Background: There are no studies that examined the rate of patient referrals for physical therapy (PT) following cellulitis. Objectivess: To evaluate the incidence of cellulitis, the frequency of referrals to PT after a first cellulitis event and the relationship between recurrent cellulitis and receiving PT. Methods: A cross-sectional study based on medical records of patients from registry of Maccabi Healthcare Services from one calendar year who experienced a first event of cellulitis or erysipelas. The main outcome measures were: A first cellulitis event, defined when no other event occurred in the previous two years and a recurrent event, defined when it ranged from one month to two years after the first diagnosis. Data included also demographic, lymphedema variables, antibiotic prescription, and referrals for PT. Results: Of 468,434 records, 6,179 patients had a diagnosis of cellulitis (1.32%), 127 (2.05%) were referred to PT and 76 of them (59.8%) were actually treated. Recurrence of cellulitis occurred among 18.97% of the patients. There was no association between cellulitis recurrence and referral to PT. Conclusions: The frequency of cellulitis and of patient referral to PT after the first event of cellulitis are low. There is probably underdiagnosis of cellulitis and of erysipelas. Lack of association between recurrence of cellulitis and referral to PT may be explained by low rate of referrals. Reasons for non-referral to PT and the efficacy of CDT in preventing recurrent cellulitis should be investigated in future studies.