UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 1, 2013 (March 27, 2013)

U.S. PHYSICAL THERAPY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 297-7000

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Compensatory Arrangements of Executive Officers.

On March 27, 2013, the Compensation Committee approved and adopted the following incentive plans for the Executives which include Mr. Reading, Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), Mr. McAfee, Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), and Mr. McDowell, Chief Operating Officer (“COO”).

The above plans are included as Exhibits 99.1, 99.2 and 99.3 to this report. The discussions set forth below are qualified in their entirety by reference to such exhibits.

Long-Term Incentive Plan (“LTIP”). The Committee may, in its judgment and at its sole discretion, grant RSAs under the 2003 Plan, based on its evaluation of an Executive’s performance and the collective corporate performance for 2013. The following shall be the maximum amount of shares that may be awarded under this program to each specified participant: CEO = up to 40,000 shares; CFO = up to 20,000 shares; COO = up to 20,000 shares. For a complete description of the LTIP refer to Exhibit 99.1, which plan is incorporated herein by reference.

Objective Cash Bonus Plan. Under the Objective Cash Bonus Plan, Executives have an opportunity to receive a cash bonus of up to 25% of the Executive’s annual base salary for 2013 (“Base”) based on 2013 fully diluted earnings per share (before any extraordinary items and after consideration of the compensation expense required to be reported in 2013 related to the Objective Bonus Plan and all other management incentive plans). The Base for Mr. Reading is $560,000, Mr. McAfee $410,000 and Mr. McDowell $365,000. For a complete description of the Objective Cash Bonus Plan refer to Exhibit 99.2, which plan is incorporated herein by reference.

Discretionary Cash Bonus Plan. Each Executive has the potential to be awarded a cash bonus of up to 100% of his Base. This Discretionary Cash Bonus Plan shall be administered by the Committee and the Compensation Committee shall have the sole authority to grant awards and establish the amounts payable under this plan, make all determinations and interpret and construe all of the terms of this plan. For a complete description of the Discretionary Cash Bonus Plan refer to Exhibit 99.3, which plan is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.