Physical & Occupational Therapy in Kansas City, KS

There are 160 licensed therapists registered in Kansas City. The two most common licence types are physical therapist (101) and occupational therapist (48).

Among the 172 places in Kansas big enough for the comparison to hold — at least a thousand residents, and a resident population that matches who is registered there — Kansas City ranks 50th by providers per resident.

That puts Kansas City close to the middle for Kansas. Expect to contact several providers rather than one, and to find that availability rather than choice is the binding constraint.

Of the 278 places in Kansas with at least one registered provider, Kansas City ranks 6th by count.

Just over half of the licensed therapists here — 68% — 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.

Registered addresses are spread across 12 ZIP codes. The map above sizes each ZIP by how many providers are registered there — clustering usually follows medical districts and commercial corridors rather than population.

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.