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Physical & Occupational Therapy in Forest City, IA

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9 registered licensed therapists

21.7 per 10,000 residents

103rd of 360 places in IA

population 4,143

median 9.5 0 37.1 providers per 10,000 residents · 331 places in Iowa
21.7 per 10,000 in Forest City — well above the median of 9.5 across 331 places in Iowa.

Forest City has 9 licensed therapists with a registered practice address, across 2 licence types.

That is roughly 2 providers per square mile of land area, or 21.7 per 10,000 residents.

Density is the closest public proxy for how hard it will be to get an appointment, but it is only a proxy. It counts everyone with a registered address here, including people who have retired, moved or stopped taking new clients — nothing forces those records to be updated. Read it as an encouraging upper bound rather than a promise.

Forest City is the 103rd largest concentration in Iowa by number of providers, accounting for 0.1% of the state total.

The mix here is unusually concentrated: physical therapist outnumber the next largest group by more than three to one. Licence titles vary between states for what is often similar training, so a lopsided mix usually says more about how Iowa licenses its providers than about what is available to you.

9 is a small enough number that availability, not choice, will decide how quickly you are seen. Licences are issued at state level, so the practical pool is usually wider than this page shows: 4,029 licensed therapists are registered across Iowa, and many practices now offer appointments by video. The towns listed further down are the next places to look.

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.

Licence types in Forest City

Everyone registered in Forest City

Name Licence type Practice address Phone
Nikki Arentson Occupational Therapist 606 S 7TH ST, 50436 (641) 585-2232
Tara Becker, PT Physical Therapist 226 HIGHWAY 69 N, 50436 (641) 585-1551
Jenna Britson, P.T. Physical Therapist 126 N 6TH ST STE B, 50436 (641) 548-8777
Brian Budach, PT, DPT, ATC, CSCS Physical Therapist 605 E J ST, 50436 (641) 585-7550
Robin Charlson, DPT Physical Therapist 1144 HWY 69 N, 50436 (641) 585-3382
Alyssa Clasen, PT Physical Therapist 605 E J ST, 50436 (641) 585-1550
Carla McWilliams, PT, DPT Physical Therapist 605 E J ST, 50436 (641) 585-1550
Brooke Shefchik Physical Therapist 126 N 6TH ST STE B, 50436 (641) 585-1550
Samantha Wedemeier, DPT Physical Therapist 605 E J ST, 50436 (641) 585-1550

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PlaceProvidersDistance
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Clear Lake 14 25.3 km
Mason City 30 37.4 km
Algona 6 52.3 km
Hampton 5 67.2 km
Humboldt 4 76.3 km