OWCP Care for Federal Employees Near Dallas

At Innovare Tx Regenerative & Wellness Clinic in Addison, TX, we see federal employees with claims through the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP). Whether you’re a mail carrier with a knee injury or a CBP officer dealing with chronic back pain, our team can evaluate your injury, provide authorized care, and prepare medical documentation for your claim. OWCP pays for approved, authorized services; ask us what applies to your claim.

What is OWCP? Understanding federal workers’ compensation

OWCP stands for the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, a division of the U.S. Department of Labor. It administers benefits for federal employees who are injured or become ill as a direct result of their job duties.

Unlike state workers’ compensation systems that cover private-sector employees, OWCP is a federal program governed by the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA). This means different rules, paperwork, and processes than other coverage, so it can help to see a provider who knows the program.

OWCP provides benefits including:

• Medical treatment — office visits, specialist referrals, surgery, physical therapy
• Wage replacement — compensation for lost work time
• Vocational rehabilitation — if you need to transition to a different role
• Permanent disability benefits — for lasting impairments
• Death benefits — for surviving dependents

OWCP looks for a physician’s reasoned opinion connecting your condition to your work, so your treating physician’s documentation can carry real weight in your claim.

You have an initial choice of OWCP physician

Under FECA, you have an initial choice of treating physician, and your employer should tell you so (20 CFR 10.300). When you’re injured on the job, your supervisor or HR department may suggest a doctor, but your employer should allow you to select a qualified physician. OWCP may separately require a second-opinion exam (20 CFR 10.320).

• Your physician may be in private practice or employed by a federal agency
• You can look for a provider with experience in your type of injury
• You can look for a provider who understands OWCP documentation requirements
• After your initial choice, changing physicians requires OWCP’s written approval; a referral from your original physician does not (20 CFR 10.316)

CA-1 vs. CA-2 claims: which do you need?

It helps to understand the difference between CA-1 and CA-2 claims. Filing the wrong form, or filing late, can delay or complicate a claim.

CA-1: Traumatic injury

A CA-1 form is used for injuries caused by a specific event or incident during a single work shift — slipping on a wet floor, lifting a heavy package and tearing a rotator cuff, a vehicle accident during a work route, or being assaulted on the job. Filing deadline: within 30 days of the injury to keep continuation of pay. An original claim generally must be filed within 3 years. The injury must be clearly tied to a specific date, time, and incident.

CA-2: Occupational disease or illness

A CA-2 form is used for conditions that develop gradually over time due to your work duties — carpal tunnel from years of sorting mail, chronic knee degeneration from standing on concrete, or hearing loss from loud equipment. Filing deadline: within 3 years of when you became aware, or should have become aware, of the condition’s connection to your work. This requires medical documentation addressing the causal link.

Our team assists with:

• Determining the correct form for your situation
• Completing medical documentation that addresses causation
• Providing objective clinical findings (range-of-motion tests, imaging referrals, diagnostic workups)
• Writing narrative medical reports with OWCP’s evidence requirements in mind
• Ongoing treatment documentation for authorization requests

The Innovare Tx OWCP process: what to expect

Here is how an OWCP visit usually goes:

1. Initial contact. Call (214) 233-3094 or book online. Let us know you’re a federal employee with a work injury. We verify your claim status and gather initial information.
2. Comprehensive evaluation. Your treating physician, Dr. Nathan Nguyen, MD, working with Charles Ortega, PA-C, performs a thorough evaluation — detailed injury history tied to your job duties, physical examination with objective findings, record review, and treatment plan development.
3. Documentation & filing support. We prepare causal-relationship statements, objective medical evidence, treatment-necessity narratives, and prognosis/work-status reports for your claim.
4. Treatment. Your plan may include office visits, physical therapy with Rowena Calleja, PT, diagnostic testing, and referrals as needed.
5. Billing. We bill OWCP directly using proper coding and track authorization requests. OWCP pays for approved, authorized services; ask us what applies to your claim.

Physical therapy under OWCP: integrated recovery

Rowena Calleja, PT provides OWCP physical therapy here. She works directly alongside Charles Ortega, PA-C and Dr. Nathan Nguyen, MD, so your MD, PA-C and PT can communicate about your care and your PT notes and medical records stay consistent. Physical therapy under OWCP requires OWCP authorization, which our team helps request. Physical therapy at Innovare Tx