An orthopedic office in town

Recovering from an injury usually means more than one appointment: an initial examination, imaging if it is needed, re-examinations to check the plan is working, and often therapy in between. When the office is in your own town, those visits fit around work and family far more easily, and a plan you can actually keep to is worth more than one that looks good on paper.

The Smithtown office is the obvious starting point for people who live here. If its schedule does not suit you, Islandia is about 4.2 miles away and Stony Brook about 5.8 miles, both measured in a straight line. Orthopedic physicians see patients at all seven Injury Recovery MD offices.

Who the orthopedic physicians here see

Injury Recovery MD is set up for two kinds of patient: people hurt in motor vehicle accidents, whose care is paid under New York No-Fault, and people hurt at work, whose care is paid under workers’ compensation. The practice also provides its own physical therapy, chiropractic, pain-management and EMG services, so the orthopedic diagnosis becomes the reference point for everyone else treating you.

Common reasons to book include a stiff, painful neck or lower back (spine care), a shoulder you cannot lift properly (shoulder care), a knee that swells or gives way (knee care), a sore hip after a side impact or fall (hip care), a wrist or elbow that hurts to grip (hand, wrist and elbow care), and an ankle rolled on a stair or loading ramp (foot and ankle care). The orthopedic care overview gathers all of these in one place.

Main Street, Route 25A and the Smithtown Bypass

Jericho Turnpike, which is Route 25 and Main Street through the hamlet, shares a stretch with Route 25A, and the Smithtown Bypass (Route 347) runs through the wider Town of Smithtown. Many local trips use them, whether that is a commute, a school run or an evening errand. A low-speed rear-end bump at a light can still strain the neck; a turning collision can drive a knee into the dashboard. Car accident orthopedic care goes through what the physician checks after each kind of impact.

Emergency department first, orthopedic follow-up next

St. Catherine of Siena Hospital in Smithtown and Stony Brook University Hospital are among the hospitals that serve the area, and both have emergency departments. If you went to one of them straight after the crash or the work injury, that visit dealt with the urgent problems. What an emergency visit usually cannot do is follow a sprain, a torn tendon or an irritated nerve over the course of treatment.

The orthopedic follow-up does. Bring your discharge papers. Your physician examines the injury in detail, decides whether an X-ray, MRI, CT or nerve test would change the plan, puts the diagnosis in writing, and coordinates your physical therapy or chiropractic care around it.

Orthopedic surgeon or orthopedic physician?

People searching for an “orthopedic surgeon in Smithtown” often want a diagnosis first and are not sure whether surgery is on the table. Injury Recovery MD does not perform surgery. Its physicians answer that question through examination and imaging. If an operation might help, you receive a referral for a surgical opinion and choose the surgeon you want; the practice prepares the work-up records for that visit and can take on your rehabilitation afterwards, following the operating surgeon’s protocol. Surgery after a car accident or work injury outlines the options.

Coverage and your choice of provider

Injury Recovery MD bills No-Fault and workers’ compensation carriers directly: $0 out of pocket for covered patients. You choose your own treating provider. Under workers’ comp, that choice is among providers authorized by the New York Workers’ Compensation Board, and Injury Recovery MD is one. A car-accident claim depends on your No-Fault application reaching the insurer within 30 days of the accident, so read the No-Fault 30-day deadline page if you have not filed yet. A job injury follows the workers’ comp process described on workers’ comp orthopedic care. People from nearby Nesconset and Hauppauge are billed the same way.

Orthopedic physicians near Smithtown

• Smithtown office732 Smithtown Bypass, Suite 200, Smithtown, NY 11787About 0.0 straight-line miles from Smithtown
• Islandia office1717 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Suite 100, Islandia, NY 11749About 4.2 straight-line miles from Smithtown
• Stony Brook office2500 Nesconset Hwy, Building 10A, Stony Brook, NY 11790About 5.8 straight-line miles from Smithtown

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

Is there an Injury Recovery MD office in Smithtown?

Yes. Injury Recovery MD has an office in Smithtown, and orthopedic physicians see patients there for car-accident injuries covered by No-Fault and work injuries covered by workers’ compensation. Call (631) 560-8357 to book; same-day and next-day appointments are often available.

What if the Smithtown office has no opening that suits me?

Orthopedic physicians also see patients at Injury Recovery MD’s other six offices. From Smithtown, Islandia is about 4.2 miles away and Stony Brook about 5.8 miles in a straight line, with Medford, East Islip, Bohemia and Mineola further out. Ask the scheduler at (631) 560-8357 about openings at the other offices.

St. Catherine of Siena’s emergency department sent me home. Why see an orthopedic physician?

An emergency department checks for anything dangerous and treats it; it is not set up to manage an injury over the course of treatment. If you still have pain, stiffness, weakness, numbness or a joint that feels unstable, an orthopedic physician can examine it in detail, decide whether more imaging is needed and write a plan that coordinates therapy. Bring your discharge papers to the appointment.

Do I pay anything for orthopedic care after a car accident in Smithtown?

Injury Recovery MD bills the No-Fault carrier directly, so care is $0 out of pocket for covered patients. To keep that coverage, file your No-Fault application within 30 days of the accident. You choose your own treating provider under New York No-Fault; the insurer does not assign one.