Physical & Occupational Therapy in Portland, TN

There are 12 licensed therapists registered in Portland. The two most common licence types are physical therapist (9) and occupational therapist (2).

Among the 207 places in Tennessee big enough for the comparison to hold — at least a thousand residents, and a resident population that matches who is registered there — Portland ranks 156th by providers per resident.

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

Of the 314 places in Tennessee with at least one registered provider, Portland ranks 91st by count.

The largest single group is physical therapist, at 9 providers or 75% of the total. Licence titles vary between states for what is often similar training and scope, so the mix here partly reflects how Tennessee licenses its providers.

Just over half of the licensed therapists here — 75% — 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.

12 is a small enough number that availability, not choice, will decide how quickly you are seen. Licences are issued at state level, so the practical pool is usually wider than this page shows: 8,391 licensed therapists are registered across Tennessee, and many practices now offer appointments by video. The towns listed further down are the next places to look.

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.