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Therapists and counselors who accept Medicare in Fairbanks, AK
CMS lists 30 clinicians in this specialty with a practice address in Fairbanks. Accept Medicare assignment (the Medicare-approved amount as full payment): 23. Offer telehealth: 9.
Since January 1, 2024, Medicare Part B also covers licensed marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors, alongside clinical social workers.
Typical amount Medicare approves for a visit in ZIP 99709 (2024 Medicare rates, the latest CMS has published): $90, of which you pay about $23 — the 20% coinsurance after the yearly Part B deductible. Clinicians who don't accept assignment can charge up to 15% more; with a Medicare Advantage plan, your plan's copay applies instead.
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Order: clinicians who accept assignment first, then by MIPS score (highest first), then by last name.
Brandy B. Aday-Springer, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2012FemaleRobert P. Barnard
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2012MaleOther offices in Fairbanks: 1Kjersti E. Bowen, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2013FemaleAmber L. Brownell, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2018FemaleRebekah A. Capen, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2021FemaleCarolyn M. Cooper
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2023FemaleCourtney R. Evans
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2023FemaleGabriella M. Gergel
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2021FemaleBarrett N. Hesson
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2011MaleElizabeth R. Hook
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2018FemaleMara L. Jones, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2023FemaleMichael D. Kolasa
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2015MaleOther offices in Fairbanks: 1Crystal D. McCormick, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1990FemaleNiki Mercado, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2022FemaleVictoria G. Murphy, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2021FemaleOther offices in Fairbanks: 1Esther D. Ransom, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2019FemaleElizabeth Ricca, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2006FemaleOther offices in Fairbanks: 1Jaime N. Ringstad
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2018FemaleOther offices in Fairbanks: 1Christy L. Smith
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2009FemaleMaliko Ubl, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2020FemaleOther offices in Fairbanks: 1Jessica A. Varn, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2023FemaleKari D. Velzke, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2020FemaleKrista Zody
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2020FemaleAnicklette O. Crumbley
May accept assignmentGraduated 2005FemaleCharity L. Edwards, CSW
May accept assignmentGraduated 2017 · Univ of Central Florida, College of MedicineFemaleRose E. Elbert
May accept assignmentGraduated 2020FemaleAmanda Forsting
May accept assignmentGraduated 2020FemaleKailey McNeil, CSW
May accept assignmentGraduated 2023FemaleErica L. Nardella, CSW
May accept assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2019FemaleKylie Stickel, CSW
May accept assignmentGraduated 2022Female
Before you book
This list comes from Medicare's enrollment records, not from reviews. Call the office to confirm the clinician is taking new Medicare patients. With Original Medicare, a clinician who accepts assignment can only charge you the Medicare deductible and coinsurance; one who doesn't may charge up to 15% more than the Medicare-approved amount. If you have a Medicare Advantage plan, check that the clinician is in the plan's network.
The MIPS final score (0–100) comes from Medicare's Merit-based Incentive Payment System for 2024. It combines quality measures, cost, improvement activities and use of certified health records, and it sets a payment adjustment. Clinicians who report as a group share the group's score. It is not a patient rating, and many clinicians have no published score.
Payments from drug and medical device companies come from CMS Open Payments (2025 general payments: meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and similar), summed for each clinician. Receiving payments is legal and common and does not mean a clinician did anything wrong.
Other specialists in Fairbanks
- Primary care doctors66
- Nurse practitioners93
- Cardiologists10
- Orthopedic surgeons21
- Neurologists3
- Ophthalmologists6
- Optometrists19
- Podiatrists3
- Urologists3
- ENT doctors4
- Oncologists4
- Psychiatrists15
- Psychologists3
- Physical therapists56
- Speech therapists5
- Audiologists5
- Chiropractors19
- Gynecologists14
- General surgeons12
- Vascular surgeons4
- Allergists3
- Dietitians5
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Enrollment, addresses and scores are as reported to CMS and can change. This is not a list of in-network providers for any Medicare Advantage plan, and it is not medical advice. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, Clinician MIPS Performance 2024 and Facility Affiliation Data (released Oct 2, 2026).