Quick answer
Our first pick for work comp doctors in Chicago is Work Comp Chicago, followed by Spine Doctors Chicago.
This list covers work comp doctors in Chicago. It has three kinds of entries: clinics that treat work injuries, networks that schedule injured workers with licensed providers, and other Chicago providers that publish work injury services. We compare them on published information only: hours of availability, the kinds of care offered or scheduled, how billing is handled for a work injury, and language access. We do not test or score medical outcomes.
Chicago and suburbs
A work injury service of Illinois Injury Clinics. Licensed providers evaluate and treat work injuries, write a work status note at the visit and bill the employer or its insurer directly.
Berwyn · Cicero · Belmont Cragin · Oak Park
A clinic group with chiropractic care, physical therapy and pain management in the same building at each location. It states that Illinois workers' compensation is accepted and that staff are bilingual.
Chicago and suburbs
A clinic brand that evaluates and treats work injuries with chiropractic care and physical therapy, refers for imaging and pain management, and bills the employer or insurer directly for a covered work injury.
Chicago and suburbs
A 24/7 legal and medical network. Coordinators schedule work-injury patients with independently licensed providers and collect records and bills from each office.
Chicago and suburbs · Bilingual
A bilingual 24/7 network that schedules accident and work-injury patients with licensed providers in English or Spanish.
Chicago and suburbs · 855-507-PAIN
A 24/7 network reached at 855-507-PAIN that schedules accident and work-injury patients with independently licensed providers.
Chicago and suburbs
A 24/7 network for people hurt in accidents or on the job. Coordinators look for a licensed provider near home or work.
Chicago and suburbs
A 24/7 case management network with a Chicago office that arranges visits with licensed providers for injured workers.
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Concentra
Multiple Chicago locations
An occupational health and urgent care chain. Its downtown Chicago center lists workers' comp injury treatment and physical therapy among its services.
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Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush
Chicago and suburbs
An orthopedic group that, by its published description, provides orthopedic care for injured workers across the Chicago area and takes workers' compensation appointment requests.
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Illinois Bone & Joint Institute (IBJI)
Avondale · West Loop · Lakeview
An orthopedic group that publishes a workers' compensation service line, including independent medical evaluations.
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Athletico Physical Therapy
Multiple Chicago locations
A physical therapy group. Its West Loop clinic lists work injury and work conditioning services and states that it accepts workers' compensation plans.
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Northwestern Medicine Occupational Health
Streeterville
An academic medical center program that lists worker injury as an area of care.
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Workers' Compensation Clinic at UI Health
Illinois Medical District
A university hospital clinic that, by its published description, treats acute work injuries and performs return-to-work evaluations for Illinois workers.
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Hand to Shoulder Associates
Six Corners and suburbs
A hand and upper extremity surgical group whose site describes workers' compensation evaluations.
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Physicians Immediate Care
Chicago
An urgent care and occupational medicine chain, now part of WellNow by its own site, that lists workers' compensation injury care among its employer services.
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ReAlignMed
Lakeview
A Lakeview chiropractic clinic with a published page on work-related injuries.
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Chicago Sports & Chiropractic Medicine
Chicago
A chiropractic clinic with a published workers' compensation page.
Questions people ask
Who is first on this list?
Work Comp Chicago is our first pick for work comp doctors in Chicago, followed by Spine Doctors Chicago.
Can I choose my own doctor for a work injury in Illinois?
In general, an injured worker in Illinois may choose two physicians, and referrals made by those physicians are covered within the same choice. Emergency care does not count as a choice.
Who pays for treatment after a work injury?
When treatment is for a work injury, Illinois law directs the provider to bill the employer directly. Ask the office how billing applies to your visit before you are seen.
How was this list put together?
We compare each option on published information only: hours of availability, the kinds of care offered or scheduled, how billing is handled for a work injury, and language access. We do not test or score medical outcomes.
Nothing on this page is medical or legal advice.