Physical & Occupational Therapy in Birch Tree, MO
2 registered licensed therapists
35.7 per 10,000 residents
307th of 489 places in MO
population 561
There are 2 licensed therapists registered in Birch Tree. The two most common licence types are physical therapist (1) and occupational therapist (1).
With a population of 561, that works out to 35.7 providers per 10,000 residents. Density is a rough measure: providers register a practice address, which may be a clinic serving a much wider area than the city itself.
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.
Birch Tree is the 307th largest concentration in Missouri by number of providers, accounting for under 0.1% of the state total.
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.
With only 2 providers registered locally, most people here will be looking beyond the town. Licences are issued at state level, so a provider anywhere in Missouri can generally see you by video — which makes the statewide figure the more useful one: 8,103 licensed therapists are registered across Missouri. Asking specifically whether a practice takes remote appointments is usually the fastest way to widen the search.
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 Birch Tree
Everyone registered in Birch Tree
| Name | Licence type | Practice address | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merri Trotter, OTR | Occupational Therapist | RR 2 BOX 2215, 65438 | (573) 292-3212 |
| Jon Dewick, DPT | Physical Therapist | RR 2 BOX 2430B, 65438 | (573) 292-1222 |
Nearby places
| Place | Providers | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain View | 4 | 18.7 km |
| Willow Springs | 3 | 41.7 km |
| West Plains | 67 | 44.2 km |
| Mountain Grove | 11 | 70.4 km |
| Piedmont | 3 | 72.7 km |
| Doniphan | 4 | 72.7 km |
| Gainesville | 5 | 93.7 km |
| Greenville | 4 | 93.8 km |