Physical & Occupational Therapy in Dexter, NM
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3 registered licensed therapists
28.6 per 10,000 residents
69th of 176 places in NM
population 1,049
There are 3 licensed therapists registered in Dexter. The two most common licence types are physical therapist (1) and occupational therapist (1).
Among the 53 places in New Mexico big enough for the comparison to hold — at least a thousand residents, and a resident population that matches who is registered there — Dexter ranks 23rd by providers per resident.
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.
Dexter is the 69th largest concentration in New Mexico by number of providers, accounting for under 0.1% of the state total.
The largest single group is physical therapist, at 1 providers or 33% of the total. Licence titles vary between states for what is often similar training and scope, so the mix here partly reflects how New Mexico licenses its providers.
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 3 providers registered locally, most people here will be looking beyond the town. Licences are issued at state level, so a provider anywhere in New Mexico can generally see you by video — which makes the statewide figure the more useful one: 2,496 licensed therapists are registered across New Mexico. 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 Dexter
Everyone registered in Dexter
| Name | Licence type | Practice address | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erica Portio | Occupational Therapist | 7 W LAKE CT, 88230 | (575) 420-1759 |
| Samuel Chaves | Pediatric Occupational Therapist | 404 S. ELFORD, 88230 | (575) 734-8533 |
| Genia Devenport, M.S. P.T. | Physical Therapist | 245 E ORCHARD PARK RD, 88230 | (505) 622-4905 |