Physical therapy assistants in the United States

  • Physical therapy assistant
  • United States
Physical therapy assistants
61,100
Linked to a hospital or group
1,236
Hospitals with a physical therapy assistant
172
Medical groups with a physical therapy assistant
433
States and territories
55

There are 61,100 physical therapy assistants in the US. Florida has the most, 5,923, and Stormont Vail Hospital has the most affiliated physical therapy assistants of any hospital, 24.

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Florida has the most physical therapy assistants, with 5,923

There are 61,100 physical therapy assistants in the US, according to Dmand AI data. Texas is second with 5,514, and California third with 3,557.

States with the most physical therapy assistants
#StatePhysical therapy assistants
1Florida5,923
2Texas5,514
3California3,557
4Pennsylvania3,044
5Ohio2,916
6Illinois2,676
7New York2,315
8Wisconsin2,194
9Michigan1,991
10North Carolina1,956

Top 10 of 55 states and territories with a physical therapy assistant

Physical therapy assistants in every other state and territory

Source: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS)

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Advanced Physical Therapy has the most physical therapy assistants of any US medical group, with 49

Cotton O'Neil Clinic is second with 19, and Redbird Smith Health Center third with 19. Counts are physical therapy assistants linked to each group.

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Stormont Vail Hospital has the most affiliated physical therapy assistants of any US hospital, with 24

Cherokee Nation W. W. Hastings Hospital in Tahlequah is second with 11, and CHA Cambridge Hospital third with 8. US physical therapy assistants are affiliated with 172 hospitals in all.

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Group practices and clinics are the most common site of care for US physical therapy assistants, with 639

439 also practice at therapy and rehab centers, and 319 at hospitals. A physical therapy assistant can practice at several kinds of site, so the shares overlap.

US physical therapy assistants by site of care

  1. Medical group practices639
  2. Therapy and rehab centers439
  3. Hospitals319
  4. Ambulatory surgery centers50
  5. Breast imaging centers22

Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data and Dmand AI Practice Data

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  • Medicare servicesServices and procedure codes billed to Medicare, from CMSOn every profile
  • Medicare Part D prescribingClaims and drug costs from Part D, from CMSOn every profile
  • Industry paymentsPayments from drug and device makers, from CMS Open PaymentsOn every profile
  • Publications and clinical trialsResearch papers and trials linked to the NPI, when on fileOn every profile
  • Licenses and graduation yearState license numbers and medical school graduation yearOn every profile
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS), Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (CMS), Open Payments (CMS) and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Sources for the US physical therapy assistant directory

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
HCPs, types and specialtiesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) and Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sites of care, hospitals and medical groupsDmand AI Affiliation Data

Data last refreshed October 2026Report an inaccuracyRemove my information

Physical therapy assistants are HCPs whose primary specialty is physical therapy assistant (taxonomy code 225200000X), with an active NPI and a US practice address.

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How many physical therapy assistants are in the US?

61,100 physical therapy assistants have an active NPI, a US practice address and physical therapy assistant (taxonomy code 225200000X) as their primary specialty. 1,236 of them are linked to a hospital or medical group.

Which state has the most physical therapy assistants?

Florida, with 5,923, followed by Texas with 5,514 and California with 3,557.

Which medical groups have the most physical therapy assistants?

Advanced Physical Therapy, with 49, followed by Cotton O'Neil Clinic with 19 and Redbird Smith Health Center with 19.

Which hospitals have the most physical therapy assistants?

Stormont Vail Hospital, with 24 affiliated physical therapy assistants, followed by Cherokee Nation W. W. Hastings Hospital with 11 and CHA Cambridge Hospital with 8.

What is the taxonomy code for physical therapy assistant?

225200000X is the NPPES taxonomy code for physical therapy assistant. Sub-specialties with their own code are counted on their own lists.

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