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Therapists and counselors who accept Medicare in Columbia, MO
CMS lists 108 clinicians in this specialty with a practice address in Columbia. Accept Medicare assignment (the Medicare-approved amount as full payment): 87. Offer telehealth: 38.
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 65203 (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.
Noah B. McCarty, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 82.2/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2012MaleRobert R. Ashbaugh
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2020MaleJessica R. Back, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2011FemaleWhitney Baldridge, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2020 · University of Missouri, Columbia School of MedicineFemaleTracy M. Batten
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2001 · Nova Southeastern College of Osteo MedicineFemaleNatalie Beeler
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1987FemaleRonyetta S. Belford-Osborne
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2011FemaleHeidi A. Blackstun, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1998 · University of Missouri, Columbia School of MedicineFemaleMcKenna S. Blankenship, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2022FemaleClare F. Bogle, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2017 · Washington University School of MedicineFemaleSuzanne M. Boss
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2006FemaleHolly J. Cameron
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2022FemaleMarion E. Carr
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2015 · University of Kansas School of Med (kc/wich/sal)FemaleDrew A. Carrier
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2014MaleTeresa A. Ceselski
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1993FemaleAnne Chambers, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1990FemaleKrystyna Chastain
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2022FemaleMatthew L. Cox
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2021MaleAmanda Crabtree
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2010FemaleOther offices in Columbia: 1Deonna M. Crabtree
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2000FemaleMiranda D'Angelo
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2017FemaleGrace Danback, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2024FemaleStephen E. Dittmer
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2009MaleMaurice L. Dixon
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2019MaleOther offices in Columbia: 1Joetta R. Douty, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2000FemaleNatasha K. Eberhart
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2013FemaleOther offices in Columbia: 1Sarah E. Estep
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2022FemaleOther offices in Columbia: 1Alison N. Fox
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2015FemaleLatoya Gatewood
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2005FemaleOther offices in Columbia: 1Ashley N. Geiger
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2024FemaleMegan A. Gore
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2012FemaleOther offices in Columbia: 1Taylor Gravatt
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2020FemaleSarah B. Gray
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2005FemaleTaylor J. Green
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2022FemaleCorrin N. Hart
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2020FemaleAdam Hatton
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2017MaleJanet M. Heyer, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1992 · University of Missouri, Columbia School of MedicineFemaleKristen Hilty
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2021FemalePamela A. Hollins
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1997FemaleHannah R. Howdeshell
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2019FemaleKyla Jansen
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2019FemaleLindsey R. Johnson, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2017FemaleMegan M. Jones, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2010FemaleOther offices in Columbia: 1Kelly L. Kaestner
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2023FemaleJean Kirch-Holliday
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2011FemaleOther offices in Columbia: 1Hillary O. Kovacs, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2023FemaleDiane L. La Mar
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1981FemaleOther offices in Columbia: 2Gary R. Lembke, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2007MaleCharlsi A. Lewis
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2022FemaleAmber Liponoga, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2019FemaleEileen O. Long, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1997 · University of Missouri, Columbia School of MedicineFemaleKathryn E. Maley, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2021FemaleJordan L. Markley, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2019FemaleAngela McBride
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2023FemaleRobin E. McCartney, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1998FemaleChristina P. Melara
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentFemaleElizabeth L. Miller
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2016FemaleDora D. Mitchell
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2009FemaleNicholas Nack
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2022MaleKacie Naros
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2021FemaleAmber M. Osborne
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2015FemaleKenneth L. Ostercamp
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2011MaleMichael J. Palmer
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2022MaleBlake A. Reeves, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2016 · University of Missouri, Columbia School of MedicineMaleMarjorie L. Roberts
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1985FemaleOther offices in Columbia: 1Janet A. Robinson
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2019FemaleKathleen A. Rogers, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1991FemaleLora S. Rooker
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1990FemaleDavid Salazar, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2018MaleKaren Samani, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2017FemaleHenry D. Schneider, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1972MaleOther offices in Columbia: 1Hayley M. Smith
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2022FemaleLucy M. Stofer, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2022FemaleKristal J. Stone
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2019FemalePatricia J. Struby, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2001FemaleJeffery R. Sturdivan, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2014MaleSheri L. Taylor, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1985MaleLesley C. Thalhuber
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2008FemaleAmanda A. Torrini
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2018FemaleJessica L. Vail
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2014FemaleNicole Waldeis
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2012FemaleHailey S. Walsh
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2019FemaleTanya J. Watson, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2022FemaleAbram D. Wilks, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2006MaleNatalie N. Wuest
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2017FemaleJamielyn M. Yates
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2019FemaleNatasha K. Young
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2010FemaleKelly C. Gossett, CSW
May accept assignmentMIPS score (2024): 80.2/100Graduated 2012FemaleKristal Allen
May accept assignmentGraduated 2011FemaleAlec J. Borkowski, CSW
May accept assignmentGraduated 2024MaleAmber Brasier
May accept assignmentGraduated 2015FemaleOther offices in Columbia: 1Elizabeth Buko
May accept assignmentGraduated 2023FemaleJoshua Cook, CSW
May accept assignmentGraduated 2020MaleBrittany Evans
May accept assignmentGraduated 2019FemaleKilanda E. Gee, CSW
May accept assignmentGraduated 2022FemaleDebolina Ghosh
May accept assignmentGraduated 2013FemaleKendall L. Grayson
May accept assignmentGraduated 2005FemaleLindsay K. Ingram
May accept assignmentGraduated 2020FemaleSierra A. James, CSW
May accept assignmentGraduated 2020FemaleHannah N. Johnson, CSW
May accept assignmentGraduated 2022Female
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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 Columbia
- Primary care doctors148
- Geriatricians5
- Nurse practitioners274
- Cardiologists39
- Dermatologists17
- Orthopedic surgeons51
- Neurologists24
- Gastroenterologists24
- Ophthalmologists26
- Optometrists52
- Podiatrists5
- Urologists12
- Pulmonologists12
- Nephrologists16
- Endocrinologists13
- Rheumatologists4
- ENT doctors17
- Oncologists20
- Psychiatrists49
- Psychologists33
- Physical therapists53
- Occupational therapists6
- Audiologists6
- Chiropractors34
- Gynecologists36
- General surgeons21
- Vascular surgeons6
- Pain management doctors6
- Physiatrists21
- Sleep medicine doctors4
- Neurosurgeons15
- Infectious disease doctors10
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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).