Legal Medicine
There are 101 active legal medicine providers in the United States, distributed across 32 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
By state
Top metros
- LOS ANGELES, CA 6 providers
- HONOLULU, HI 3 providers
- WAYCROSS, GA 3 providers
- SACRAMENTO, CA 3 providers
- BRENTWOOD, TN 2 providers
- ANCHORAGE, AK 2 providers
- OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 2 providers
- PHOENIX, AZ 2 providers
- COLUMBUS, OH 2 providers
- LAKEWAY, TX 2 providers
- RICHMOND, VA 2 providers
- BUTLER, WI 1 providers
- BEDFORD, NY 1 providers
- CAMERON PARK, CA 1 providers
- BRONX, NY 1 providers
- BATON ROUGE, LA 1 providers
- BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI 1 providers
- CLEARWATER, FL 1 providers
- BLACKSHEAR, GA 1 providers
- AURORA, CO 1 providers
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?
Praxis MD refreshes the monthly NPPES bulk file and applies weekly delta updates. Each page shows its 'Updated' date.