensed therapists in District of Columbia. Annual registrations in 2025 were 5% lower than in 2008. The final bar is faded because 2026 is still in progress. Starts at 2008 on purpose. The NPI system launched in 2006– 2007 and the whole profession registered at once, so those two years are an artefact of the rollout rather than a measure of anything. Including them would make the following year look like a collapse.

Who they are

self-reported to CMS

78.6% of registered licensed therapists in District of Columbia are women. Nationally the figure varies a great deal by licence type — occupational therapy at one end, psychiatry at the other. See the national breakdown.

You can filter any city list on this site by gender. We show it because it is one of the most common things people search for and, for some kinds of work, a real need — but it is only ever a filter here, never a ranking.

Where they are registered

circle size = providers in that ZIP code
The highest-count ZIP codes for licensed therapists in District of Columbia. Circle position is the ZIP code centroid, not a street address.

By licence type

Physical Therapist
712
55.5%
Occupational Therapist
394
30.7%

Places in District of Columbia

0 of 0 have their own page so far
Place Providers Population Per 10k