Sussex County · Served from Wilmington
OWCP Doctor Lewes NY
Lewes is the coast, and most of its employers are state, county, or private: the university campus, the state park, the ferry authority. The federal workforce here is USPS, refuge staff a few minutes inland, and residents who commute to federal jobs elsewhere in the county. Fewer people than a base, the same rights.
Nearest Office
Wilmington Office
1521 Concord Pike, Suite 203, Wilmington, DE 19803
About 120 minutes from Lewes center. DE-1 north the whole way. Lewes to Wilmington is two hours, more in beach season. Plan on about 2 hours to our Concord Pike office in normal traffic.
Federal Workers in Lewes and the 19958 ZIP
USPS - Retail and Rural Carrier Dispatch
USPS Lewes and Cape Henlopen and surrounding routes
Rural and small-town postal work is driving work: long routes, hundreds of vehicle entries and exits a day, and mailbox reaching that wears down the shoulder, neck and lower back over years rather than in one moment. That slow kind of injury files as a CA-2, and it is the claim carriers most often talk themselves out of filing. A fall, a dog bite or a lifting injury on one day files as a CA-1. Both are federal claims with the same rights.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - National Wildlife Refuge
Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge
Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge is a federal workplace: refuge staff, maintenance crews, biologists and seasonal federal employees work marsh, impoundments and heavy equipment year-round. Outdoor federal work carries its own injury pattern - vehicle and ATV incidents, falls on wet ground and structures, tick-borne illness contracted on duty, and equipment injuries - and every one of them is a documentable OWCP claim. The refuge sits a few minutes from Lewes.
Cape Henlopen State Park, the University of Delaware's Lewes campus and the Cape May-Lewes Ferry are state or bi-state employers, not federal. FECA covers civilian federal employees only.
Getting Here from Lewes
Our nearest office is the Wilmington Office at 1521 Concord Pike, Suite 203, Wilmington, DE 19803.
By Car
DE-1 north the whole way. Lewes to Wilmington is two hours, more in beach season. Plan on about 2 hours to our Concord Pike office in normal traffic.
By Transit
DART's Sussex intercounty service runs a limited schedule. Driving is the practical option.
Your Claim District
Delaware claims are handled by OWCP's Philadelphia district office. That surprises people, but it changes nothing about your care: you choose your own treating physician under FECA, and that choice is not limited by which district holds your file. It also means a Delaware resident who commutes to a federal job in Pennsylvania, Maryland or New Jersey is still filing the same federal claim, and can still be treated here at home.
Why a Named Physician Matters
OWCP claims succeed or fail on medical documentation. Dr. Moalemi, board-certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R), personally signs your reports and IME paperwork. A named, credentialed specialist in your file carries more weight with the Department of Labor than a generic note from a rotating clinic. See his full credentials and background.
Services Covered
- ▸Physical medicine and rehabilitation evaluation
- ▸Physical therapy
- ▸Pain management
- ▸Orthopedic assessment and referral coordination
- ▸Diagnostic imaging referral (MRI, X-ray, nerve studies)
- ▸OWCP claims assistance (CA-1, CA-2, CA-7 forms)
- ▸Independent medical evaluation (IME) for contested claims
- ▸Work capacity and return-to-duty assessment
Conditions Treated
- ▸Back and spine injuries
- ▸Neck and shoulder injuries
- ▸Knee and hip injuries
- ▸Repetitive strain and carpal tunnel
- ▸Slip, trip and fall trauma
- ▸Lifting and material-handling injuries
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Wilmington too far from Lewes to be practical?
It is about 2 hours each way, and we would rather say that plainly than pretend otherwise. There is no OWCP-credentialed practice closer, which is the honest reason patients make the trip. We schedule Lewes patients in a single longer block so that evaluation, treatment and the claim paperwork happen in one visit, and we keep follow-ups to what the claim genuinely needs.
My injury built up over years on the job. Is that still a claim?
Yes. An injury that developed over time files as a CA-2 (occupational disease) rather than a CA-1 (traumatic injury). It needs a clear medical statement tying the condition to the work you do, and that statement is exactly what an OWCP-credentialed physician is for. It is the most under-filed kind of claim among carriers and manual workers.
What does treatment cost me?
For an accepted claim, nothing. Treatment is billed directly to the U.S. Department of Labor. You do not pay a copay and you do not run it through your own health insurance. Claim paperwork - CA-1, CA-2, CA-7 - is completed at no charge.
Also Serving Nearby Delaware Towns
Federal workers from these nearby towns regularly see Dr. Moalemi at ourWilmington office. Each town has its own page with directions and local context.