Independent measurement · August 2026

The chiropractors ChatGPT actually recommends.

Patients don't just search anymore — they ask ChatGPT who to see. So we measured the answer. We asked for the best chiropractor in 27 Florida & Texas metros, 4 different ways each — 108 checks in all — and recorded every practice it named.

Only 6.4%

of the 3,205 Florida & Texas chiropractors we benchmarked ever came up. These are the ones patients are told to see.

See your city's list How we measured it

3,205

Florida & Texas chiropractors checked

108

ChatGPT questions asked

metros benchmarked

6.4%

ever get recommended

Measured August 5, 2026 on ChatGPT (gpt-4o, with web search): 27 metros × 4 question phrasings = 108 checks. No other AI system is included in these numbers. How we measured it

Earlier editions of this board pooled the answers of more than one AI assistant into a single number. This edition is ChatGPT only, so the percentages here are lower than an older screenshot of this page — the market didn't change, the measurement got narrower and clearer.

The franchises don't own the answer.

National chiropractic franchises took only about 6% of ChatGPT's recommendations in our benchmark. Nearly every recommendation went to independent, local practices — the chiropractors patients are actually told to see. This list is their scoreboard.

The most recommended chiropractors, metro by metro

Every metro below was benchmarked the same way: 4 patient-style questions, every answer recorded. Pick your city to see the full measured list.

ChatGPT's answer moves between checks, so we publish how many of the 4 checks named each one instead of a rank that would change if we asked again.

Tampa

14 of 518

Named in all 4 checks: Upper Cervical Center of Brandon

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Orlando

10 of 304

Named in 3 of 4 checks: Dr. Daniel Pavlik

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Dallas

9 of 266

Named in 2 of 4 checks: Atlas Chiropractic & Wellness, Manning Wellness Clinic and Texas Functional Health Centers and 1 more

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Jacksonville

5 of 255

Named in 2 of 4 checks: Dr. Robert Thompson

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Miami

8 of 229

Named in all 4 checks: Dr. Mark Silverman

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Sarasota

3 of 173

No practice was named more than once here

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St. Petersburg

9 of 171

Named in all 4 checks: Northeast Chiropractic Center

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Fort Lauderdale

8 of 157

Named in all 4 checks: Dr. Caleb Goldson, Dr. Jose Sierra Prado and Dr. Laura Hochstein

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Houston

9 of 151

Named in all 4 checks: Apex Chiropractic, CORE Chiropractic and Natural Health Houston and 1 more

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Austin

9 of 99

Named in all 4 checks: Austin Preferred Integrative Medicine

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Port St. Lucie

5 of 86

Named in 3 of 4 checks: Dr. Ravi Jitta

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Melbourne

7 of 82

Named in 3 of 4 checks: Pelchat Chiropractic Center

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Daytona Beach

6 of 74

Named in all 4 checks: At The Core Lifestyle and Natural Health and Wellness Chiropractic, LLC

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Cape Coral

7 of 73

Named in all 4 checks: Dr. Ashley Kirdahy, Dr. Melina Youngs and Dr. Michael Cartales

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San Antonio

9 of 72

Named in all 4 checks: San Antonio Family Chiropractic

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Tallahassee

6 of 68

Named in all 4 checks: Dr. Joseph Miller and Dr. Robert Callahan

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Fort Worth

9 of 64

Named in all 4 checks: FreeForm Chiropractic and Vertical Chiropractic

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Ocala

8 of 43

Named in all 4 checks: Chiropractic Centers of Ocala and Fakhoury Medical and Chiropractic Center

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Lakeland

6 of 48

Named in all 4 checks: The Joint Chiropractic

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Naples

5 of 47

Named in all 4 checks: Total Health of Naples Chiropractor

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West Palm Beach

5 of 42

Named in all 4 checks: Midtown Clinic of Chiropractic

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Corpus Christi

10 of 40

Named in all 4 checks: Armadillo Sport Chiropractic and FitLife Chiropractic

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Clearwater

8 of 39

Named in all 4 checks: Champion Wellness Centers (formerly Risoldi Family Chiropractic)

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El Paso

8 of 33

Named in all 4 checks: Del Norte Chiropractic, Dr. Alex Jimenez DC , Injury Medical & Chiropractic Clinic and El Paso Chiropractic & Personal Injury Group PA

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Gainesville

6 of 29

Named in all 4 checks: Chance Chiropractic Center and McTureous Chiropractic

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Pensacola

11 of 22

Named in all 4 checks: Gilmore Chiropractic, HealthSource Chiropractic of Pensacola and Henry Chiropractic and 1 more

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Hialeah

4 of 20

Named in all 4 checks: Dr. Thomas Maguire

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Measured, never sold.

No chiropractor can pay to appear on these lists. A practice is listed only because ChatGPT actually recommended it when we asked — more than once. We publish how many of the checks named each one, not a place, because the count holds up when we ask again and a place doesn't. That's the whole formula.

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Common questions

How did you measure which Florida & Texas chiropractors ChatGPT recommends?

We asked ChatGPT the questions real patients ask — like "Who is the best chiropractor near me?" — 4 different ways, and recorded every practice recommended. Each practice on this list was named in more than one of those answers, and we publish how many named it rather than a place in a ranking — ask ChatGPT again and the top name often changes, but the count holds. We ran 108 checks for this market and compared the answers against the 3,205 Florida & Texas practices in our dataset.

Can a chiropractor pay to be on this list?

No. This list is measured, never sold. A practice appears on it only if ChatGPT actually recommended it when we asked. Money cannot buy a place on this list. Sponsored blocks are labeled advertising and sit outside the ranked list.

What does it mean if a practice is NOT on this list?

It means that when we asked ChatGPT for a chiropractor in Florida & Texas, that practice never came up. That says nothing about the quality of their work — only that patients who ask AI for a recommendation are being sent somewhere else. Most practices haven't shown up in AI answers yet, so the list is short.

How often is this updated?

We re-run the same benchmark quarterly with the same methodology, so practices that improve their AI visibility can appear in the next update. This edition was measured in August 2026.

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