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Therapists and counselors who accept Medicare in Avondale, AZ
CMS lists 16 clinicians in this specialty with a practice address in Avondale. Accept Medicare assignment (the Medicare-approved amount as full payment): 15. Offer telehealth: 7.
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 85323 (2024 Medicare rates, the latest CMS has published): $69, of which you pay about $17 — 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.
Mych'Iayla A. Alexander
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2015FemaleAri B. Blechner, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2006MaleRoxanne Dalpos
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2006FemaleKathy S. Dutridge
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2007 · University of Arizona College of MedicineFemaleErica Evans-Stathopoulos
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2012FemaleCilicia Gooden
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2018FemaleVeronica S. Grimes
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2021FemaleMindy B. Huang, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2004FemaleNatasha A. Huzevka, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2009FemaleJerica L. Morgan, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2019FemaleAdia V. Plourd
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2022FemaleOther offices in Avondale: 1Stephanie A. Portillo, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2011FemaleLacey Saucer
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2019FemaleYamayra Silva, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2018FemaleShannon D. Terry, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2018FemaleSophia Espinoza Saavedra
May accept assignmentGraduated 2023Female
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 Avondale
- Primary care doctors40
- Nurse practitioners115
- Cardiologists16
- Dermatologists3
- Orthopedic surgeons11
- Neurologists18
- Gastroenterologists7
- Optometrists7
- Rheumatologists6
- Oncologists9
- Psychiatrists8
- Physical therapists19
- Occupational therapists3
- Chiropractors4
- Gynecologists5
- General surgeons5
- Allergists4
- Dietitians5
- Infectious disease doctors5
Other care in Avondale
Hospitals · Nursing homes · Dialysis centers · Home health agencies · Hospices
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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).