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Therapists and counselors who accept Medicare in Cape Girardeau, MO
CMS lists 45 clinicians in this specialty with a practice address in Cape Girardeau. Accept Medicare assignment (the Medicare-approved amount as full payment): 31. Offer telehealth: 3.
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 63703 (2024 Medicare rates, the latest CMS has published): $66, of which you pay about $16 — 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.
Rachel M. Miller, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 91.2/100Graduated 2005FemaleMisty M. Abbott
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2012FemaleDaniel A. Benard, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2022MaleLindsey R. Bigham
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2019FemaleLori J. Blattner, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2004 · University of Missouri St Louis - School of OptometryFemaleOther offices in Cape Girardeau: 1Bridget A. Boley, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2010FemaleLauren E. Buchtmann
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2018FemaleJordan Buckthorpe
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2019FemaleCatherine W. Devaney
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1998FemaleLarina J. Ditto, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2002FemaleOther offices in Cape Girardeau: 2Danae M. Essner
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2024FemalePaula R. Gates, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1986FemaleJohn Haase
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2017MaleMelissa L. Hale, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2009 · Saint Louis University School of MedicineFemaleOther offices in Cape Girardeau: 2Anthony E. Harris
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1984MaleMichael H. Hester
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2006MalePatricia Hodges, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2013FemaleJonathan Hudak
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2010MaleJeremy B. Jones
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2021MaleTaren R. Keenan, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2013FemaleConstance R. Koerner Miller, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2001FemaleOther offices in Cape Girardeau: 1Dana Lafayette
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1995FemaleCourtney S. Moody
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2005FemaleJerri D. Moore
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2007FemaleRebecca S. Nesler
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2020FemaleJami Obermann, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2017FemaleOther offices in Cape Girardeau: 2Patricia Presley, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2019FemaleKyle J. Schott
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1997MaleCarla S. Schumacher
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2003FemaleDerek Stricklin
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2011MaleJulianna K. West
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2013FemaleHeather Bloomcamp
May accept assignmentGraduated 2017FemaleLeslie Brandon
May accept assignmentGraduated 2019FemaleAnicklette O. Crumbley
May accept assignmentGraduated 2005FemaleSarah J. Downey
May accept assignmentGraduated 2019FemaleTiffany Harper
May accept assignmentGraduated 2025FemaleTaylor Liska
May accept assignmentGraduated 2022FemaleCarolyn Lofton, CSW
May accept assignmentGraduated 2012FemaleCasee A. McKnight, CSW
May accept assignmentGraduated 2024FemaleKayla A. Page, CSW
May accept assignmentGraduated 2022FemaleKayla N. Pashia, CSW
May accept assignmentGraduated 2023FemaleKristy Potts
May accept assignmentGraduated 2012FemaleJosie N. Russwinkel, CSW
May accept assignmentGraduated 2019FemaleJulie Sappington
May accept assignmentGraduated 2015FemaleOther offices in Cape Girardeau: 1Michael Singleton
May accept assignmentGraduated 2021MaleOther offices in Cape Girardeau: 1
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 Cape Girardeau
- Primary care doctors102
- Nurse practitioners262
- Cardiologists22
- Dermatologists4
- Orthopedic surgeons14
- Neurologists12
- Gastroenterologists17
- Ophthalmologists11
- Optometrists17
- Podiatrists5
- Urologists7
- Pulmonologists8
- Nephrologists4
- Rheumatologists3
- ENT doctors4
- Oncologists6
- Psychiatrists31
- Physical therapists18
- Occupational therapists7
- Speech therapists11
- Audiologists5
- Chiropractors15
- Gynecologists17
- General surgeons19
- Vascular surgeons5
- Pain management doctors3
- Physiatrists5
- Neurosurgeons8
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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).