Legal Medicine
There are 1874 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
By state
Top metros
- BROOKLYN, NY 81 providers
- NEW YORK, NY 50 providers
- MIAMI, FL 43 providers
- BRONX, NY 27 providers
- CHICAGO, IL 23 providers
- PITTSBURGH, PA 15 providers
- HOUSTON, TX 15 providers
- HIALEAH, FL 14 providers
- LOS ANGELES, CA 12 providers
- SAN FRANCISCO, CA 11 providers
- DALLAS, TX 10 providers
- TAMPA, FL 10 providers
- LONG BEACH, CA 9 providers
- SAN JUAN, PR 8 providers
- EL PASO, TX 8 providers
- SAN ANTONIO, TX 8 providers
- BATON ROUGE, LA 7 providers
- NEWARK, NJ 7 providers
- BALTIMORE, MD 7 providers
- LAS VEGAS, NV 7 providers
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?
Praxis MD refreshes the monthly NPPES bulk file and applies weekly delta updates. Each page shows its 'Updated' date.