Business phone system for physical, occupational and speech therapy clinics in Texas

How many physical, occupational and speech therapy clinics operate in Texas

Texas had 3,286 physical, occupational and speech therapy clinics in 2023, according to Census County Business Patterns (NAICS 621340, Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists). They employed 42,525 people in mid-March and reported $2.1 billion in annual payroll. That is the 4th highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Physical, occupational and speech therapy clinics make up 0.49% of the 670,878 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Texas has 10.5 physical, occupational and speech therapy clinics, 31.4% below the national rate of 15.3. The average establishment has 12.9 employees against 9.0 nationally. Payroll per employee is $49,334, in line with the U.S. figure of $49,067.

Physical, occupational and speech therapy clinics by metro area in Texas

Census published physical therapy clinic counts for 50 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Texas. The largest is Dallas, TX, with 1,036 establishments. Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 97% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at physical, occupational and speech therapy clinics in Texas

51.0% of Texas's physical, occupational and speech therapy clinics with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 56.8% nationally. 72.9% had fewer than ten. At that size the phone is shared, so routing (who rings, when, and what happens after hours) matters more than the number of desk phones.

Calls a physical therapy clinic in Texas has to catch

Therapy plans of care involve many visits over several weeks, so clinics spend a large share of phone time scheduling and confirming. Referral sources and payers also call to check on authorizations and progress. That holds for physical, occupational and speech therapy clinics in Texas as much as anywhere.

A few of the calls that come in to physical, occupational and speech therapy clinics in Texas:

• A patient calls to reschedule several visits around travel.
• The clinic calls patients to fill a cancelled slot.
• A patient calls with a new referral after surgery.

What physical, occupational and speech therapy clinics text about

Reminder texts and quick reschedule replies help keep a full schedule full.

Texting from a local number in Texas requires carrier registration (10DLC), a one-time $49 fee on Callata.

Callata vs. per-seat pricing for physical, occupational and speech therapy clinics in Texas

Physical, occupational and speech therapy clinics in Texas average 12.9 employees, so the comparison uses a 13-person team. Per-seat business phone plans bill every one of those people. At month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026, 13 users on RingCentral RingEX Core cost $390.00 a month and 13 on Ooma Office Pro cost $324.35. Callata comes to $259.00 a month for 13 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Over a year, that is $1,572 less than RingCentral for a physical therapy clinic in Texas of that size. Annual contracts lower some competitors' prices, so compare the plan you would actually sign.

Area codes in Texas

Texas has 29 geographic area codes in service according to NANPA. Callata includes up to 3 local numbers, so a physical therapy clinic can hold a number in more than one of them.

How Callata works for physical, occupational and speech therapy clinics in Texas

Callata Office costs $99 per month for up to 5 people, and each additional user is $20 a month. That covers up to 3 local numbers, calling from a browser or your cell, transcribed voicemail, recorded calls with AI summaries, after-hours routing and E911 on each number.

Porting a number you already use in Texas is free, and business texting is available once the carrier registration (10DLC) is approved; the registration carries a one-time $49 fee. Which specific numbers are open in a given area code depends on carrier inventory at the time you sign up.

AI agents are optional: an AI receptionist or scheduler can pick up when the team is busy or closed, take a message, send a text or email, or transfer the call. They draw on prepaid AI minutes ($0.25/minute), disclose that they are AI, and outbound AI calls require prior consent and are limited to 8am–9pm.

Practices that handle protected health information should review their own privacy obligations before recording calls, enabling AI summaries or texting appointment details, and keep clinical conversations out of text messages unless their policies allow it.