Maritime & River · Serving Louisville & Southern Indiana

Coast Guard physicals and testing for crews on the river.

Merchant mariner physicals for the U.S. Coast Guard credential, drug and alcohol testing, and injury care for river and marine employers across Louisville and Southern Indiana. Off I-65 at Exit 4.

A deckhand in a life vest and hard hat handling a mooring line on a barge on a wide river at dawn

Keep your crew credentialed and on the river.

Merchant mariner physicals
The CG-719K physical for the U.S. Coast Guard merchant mariner credential, set up in advance through the front desk for an employer's crew or an individual mariner.
Coast Guard drug and alcohol testing
Pre-employment, random, post-casualty, and reasonable-cause testing for crews under 46 CFR Part 16, collected to the DOT rules in 49 CFR Part 40.
Injury care and return to work
Crew injuries treated during clinic hours. Work status comes back to you after the visit.

How it works

  1. 1

    Become a client

    Sign the service agreement online. It sets up billing, your workers' comp carrier, your designated representative, and who receives results.

    Become a Client
  2. 2

    Send an employee

    Submit an authorization. You get a confirmation and the employee gets a what-to-bring message.

    Send an Employee
  3. 3

    Results to the people you named

    Drug and alcohol results through the eScreen account OMP sets up for you. Work status after an injury visit.

    Call 812.271.4240

Why OMP

  • Independent and physician-owned.

    Decisions are made here, not by a hospital system or insurance company.

  • Thirty years in Southern Indiana.

    You already know us.

  • Fast same-day visits.

    No waiting for hours.

  • Back to work, not funneled.

    Our priority is you, not revenue from additional services you don't need.

  • A person answers the phone.

    The same person who greets you. No call center, no black hole of "press 8 for..."

  • Room for a tractor-trailer.

    Truck-friendly in-and-out lot off I-65 at Exit 4.

Every service, A to Z

Questions we get asked

Yes. The physical for the U.S. Coast Guard credential, coordinated in advance through the front desk, for an employer's crew or an individual mariner.

Yes. The examiner completes the CG-719K merchant mariner physical exam report, and the mariner sends it to the Coast Guard's National Maritime Center with the credential application. Call 812.271.4240 to set up the exam in advance.

A photo ID, glasses or contacts, hearing aids if they use them, and a list of medications. The mariner should also bring records for any condition the Coast Guard asks about on the CG-719K.

Yes, during clinic hours. Coast Guard rules call for the alcohol test within 2 hours of the incident and the drug test within 32 hours, so call 812.271.4240 before the crew heads over.

Sign the service agreement online. It sets up billing, your workers' compensation carrier and TPA, your designated employer representative, and who receives each type of result.

Submit the send-an-employee authorization with the employee's name, date of birth, phone, and the services you are authorizing. You get a confirmation and the employee gets a what-to-bring message. Not a client yet? Sign the service agreement first.

For an emergency, call 911. Otherwise send the employee to OMP during clinic hours, Monday to Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm, with your authorization. Work status and restrictions are communicated to you after the visit.

Not always. A DOT physical or a pre-placement physical can walk in by 4:00pm or be scheduled. An extended exam with several tests, such as labs, an audiogram, or spirometry, is by appointment. Send an authorization or call 812.271.4240 and the front desk sets it up. A fit test prefers an appointment and accepts walk-ins.

No longer than about 30 minutes to be seen. A DOT physical or a pre-placement physical usually takes about 30 minutes. An extended exam with labs, an audiogram, or spirometry can take up to an hour and is scheduled in advance. A fit test is usually up to 30 minutes; a vaccine alone is about 15 to 20 minutes. A drug screen or breath alcohol test takes up to 30 minutes, usually less. An injury visit can take up to an hour, depending on the injury.

Dr. Dennis McClain, the medical director, is in the clinic two days a week. On the other days a nurse practitioner trained by Dr. McClain sees patients. The clinic manager, Barbara Elliott, is a nurse practitioner with 30 years in occupational medicine.

The employee leaves the visit with a return-to-work form showing any restrictions, to bring back to you. OMP also sends a visit summary to the employer contacts named on your account, by email or fax.

No. OMP does not have imaging in the clinic. When an employee needs an x-ray or other imaging, OMP refers them to an outside imaging center.

Drug and alcohol results come to you through an eScreen account, which OMP sets up when you become a client; OMP does not send them or call with them. If your company has a national eScreen account, results go through that account, and OMP does not see them. Physical exam results and work status go to the recipients you named for that result type.

Yes. Dr. McClain or one of our nurse practitioners will talk with the employer, adjuster, or case manager when a case needs it. Call 812.271.4240 and the front desk arranges it.

Yes. Onsite vaccine and screening days are scheduled through the front desk. A participant minimum and a cancellation fee apply under the service agreement.

OMP bills your company for the services you order, such as drug screens, breath alcohol tests, and physicals, unless a third-party administrator pays for them. Invoices are emailed weekly and are due in 30 days. You can pay by ACH (preferred), check, or credit card, which carries a 3 percent surcharge. Workers' comp visits are billed differently; see "How are workers' comp visits billed?"

Your company can pay the invoice, or OMP can bill your workers' comp carrier directly. To bill the carrier, OMP needs the carrier's name and the claim number. If the carrier denies the claim, OMP bills your company.

OMP is at 1714 Charlestown New Albany Road in Jeffersonville, Indiana, across the Ohio River from downtown Louisville, off I-65 at Exit 4. The lot has room for a tractor-trailer.

What employers say

We greatly appreciate the professionalism and quality care provided by Occupational Medicine Physicians. Their team is responsive and committed to delivering great care to our employees.
Madison Kirby
PepsiCo

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