Legal Medicine
There are 1,850 active legal medicine providers in the United States, distributed across 52 states. The specialty areas of medicine concerned with matters of, and relations with, substantive law and legal institutions; such as the conduct of medical examinations at crime scenes, performance of autop The directory pages currently published below cover 3 states.
By state
Top metros
- HOUSTON, TX 15 providers
- DALLAS, TX 9 providers
- EL PASO, TX 8 providers
- ATLANTA, GA 8 providers
- SAN ANTONIO, TX 7 providers
- AUGUSTA, GA 6 providers
- BOISE, ID 5 providers
- LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 4 providers
- COLUMBUS, GA 4 providers
- DECATUR, GA 4 providers
- MARIETTA, GA 4 providers
- MCALLEN, TX 4 providers
- GARLAND, TX 3 providers
- EDINBURG, TX 3 providers
- PLANO, TX 3 providers
- CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 3 providers
- CONYERS, GA 2 providers
- CONROE, TX 2 providers
- AUSTIN, TX 2 providers
- HARLINGEN, TX 2 providers
Related taxonomy codes
- Legal Medicine 101 active providers 209800000X
- Case Manager/Care Coordinator 166,387 active providers 171M00000X
- Specialist 89,710 active providers 174400000X
- Community Health Worker 48,451 active providers 172V00000X
- Acupuncturist 43,923 active providers 171100000X
- Peer Specialist 33,588 active providers 175T00000X
- Contractor 9,827 active providers 171W00000X
- Naturopath 8,572 active providers 175F00000X
- Health & Wellness Coach 8,406 active providers 171400000X
- Driver 8,079 active providers 172A00000X
- Health Educator 7,722 active providers 174H00000X
- Midwife 6,985 active providers 176B00000X
About legal medicine
The specialty areas of medicine concerned with matters of, and relations with, substantive law and legal institutions; such as the conduct of medical examinations at crime scenes, performance of autopsies, giving of expert medical testimony in judicial proceedings, medical treatment of inmates of penal institutions, the practice of trauma medicine in law enforcement settings, and other clinical practice and medical science applications in the fields of law, law enforcement, and corrections.
Frequently asked
What does a legal medicine provider do?
Legal Medicine providers are healthcare professionals classified under the NUCC Healthcare Provider Taxonomy. Refer to the NUCC taxonomy definitions and your state licensing board for scope of practice details.
How do I verify a legal medicine provider's NPI?
Every NPI on Praxis MD has a verifiable record in the official CMS NPPES registry. Open NPPES to confirm, then check the issuing state board for current license status.
How current is this data?
Each page shows the CMS NPPES source snapshot date used to build it. Use the linked CMS record when you need the latest source entry.