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    <periodOfReport>2013-03-08</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000885978</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>U S PHYSICAL THERAPY INC /NV</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>USPH</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001315304</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>McDowell Glenn</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>1300 W SAM HOUSTON PKWY S</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 300</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>HOUSTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>TX</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>77042</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
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            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Chief Operating Officer</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2013-03-08</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
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                <transactionShares>
                    <value>18400</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0.00</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
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                    <value>A</value>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>44376</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Grant of 18,400 restricted shares under the 2003 Plan as amended, restated and adopted, with a four year quarterly vesting schedule as to the lapse of restrictions thereof with 1/16 equal portions (1,150 shares) vesting quarterly, with the next 1/16 vesting on April 1, 2013 and thereafter equal 1/16 portions on July 1, October 1 and January 1 each year until all such shares shall have vested, which shall be January 1, 2017</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Includes 18,400 restricted shares as detailed in Footnote 1. Also includes 10,000 shares of common stock granted as restricted stock, restrictions lapse in equal quarterly installments of 1,250 shares with the final installment on December 31, 2014 and 11,552 shares of common stock granted as restricted stock, restrictions lapse in equal installments of 962 shares vesting quarterly, with the next vesting on March 31, 2013 and thereafter equal installments on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year with the final 970 shares on December 31, 2015.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Glenn McDowell</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2013-03-11</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
