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Therapists and counselors who accept Medicare in Punta Gorda, FL
CMS lists 17 clinicians in this specialty with a practice address in Punta Gorda. Accept Medicare assignment (the Medicare-approved amount as full payment): 14. Offer telehealth: 12.
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 33950 (2024 Medicare rates, the latest CMS has published): $70, of which you pay about $18 — 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.
Janie J. Brynolf, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2015FemaleKeith R. Fendelander
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2005 · Florida State University College of MedicineMaleSally J. Fontaine, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1999 · Barry University School of Podiatric MedicineFemaleCarol T. Gallegos, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2012FemaleKellie Garrett
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2014FemaleSherline Herard
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2020FemaleKelly L. Hofmann
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2011FemaleSusie Holliday, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2016FemaleShantell Pepe
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2018FemaleJessica Pino, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2014FemaleGlenda A. Steffenhagen
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1993FemaleAmanda Wood, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2014FemaleBethanie Wooten, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2003FemaleChrisanna Wright
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2005FemaleShannon M. Effing, CSW
May accept assignmentGraduated 2022FemaleVictoria L. Scanlon
May accept assignmentGraduated 1997FemaleCindy Stellon
May accept assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2014Female
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 Punta Gorda
- Primary care doctors72
- Nurse practitioners73
- Cardiologists7
- Dermatologists5
- Orthopedic surgeons8
- Neurologists3
- Ophthalmologists5
- Optometrists12
- Podiatrists7
- Pulmonologists3
- Endocrinologists4
- Psychiatrists7
- Physical therapists22
- Speech therapists3
- Chiropractors10
- Gynecologists3
Other care in Punta Gorda
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).