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Therapists and counselors who accept Medicare in Valparaiso, IN
CMS lists 73 clinicians in this specialty with a practice address in Valparaiso. Accept Medicare assignment (the Medicare-approved amount as full payment): 64. Offer telehealth: 11.
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 46383 (2024 Medicare rates, the latest CMS has published): $66, 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.
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✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 99.8/100Graduated 2001FemaleMichael Arbanas
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2013MaleCary J. Banka
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1997MaleGregory L. Blair
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2019 · Indiana University School of MedicineMaleLauren Blasko, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2013 · University of Illinois College of Med (chi/peor/rock/chm-Urb)FemaleElizabeth Clark
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2017FemaleAmy Collier, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1996FemaleAmanda C. Cornett
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2023FemaleKelly Coulopoulos
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2010FemaleElizabeth N. Cowley, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2019FemalePauline N. Dranger, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1994FemaleSteven D. Driver
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2021MaleRodney Ensley
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2014MaleEmily R. Fernandez
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2023FemaleErin Findley-Sykes
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2009FemaleHeather Ganske Connolly
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2010FemaleJacqueline M. Gasparovic, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2006FemaleAmber Gersna
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2023FemaleMaegan Glass
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2019FemaleAmye Gourley, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2019FemaleKymberly Groceman
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2009FemaleChristopher L. Hamrick
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1999MaleLisette Haro, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2006FemaleKimberly Hart
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2020FemaleKathleen A. Hartman-McCarthy, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1997FemaleShannon Johnson
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2006FemaleKathryn A. Kirk, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2023FemaleBettyann Lichtenstein, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1984FemaleStephanie P. Maddex, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1999FemaleAlexx R. Mann
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2016FemaleOther offices in Valparaiso: 2Andrew Manning
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2010MaleMaria L. Micka, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2019FemaleOther offices in Valparaiso: 1Krystal Mulzon
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2020FemaleSarah Napier, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2020FemaleLinden Niewenhuis
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2022MaleMarissa S. Odonley-Borchert, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2021FemaleIrene Ortiz Verduzco, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2004 · Indiana University School of MedicineFemaleChristopher R. Oxendale
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1994MaleNicolette D. Paul
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2022FemaleTeresa Pavy, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1992FemaleLawrence Pincus, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1980MaleKaren Placek, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2012FemaleSally A. Primus, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1997FemaleMelissa J. Quiroz
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2012FemaleOther offices in Valparaiso: 2Susan Rizer, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1992FemaleDorthea L. Robbins
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2014FemaleKevin A. Satterblom
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2017MaleKaren Schrock, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2009FemaleJonathan Sheets
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2018MaleNatalie M. Sheets
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2015 · Rush Medical College of Rush UniversityFemaleSherrie Shivok
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2014FemaleMitzi A. Simmons, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2002FemaleEric Stanford
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2021MaleOther offices in Valparaiso: 1Meagan M. Starkey, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2017 · University of Illinois College of Med (chi/peor/rock/chm-Urb)FemaleKristy Steiner
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2017FemaleElizabeth A. Steinmeyer, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2013FemaleErin R. Stewart, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2000FemaleAmy J. Tharp, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2003FemaleDeborah A. Thompson, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2000FemaleKimberly N. Travis, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2008FemaleMelissa E. Valtierra
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2017FemaleJ Todd Vanbuskirk, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2007MaleNicholas Wardell
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2012MaleKimberly R. Welsh, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2008 · Indiana University School of MedicineFemaleOther offices in Valparaiso: 2Jennifer Bell
May accept assignmentGraduated 2013 · Indiana Medical College, School of Medicine of Purdue UniversityFemaleSara L. Bokodi, CSW
May accept assignmentGraduated 2016FemaleKori C. Claesgens, CSW
May accept assignmentGraduated 2021FemaleAmanda B. Jennings, CSW
May accept assignmentGraduated 2011FemaleReagan C. Joseph
May accept assignmentGraduated 2022FemaleOther offices in Valparaiso: 1Yadira Martinez, CSW
May accept assignmentGraduated 2020FemaleCraig Mead
May accept assignmentGraduated 2014MaleAriel Miller
May accept assignmentGraduated 2017FemaleChristina Skopelja
May accept assignmentGraduated 2016Female
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 Valparaiso
- Primary care doctors96
- Nurse practitioners135
- Cardiologists19
- Orthopedic surgeons37
- Neurologists13
- Gastroenterologists10
- Ophthalmologists9
- Optometrists17
- Podiatrists13
- Urologists10
- Nephrologists3
- Oncologists4
- Psychiatrists10
- Psychologists12
- Physical therapists52
- Occupational therapists17
- Speech therapists9
- Chiropractors10
- Gynecologists12
- General surgeons10
- Physiatrists8
- Infectious disease doctors6
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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).