David DeGumbia
David DeGumbia is the Chief Operating Officer at Physical Rehabilitation Network, a leading operator of outpatient physical therapy clinics across the United States. A physical therapist by training with more than 25 years of leadership experience, David held senior operations roles at HealthSouth and Select Medical before joining PRN. He is known in the profession for building teams around relationships, mentorship, and honest conversations with insurers about the fair value of physical therapy.
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Sept. 24, 2026
Retention, Reimbursement, and Rewriting the Playbook for PT with David DeGumbia
Physical therapy is at a crossroads. Clinicians are leaving the profession faster than schools can replace them, reimbursement has not kept pace with a seven-year training pathway, and the job title of “doctor” sometimes lands on a workday that looks very different from what students expected.David DeGumbia has spent nearly three decades inside outpatient PT — from athletic training with the Miami Dolphins to leading multi-site operations at HealthSouth and Select Medical, and now as Chief Opera...
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