Stony Brook, Medford or Bohemia

Three Injury Recovery MD offices are within easy reach of Centereach. Stony Brook is the closest at about 3.6 miles. Medford, the practice’s main office, is about 4.8 miles away, and Bohemia about 6.1. All of those are straight-line figures, so expect the drive to be somewhat longer.

Orthopedic physicians see patients at every office, which leaves the choice to you. Someone who works or shops toward the north shore may find Stony Brook easiest; someone heading east or south during the week may prefer Medford. Patients from Selden, next door, weigh the same two offices.

The kind of patient Injury Recovery MD sees

This is a practice for injuries with a specific cause: a motor vehicle accident, paid under New York No-Fault, or an injury at work, paid under workers’ compensation. Orthopedic physicians do the diagnostic work, and the practice’s own physical therapists, chiropractors and pain-management clinicians carry out much of the treatment that follows, so everyone works from the same diagnosis.

For more on the car-accident side, see car accident orthopedic care; for job injuries, workers’ comp orthopedic care.

Middle Country Road and Nicolls Road

Middle Country Road (Route 25) and Nicolls Road (County Route 97) are the two major roads through Centereach, and plenty of commutes and errands use them. Stop-and-go traffic and turning vehicles are the usual setting for rear-end and side-impact collisions on roads of this kind. Even a collision that seems minor can leave a sore neck, a bruised knee or a wrist that aches when you grip, and those deserve an examination rather than guesswork. If you were walking or cycling when a car hit you, the same examination applies; does No-Fault cover pedestrians and cyclists? covers the insurance side.

After treatment at Stony Brook University Hospital

Stony Brook University Hospital is one of the hospitals that serve Centereach and has an emergency department. If you were seen there after a crash or work injury, keep your discharge summary and any imaging report and bring them with you. The emergency visit answered the urgent question. The orthopedic visit answers the next ones: what exactly is injured, whether an MRI, CT or nerve study is worth ordering, whether a digital X-ray on site would help, and what the treatment plan should be.

That plan is organised by body area. The detail pages cover the knee, the spine, the hand, wrist and elbow, the shoulder, the foot and ankle, and the hip, and the orthopedic care overview ties them together.

Searching for an orthopedic surgeon in Centereach

A search for an orthopedic surgeon is often really a search for someone who can say whether an injury needs surgery. Injury Recovery MD does not perform surgery. What its orthopedic physicians can do is work out, through examination and imaging, whether surgery is worth discussing at all. If it is, you are referred for a surgical opinion and you choose your own surgeon. Your examination findings, imaging and treatment history go with you, and if you have the operation, post-operative rehabilitation can continue at Injury Recovery MD using the protocol your surgeon sets. Surgery after a car accident or work injury explains the procedures most often involved.

No-Fault, workers’ comp and your choice of doctor

Injury Recovery MD sends its bills straight to the No-Fault or workers’ compensation carrier, so care is $0 out of pocket for covered patients. You choose your own treating provider; the insurer does not pick one for you. Under workers’ comp, that choice is among providers authorized by the New York Workers’ Compensation Board, and Injury Recovery MD is one. If your injury came from a car accident, your No-Fault application must be filed within 30 days of the accident — the No-Fault 30-day deadline page explains what to send and where.

Orthopedic physicians near Centereach

• Stony Brook office2500 Nesconset Hwy, Building 10A, Stony Brook, NY 11790About 3.6 straight-line miles from Centereach
• Medford office3243 NY-112, Bldg 1, Suite 4, Medford, NY 11763About 4.8 straight-line miles from Centereach
• Bohemia office1690 Washington Ave, Bohemia, NY 11716About 6.1 straight-line miles from Centereach

Orthopedic physicians see patients at every Injury Recovery MD office. Distances are straight-line, not driving. See all offices on the locations page. Call (631) 560-8357 — answered 24/7.

Frequently asked questions

How far is the nearest Injury Recovery MD office from Centereach?

The Stony Brook office is about 3.6 miles from Centereach in a straight line, the Medford main office about 4.8 miles and the Bohemia office about 6.1 miles. Driving distances are longer. Orthopedic physicians see patients at all three. Call (631) 560-8357; same-day and next-day appointments are often available.

Is the Injury Recovery MD office in Stony Brook part of Stony Brook University Hospital?

No. The two share a place name only. Injury Recovery MD is a separate injury practice with its own office in Stony Brook. If you were treated in the Stony Brook University Hospital emergency department, bring your discharge summary and any imaging reports to your orthopedic appointment so your physician can see what was already done.

What if I was hurt at work rather than in a car?

Injury Recovery MD treats work injuries as well as car-accident injuries. Care after a job injury is billed directly to the workers’ compensation carrier, so it is $0 out of pocket for covered patients. Bring your employer’s name, the date of the injury and any claim number you have. Your orthopedic physician can also write work restrictions that match your actual job duties and update them as the injury changes.

Does Injury Recovery MD have orthopedic surgeons near Centereach?

No. Injury Recovery MD’s orthopedic physicians diagnose and treat injuries without surgery, and the practice does not operate. If your examination or imaging suggests surgery may be needed, you receive a referral for a surgical opinion and choose your own surgeon. The practice prepares the records that surgeon needs and can provide rehabilitation afterwards following the surgeon’s protocol.