Promoting Workplace Safety & Ensuring a Healthy Workforce

Expert care for work-related injuries, telemedicine, and physical therapy services.

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Why choose Occupational & Medical - Legal Services LLC?

At Occupational & Medical - Legal Services LLC, we are dedicated to fostering a safe and healthy workforce. Our board-certified physicians and expert staff provide specialized care for work-related injuries, telehealth services for your convenience, and onsite physical therapy to ensure a speedy recovery. With a focus on quality and statutory compliance, we are the trusted partner for employers, employees, and legal professionals.

We also offer medical - legal services, including independent medical exams, causation analysis, impairment ratings using American Medical Association (AMA) guidelines, subject matter witness testimony, occupational health consulting, and veteran compensation and pension exams.

Office Hours & Contact Information

We are here to help you with all your occupational medicine needs.

Address: 2362 Two Notch Rd, Columbia, SC 29204

Phone: 803-722-8075

Email: medoccupational@gmail.com

Day Hours
Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM (Telemedicine)
Sunday 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Telemedicine)

Our Specialized Services



Medical Services

  • Initial injury and follow up evaluation by Board certified occupational medicine physician onsite
  • Telehealth appointments for weekends and after hours service
  • In house physical therapy evaluation/ treatment through Columbia Rehabilitation Clinic.

    Programs include:
    • Auto Injuries
    • Dry Needling
    • Orthopedic therapy
    • McKenzie Method
    • Physical reconditioning
    • Wellness Program
    • Balance and Vestibular
    • Functional Capacity (FCE)
    • Graston Technique
    • Kinesio Taping
    • Neurological Rehab
    • Sports related injuries
    • Wheelchair and Mobility clinic
    • Custom Foot Orthotics
    • Gait Training
    • Hand Rehabilitation
    • Manual therapy
    • Pelvic Floor Rehab Program
    • TMJ program
Legal Services

  • Independent medical examinations (IME): We provide virtual and in-person independent medical examinations, which are unbiased medical evaluations requested by insurance companies, employers, or lawyers to evaluate the extent of disabilities. Examiner is a Board certified Occupational Medicine physician and a certified medico-legal evaluator (CMLE) through the International Academy of Independent Medical Evaluators (IAIME) with expertise in causation analysis, environmental exposure, OSHA compliance, return to work opinions, and fitness for duty.

    • Appointment within 7 to 10 days
    • Rapid turn-around time with final written report within 7 days
    • Direct physician access for clarification
    • High quality, evidence -based , defensible medical opinions


  • Impairment ratings using American Medical Association (AMA) guidelines for evaluation: Our physician is a certified independent medical examiner through the American Board of Independent Medical Examiners (ABIME), which is the largest organization of independent medical examiners in the world who perform high quality impairment and disability assessments and serve as highly sought after expert witness.

  • Veteran Compensation and Pension (C&P) exams: These are medical evaluations ordered by the Veteran Affairs Hospital (VA) to assess if a medical condition is service-connected and to determine its severity for disability compensation.

  • Physician subject matter expert witness/ file review: We provide authoritative clinical input on medical treatment guidelines, ensuring recommendations are accurate, feasible, and aligned with statutory and quality standards. We offer file review, causation analysis, and medical - legal evaluations in the area of occupational medicine to attorneys, hospital systems, providers, and independent review organizations.

  • Occupational health consulting: We offer companies consulting services, such as OSHA compliance policies, respiratory protection and hearing conservation program development, ergonomic programs, as well as education and training for Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) specialists and local physicians.

Meet Our Provider

Nathalee Belser MD MPA CIME CMLE

Board Certified Occupational Medicine Specialist

Dr. Belser is Board certified in Occupational Medicine through the American Board of Preventative Medicine (ABPM). She is a certified medico-legal evaluator (CMLE) through the International Academy of Independent Medical Evaluators (IAIME) with expertise in causation analysis, environmental exposure, OSHA compliance, return to work opinions, and fitness for duty.
She is also a certified independent medical examiner through the American Board of Independent Medical Examiners (ABIME), which is the largest organization of independent medical examiners in the world who perform high quality impairment and disability assessments. They serve as highly sought after expert witness.
She completed her occupational medicine residency at Regions Hospital in St Paul, Minnesota.

