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Therapists and counselors who accept Medicare in Waynesville, NC
CMS lists 21 clinicians in this specialty with a practice address in Waynesville. Accept Medicare assignment (the Medicare-approved amount as full payment): 17. Offer telehealth: 7.
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 28786 (2024 Medicare rates, the latest CMS has published): $68, 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 assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2014FemaleMeagan Bond, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2012FemaleLynn P. Burrough
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1974FemaleLynn S. Carlson
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2005FemaleEduardo A. Correa
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2022MaleElizabeth C. Endres, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2012FemaleLynne P. Finger
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1993 · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineFemaleMeagan L. Giordano
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2002FemaleBenjamin L. Hill
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2003MaleTimothy H. Hussey, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1990MaleKurtis D. James
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2021MaleSusan P. Kimball
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1989FemaleLacey K. Martinez-Seagle
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2017FemaleShannon H. Mitchell
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1998FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $296Abigail D. Walker, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2015FemaleMark Wester, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2020MaleKathryne M. Whittemore
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2014FemaleOther offices in Waynesville: 1John A. Artley
May accept assignmentGraduated 2021MaleOther offices in Waynesville: 1Erin A. Iraggi, CSW
May accept assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2008 · Virginia Commonwealth University, School of MedicineFemaleRobin R. Minick
May accept assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2011FemaleChristopher N. Ramseur
May accept assignmentGraduated 2018Male
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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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).