Legal Medicine
There are 101 active legal medicine providers in the United States, distributed across 31 states. Legal Medicine is a special field of medicine that focuses on various aspects of medicine and law. Historically, the practice of legal medicine made contributions to medicine as a scientific instrumen The directory pages currently published below cover 2 states.
By state
Top metros
- WAYCROSS, GA 3 providers
- LAKEWAY, TX 2 providers
- FORT WORTH, TX 2 providers
- DALLAS, TX 1 providers
- DECATUR, GA 1 providers
- AUGUSTA, GA 1 providers
- RICHMOND, TX 1 providers
- SUGAR LAND, TX 1 providers
- HOUSTON, TX 1 providers
- BLACKSHEAR, GA 1 providers
- CLARKSTON, GA 1 providers
Related taxonomy codes
- Legal Medicine 1,850 active providers 173000000X
- Family Medicine 210,951 active providers 207Q00000X
- Internal Medicine 193,133 active providers 207R00000X
- Pediatrics 87,864 active providers 208000000X
- Emergency Medicine 80,796 active providers 207P00000X
- Psychiatry (Psychiatry & Neurology) 73,561 active providers 2084P0800X
- Anesthesiology 73,000 active providers 207L00000X
- Obstetrics & Gynecology 58,694 active providers 207V00000X
- Diagnostic Radiology (Radiology) 54,236 active providers 2085R0202X
- Surgery 45,117 active providers 208600000X
- Orthopaedic Surgery 37,015 active providers 207X00000X
- Cardiovascular Disease (Internal Medicine) 36,656 active providers 207RC0000X
About legal medicine
Legal Medicine is a special field of medicine that focuses on various aspects of medicine and law. Historically, the practice of legal medicine made contributions to medicine as a scientific instrument to solve criminal perplexities. Since World War II, the domain of legal medicine has broadened to include not only aspects of medical science to solve legal and criminal problems but aspects of law as it applies to medicine. Legal Medicine continues to grow as medicolegal issues like medical malpractice and liability, government regulation of health care, issues of tort reform, and moral and ethical complexities presented by technological advances become increasingly prominent. Many medical schools have implemented courses which supply medicolegal instruction for medical students, and many law schools now offer medicolegal courses. Also, dual degree programs in law and medicine have been created to assist physicians to bridge the gap between medicine and the law.
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.