Last updated September 2026 · Data: WC Providers Directory
Workers’ comp provider supply is highly concentrated: the top 5 specialties make up 58% of all 8,446 providers, while 387 of the directory’s 450 specialties have fewer than 10 providers nationwide — the access gaps injured workers most often hit.
Workers' comp provider supply is concentrated in a few specialties, while many specialty pages have very small national supply.
| Specialty | Providers | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Orthopedic Surgery | 1,692 | 20.0% |
| General Medicine | 1,036 | 12.3% |
| Occupational Medicine | 885 | 10.5% |
| Pain Management | 848 | 10.0% |
| Anesthesiology | 453 | 5.4% |
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 1,692 providers in the directory.
Supply is concentrated: the top 5 specialties account for 58% of all 8,446 providers, while 387 of 450 specialties have fewer than 10 providers each.
Among specialties with their own directory page, the scarcest include Allergy & Immunology, Pediatrics (3), Anesthesiologist; Subspecialty Pain Medicine (3), Chiropractic; Other (3), Dermatology, Allergy & Immunology (3), Ear/nose/throat (ent) (3) — each with 10 or fewer providers nationwide.
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