Orthopedic care for Studio City, five miles down Ventura Blvd.

If you live or work in Studio City, full-service orthopedic care is a straight shot west on Ventura Blvd. LAOSS Encino sits at 16530 Ventura Blvd, Suite 100, about five miles from CBS Radford and Universal Studios City Walk, 10 to 15 minutes door to door depending on traffic. It's the LAOSS hub for the San Fernando Valley, and the most common office our Studio City patients book. Crew, talent, post-production teams, and the families who live around the Sportsmen's Lodge and Radford studio corridor are all regulars here.

We see a lot of Studio City patients: an editor whose wrist is acting up after a long suite stint, a runner finishing a Fryman Canyon loop with a fresh ankle sprain, a cyclist who came off the bike on Mulholland, a stunt coordinator with a recurring shoulder, a gym regular nursing a knee, parents juggling kid sports between school and Tujunga Village. Most of them want the same three things: a clear diagnosis, a fast appointment, and a team that takes their plan, whether that's a commercial PPO or a Motion Picture Industry card. That's what this page is about.

Our Encino office is on the Ventura Blvd medical corridor, with quick access from US-101 (Hayvenhurst exit) and Coldwater Canyon if you're coming from over the hill. On-site X-ray means most patients walk out of their first visit with imaging-confirmed answers and a treatment plan, not a referral to the next office down the hall.

Studio City runs heavy on commercial PPO coverage and entertainment-industry health plans, and LAOSS contracts with most of them. PPO and industry-plan patients can book any LAOSS specialist directly: no referral, no PCP visit, no waiting. Plans we see most often from this neighborhood include:

• Motion Picture Industry Health Plan (MPIHP)
• SAG-AFTRA Health Plan
• DGA-Producer Health Plan
• Aetna (PPO and open-access)
• Anthem Blue Cross (PPO and Blue Card)
• Blue Shield of California (PPO and Trio)
• Cigna (Open Access Plus, PPO)
• United Healthcare (Choice Plus, Options PPO)
• Health Net (PPO)
• First Health PPO

If you carry an HMO (Kaiser, Anthem HMO, Blue Shield HMO, or an IPA like Regal, Lakeside, or Healthcare Partners), you'll need a referral from your primary care physician before we can see you, but once that's in hand, the booking process is the same. LAOSS is contracted with 100+ HMO/IPA networks across LA.

We also see workers' compensation cases at Encino, common for production crew and on-set injuries. If your plan isn't on this list, or you're between coverage, see our self-pay rates. Itemized receipts available for out-of-network reimbursement.