Insurance We Accept

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    Workers' Compensation
    Comprehensive services for workers' compensation claims.
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    Insurance Companies
    Collaboration with major insurers for medical-legal evaluations.
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    Veterans Affairs
    Support for veteran-related compensation and medical claims.
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Our Patient Portal gives you secure online access to your health information

Patient Portal is a secure, convenient, and easy-to-use website that gives you round-the-clock access to your health information. View labs, medications, and immunization records. Get reminders. Exchange messages with your doctor. Stay informed and take charge of your health!

Here’s what you can do with our portal
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  • checkBook appointments online
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Need help logging in? Call us at 803-722-8075

Online health access on your smartphone

Access your health record with the healowTM smartphone app. Along with the features you get with our Patient Portal, the healow app can manage multiple accounts (all family members), set medication and appointment reminders, and use trackers to help manage health. The healow app is a secure and convenient way to manage what’s important and puts YOU in control of your health.

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Tools for Patients’ Convenience

Set up the healow smartphone app in four easy steps!

Download the healow app from App Store (iPhone) or Google Play (Android Phone).

Search for our practice by entering this unique code on the healow app - IIFBED.

Enter your portal username and password.

Set up your PIN to securely access your health record.

Use this unique code to search our practice on the healow app

Practice Unique Code
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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, the information is completely secure. It is protected with a username and password / PIN number of your choice and through SSL encryption.

We share information with our patients that we feel can help them and keep them informed. Every practice is different, and we try to provide patients with key information regarding their health. For a complete list of features, ask our friendly staff.

Access to our Portal and the healow app are completely free. We share this information with our patients to give them access to their health records and help them make better healthcare decisions.

Sign-up is simple and outlined in the steps above. You should receive a username and password from our practice via email that you can print out and customize after your initial login. Access can be made via any web browser, or through the smartphone app.

The app and our Portal allow you to reset your username and/or password. You can also call the front desk and we can reset the username and/or password for you.

User support is built into the web portal and the app, or you can ask a member of our staff.
General Practice Information

We are located at 2362 Two Notch Rd, Columbia, SC 29204.
Office Hours: Monday to Friday: 9am to 5pm.
Telemedicine Hours: Saturday: 8am to 2pm | Sunday: 1pm to 5pm.

Yes, our provider is Board certified in Occupational Medicine and experienced in workers' compensation documentation. We coordinate care with employers, adjusters, and case managers to provide accurate work status reports.

No, we do not provide urgent care or primary care treatments.

Yes, our physician is Board Certified in Occupational Medicine and is a certified independent medical examiner with experience in impairment ratings. We provide subject matter expert witness, virtual and in-person Independent Medical Exams (IME), Disability Determination, and file reviews.

No, we only treat work related illness and injuries. We do not act as a primary care facility.

No. We operate by appointments only.

Yes, we offer telemedicine services.

No, we do not offer DOT or pre-placement examinations.

Yes - we offer telemedicine appointments Saturday 8am to 2pm and Sunday 1pm to 5pm.
Independent Medical Exams

Yes, we do.

Yes, we provide both virtual and in-person options.

We assess environmental exposures, solvent-induced toxicity, occupational respiratory illness, extent of impairments, and determine permanent partial impairment ratings utilizing the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment.
For Patients

Please bring a valid photo ID, your completed employer authorization form, and any required clinical/legal paperwork.

No. All medical records are strictly confidential and protected by HIPAA. We only share job-related information directly relevant to your employer, such as your case work status, physical duty restrictions, or fitness-for-duty clearances.