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Therapists and counselors who accept Medicare in Los Angeles, CA
CMS lists 690 clinicians in this specialty with a practice address in Los Angeles. Accept Medicare assignment (the Medicare-approved amount as full payment): 457. Offer telehealth: 181.
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 90064 (2024 Medicare rates, the latest CMS has published): $78, of which you pay about $19 — 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.
Heather M. Knapp, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 92/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2013FemaleMargaret Mahlik, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 92/100Graduated 2001FemaleAriel D. Bahner, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 88.3/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2014FemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 1Angela B. Coulter, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 88.3/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2007FemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 1Debbie C. Garay, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 88.3/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2015FemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 1Naomi B. Markowitz, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 88.3/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2018FemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 1Debbie G. Ramirez, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 88.3/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2006FemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 1Victoria C. Boyer, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 87.5/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2017FemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 5Vanessa A. Myrie, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 87.5/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2015FemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 5Kathryn D. Osher, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 87.5/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2012FemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 5Neil R. Miller, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 82.5/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2001MaleMariya Libman
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 75/100Graduated 2012FemaleClaudia Acosta Canela
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2019FemaleVeronica E. Aguilar, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2022FemaleVictor S. Aguilar
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2015MaleShorena Alexander, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2008FemaleAraceli Allie, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2003FemaleDaniela Y. Alvarado, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2013FemaleErika Alvarado, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2016FemaleJulieann M. Alvarado
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2016FemaleLaurie M. Andrews, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2020FemaleRafael C. Angulo, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1995MaleAnthony E. Annicchiarico
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2011MaleJeffrey J. Annon
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2019MaleMonica M. Antillon, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1992FemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 2Sergio Armas, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2021MaleCraig W. Astrachan, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1996MaleFortune Atri
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2005FemaleAaliyah Austin, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2021FemaleRose Ayars
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2003FemaleNatalie Z. Azurdia Castro, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2020FemaleAline Baer, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1998FemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 1Armin R. Baier Jr., CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1988MaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 1Cynthia Baird
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1996FemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 2Cindy Baracchini
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2005FemaleEdna I. Barnes
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2011FemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 1Karla A. Barnett
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2011FemaleRichard Barr, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2013MalePeggy A. Barrett
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2006FemaleMelissa I. Barsotti, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2009FemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 1Angela P. Bartolome, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2012FemaleKara L. Barton, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2005FemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 2Rachel Baum
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1994FemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 1Sharon A. Baye, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2009FemaleBrandon S. Becker
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2009MaleNancy Bejarano, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2013FemaleNancee Belshaw
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1982FemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 1Matthew Bensadigh
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2021MaleRicki R. Bernstein, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1984FemaleMalinda A. Bilbrey
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2011FemaleSharon Bina
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2000FemaleErika F. Bischoff, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2005FemaleMonica Blauner, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1979FemaleArnold Bloch, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1982MaleKatrina Bobo
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2016FemaleCarl Ann Rei P. Bolano, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2021FemaleFranklin E. Bolanos, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2013MaleJaime Botero, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2000FemaleJennifer W. Boyle
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2011FemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 3Deborah C. Bradley
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2008FemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 2Jennifer M. Braun, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2004FemaleSue Brekka
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2003FemaleJack E. Brennan
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2016MaleNadia Brewart
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2013FemaleCesar Brijandez
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2008MaleMichael Brown
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2019MaleDeborah K. Bryk
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2016FemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 1Jamie Burger
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1995FemaleLynne M. Burroughs, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1987FemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 1Amy M. Byrne, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2008FemaleRichard Cabada, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2008MaleMarisela Cabral-Centeno, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2005FemaleJennifer T. Caldwell-Hernandez
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2011FemaleEdith J. Camarena
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2020FemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 1Vanessa B. Campos
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2019FemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 2Erika Cano, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2015FemaleSheila Cano
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2015FemaleMarisa Caratachea
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2014FemalePaola Cardenas, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2020FemaleKathryn Carlson
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2021FemaleDiane E. Carota
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2006FemaleAracely Carrasco, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2004FemaleJohn T. Casey, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2012MaleAdelina Castellanos
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2007FemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 2Lucille Castillo, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2014FemaleMarina C. Ceja
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2014FemaleVera Cerny, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2012FemaleCarmen Chacon, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2004FemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 1Tracey Chan
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2012FemaleJung Im Chang, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2002FemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 1Stephanie Chassman
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2015FemaleAngelica R. Chavez, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2017FemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 2Kimie Y. Cho
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2016FemaleNakisa Choupani, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2014FemaleSade Christian, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2018FemaleJaclyn Chu
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2023FemaleLinn T. Chung, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2018FemaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 2Alejandro M. Clavo
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2013MaleOther offices in Los Angeles: 1Natalie Claxton
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2020FemaleCarly Compton, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2022Female
Showing the first 100 of 690 in this order.
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.
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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).