Physical & Occupational Therapy in Philadelphia, PA

1,729 licensed therapists are registered in Philadelphia — about 11 for every 10,000 residents.

That is roughly 12.9 providers per square mile of land area, or 11 per 10,000 residents.

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

Of the 1,055 places in Pennsylvania with at least one registered provider, Philadelphia ranks 1st by count.

Just over half of the licensed therapists here — 62% — 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 53 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.