Last updated June 2026 · Data: WC Providers Directory
Workers’ comp provider supply is highly concentrated: the top 5 specialties make up 56% of all 6,495 providers, while 410 of the directory’s 461 specialties have fewer than 10 providers nationwide — the access gaps injured workers most often hit.
| Specialty | Providers | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Orthopedic Surgery | 1,402 | 21.6% |
| General Medicine | 889 | 13.7% |
| Pain Management | 664 | 10.2% |
| Anesthesiology | 381 | 5.9% |
| Neurology | 287 | 4.4% |
These specialties have a dedicated directory page but very thin provider supply — the hardest for injured workers to find in-network.
Counts are aggregated from the WC Providers Directory directory after de-duplication and canonical specialty normalization. "Scarce" specialties are those with a dedicated page (≥3 providers) but 10 or fewer providers nationwide. Scarcity here reflects directory supply, not regional demand. See the methodology page.
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Orthopedic Surgery is the most common, with 1,402 providers in the directory.
Supply is concentrated: the top 5 specialties account for 56% of all 6,495 providers, while 410 of 461 specialties have fewer than 10 providers each.
Among specialties with their own directory page, the scarcest include Anesthesiology, Medical Management (3), Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Disease (3), Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Disease (3), Ear/nose/throat (ent) (3), Ear/nose/throat (ent); Maxillofacial/oral Surgery (3) — each with 10 or fewer providers nationwide.
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