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Therapists and counselors who accept Medicare in Saint Joseph, MO
CMS lists 30 clinicians in this specialty with a practice address in Saint Joseph. Accept Medicare assignment (the Medicare-approved amount as full payment): 22. Offer telehealth: 4.
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 64506 (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.
Caroline Flanagan, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 84.8/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2006FemaleChristel L. Lankford, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 84.8/100Graduated 2002FemaleAshley M. Luedtke, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 84.8/100Graduated 2013FemaleLee A. Schoeneck, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 84.8/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2000FemaleOther offices in Saint Joseph: 2Gabriele S. Teem, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 84.8/100Graduated 2002FemaleEthan R. Blair
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2022MaleKelly D. Chance, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2017FemaleRennie L. Chastain Gitthens, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1990FemaleOther offices in Saint Joseph: 1Tennyson Clary
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2022FemaleOther offices in Saint Joseph: 1Carissa J. Crabb, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2011 · University of Missouri, Columbia School of MedicineFemaleTara D. Dorman
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2017FemaleJoyce A. Estes
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1986FemaleMelissa J. Gasper
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2013FemaleLori A. Kanke, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2011FemaleJoseph M. Kline
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2016MaleKimberly R. Kountz, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2022FemaleRachel Mace
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2021FemaleErin M. Murphy
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2011FemaleNathan Noakes
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2017MaleOther offices in Saint Joseph: 1Kristen K. Siler-Kline
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2019FemaleJean M. West, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1999FemaleOther offices in Saint Joseph: 1Andrew Westover, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2010MaleMarie G. Arnold
May accept assignmentGraduated 1999FemaleElizabeth I. Crumpler, CSW
May accept assignmentGraduated 2023FemaleLauren A. Gentry
May accept assignmentGraduated 2020FemaleMorgan Kieser
May accept assignmentGraduated 2013FemaleAmanda Maretoli
May accept assignmentGraduated 2009FemaleOther offices in Saint Joseph: 1Deidre M. Turner
May accept assignmentGraduated 2007FemaleVeronica D. Wehr
May accept assignmentGraduated 2013FemaleKelly K. Williams
May accept assignmentGraduated 2015Female
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.
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- Cardiologists42
- Dermatologists8
- Orthopedic surgeons7
- Neurologists10
- Gastroenterologists8
- Ophthalmologists8
- Optometrists12
- Podiatrists6
- Urologists5
- Pulmonologists10
- Nephrologists3
- Rheumatologists3
- ENT doctors3
- Oncologists3
- Psychiatrists13
- Physical therapists18
- Chiropractors16
- Gynecologists14
- General surgeons13
- Vascular surgeons6
- Physiatrists3
- Neurosurgeons6
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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).