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Therapists and counselors who accept Medicare in Buffalo, MN
CMS lists 22 clinicians in this specialty with a practice address in Buffalo. Accept Medicare assignment (the Medicare-approved amount as full payment): 20. Offer telehealth: 6.
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 55313 (2024 Medicare rates, the latest CMS has published): $70, 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.
Stephanie E. Barnes, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2005FemaleRebecca J. Felknor
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2020FemaleTanya A. Freedland
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2016FemaleEmily C. Garner
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2007FemaleJenna A. Haarstick
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2011FemaleBreanna Heintzelman
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2010FemaleSarah Hendrickson
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2013FemaleSarah R. Janzen, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2009FemaleKaren B. Klement
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2005FemaleMegan Krippner, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2016FemaleDeborah L. Peterson
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2012FemaleBrian M. Riehm
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2021MaleJanell J. Riley
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2013FemaleSuzanne R. Rolf
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2020FemaleDavid A. Schmitt, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1988MaleMark Schmoyer
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2015MaleLewis P. Sego II
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2015MaleDeanne T. Shaw
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2004FemaleBrandon Stavish
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2016MaleSheri J. Tesch
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2007FemaleCasey Burns
May accept assignmentGraduated 2022MaleKelly Hildre
May accept assignmentGraduated 2020Female
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 Buffalo
- Primary care doctors31
- Nurse practitioners25
- Cardiologists18
- Orthopedic surgeons3
- Neurologists8
- Optometrists10
- Urologists5
- Oncologists3
- Psychologists3
- Occupational therapists3
- Chiropractors13
- Gynecologists5
- General surgeons10
Other care in Buffalo
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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).