Physical & Occupational Therapy in Springfield, MO

There are 295 licensed therapists registered in Springfield. The two most common licence types are physical therapist (133) and occupational therapist (123).

Among the 276 places in Missouri big enough for the comparison to hold — at least a thousand residents, and a resident population that matches who is registered there — Springfield ranks 24th by providers per resident.

A figure well above the median usually means more choice and shorter waits than most of Missouri — 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 489 places in Missouri with at least one registered provider, Springfield ranks 3rd by count.

Just over half of the licensed therapists here — 52% — 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 9 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.