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Therapists and counselors who accept Medicare in Bellingham, WA
CMS lists 104 clinicians in this specialty with a practice address in Bellingham. Accept Medicare assignment (the Medicare-approved amount as full payment): 66. Offer telehealth: 28.
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 98225 (2024 Medicare rates, the latest CMS has published): $71, of which you pay about $18 — 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.
Elizabeth I. Abbott, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2017FemaleRick J. Ackerman
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1978MaleKaren R. Aislinn, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1993FemaleJ Chalice Bailey
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2011FemaleClayton Beaulieu
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2024MaleDouglas W. Benjamin
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1982MaleDavid A. Borton
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2008MaleNikki Braaten
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2013FemaleOther offices in Bellingham: 1Rachel A. Colston
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2021FemaleOther offices in Bellingham: 1Meredith Cone, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2020FemaleEmberlene Cossette, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2016FemaleMelinda A. Creed, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1976FemaleOther offices in Bellingham: 2Margo A. Davis
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2004FemaleMikala A. Davis, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2016FemaleElizabeth M. Donovan, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2005FemaleJanet E. Edwards, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2010FemaleAnnie R. Elder
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2014FemaleOther offices in Bellingham: 1Cheryl N. Enstad, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1994FemaleEmily M. Farrell
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1985FemaleJayme D. Fergoda, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1994FemaleMarisa K. Fernandez
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2024FemaleSusan L. Fields
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2018FemaleOther offices in Bellingham: 3Kalab Frisby, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2021MaleKellie J. Furlan
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2001FemaleSara M. Gall, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2014 · University of Washington School of MedicineFemaleChristopher V. Giffen
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2016MaleOther offices in Bellingham: 1Sheila D. Goodwin, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1991FemaleCara A. Gresham, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2012FemaleOther offices in Bellingham: 2Esther M. Grummel, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2018FemaleNanette M. Guild, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1991 · University of Kansas School of Med (kc/wich/sal)FemaleMaryann Hanseth, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1999FemaleOther offices in Bellingham: 3Lisa M. Harmon
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2002FemaleMica L. Hartley
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1998FemaleJeb S. Hobbs, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2018MalePenny Hougland, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1990FemaleRebecca R. Jarnagin
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2012FemaleOther offices in Bellingham: 1Bonnie V. Johnson
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1986FemaleOther offices in Bellingham: 1Valeria L. Jones
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2014FemaleGwendolyn Koenig
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2007FemaleKathrine G. Landham
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2016FemaleLea Lin
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2011FemaleSamantha J. Loch
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2020FemalePage Loeb, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1984FemaleOther offices in Bellingham: 1Arcelie C. Lopes, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2017FemaleChristina Lynch
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2010FemaleRobin Mayer
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2023FemaleStephanie E. McDonald
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2010FemaleSean C. McKee, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2022MaleMendrell L. Miller, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2004FemaleMargaret J. Moudry, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1988FemaleClaudia E. Murphy
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2015FemaleMike L. Nicholson, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2009MaleAnnalisa Ochiltre
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2014FemaleErik A. Papritz
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1994MaleChristine Phelan
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2005FemaleNathan J. Potthoff
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2020MaleOther offices in Bellingham: 1Tristan A. Quan
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2022MaleTamela D. Roby
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2006FemaleOther offices in Bellingham: 1Debra J. Shawver, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2002FemaleRives Thornton
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2015MaleGriffin Tokuhara
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2023MaleShannon B. Webb, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2007FemaleAmanda H. Weis, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2004FemaleKathleen M. Westover
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1987FemaleLeigh A. Wirth, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2001FemaleAlene Zander, CSW
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1989FemaleTrevor N. Aerts
May accept assignmentGraduated 2010MaleKassandra Allen, CSW
May accept assignmentGraduated 2022FemaleAbigail J. Asplund-Smith, CSW
May accept assignmentGraduated 2021FemaleOther offices in Bellingham: 1Nicholas C. Barth
May accept assignmentGraduated 2016MaleOther offices in Bellingham: 1Kimiyo Bowlby
May accept assignmentGraduated 2020FemaleJohn Coiner III
May accept assignmentGraduated 2007MaleOther offices in Bellingham: 1Elizabeth M. Cooke, CSW
May accept assignmentGraduated 2021FemaleDennis R. Dashiell, CSW
May accept assignmentGraduated 1993MaleOther offices in Bellingham: 1Taylor R. Denaro, CSW
May accept assignmentGraduated 2018FemaleRobert D. Dewitt, CSW
May accept assignmentGraduated 2009MaleAlexandria J. English
May accept assignmentGraduated 2023FemaleJessica Floyd
May accept assignmentGraduated 2024FemaleCrystal A. Garcia
May accept assignmentGraduated 2025FemaleOther offices in Bellingham: 1Brogan G. Glover-Smith
May accept assignmentGraduated 2023FemaleBridget M. Gordon, CSW
May accept assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1989FemaleMelinda M. Hardin, CSW
May accept assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1991FemaleKari A. Humphreys
May accept assignmentGraduated 2022FemaleElizabeth Johnson
May accept assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1994FemaleOther offices in Bellingham: 1Brittney Jones
May accept assignmentGraduated 2024FemaleBrenda K. Kotewa
May accept assignmentGraduated 2013FemaleKristen E. Lawrence
May accept assignmentGraduated 1993FemaleLori S. Michelson, CSW
May accept assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1992FemaleOther offices in Bellingham: 1Tracee Mullen
May accept assignmentGraduated 2022FemaleElizabeth M. Ostop, CSW
May accept assignmentGraduated 2015FemaleBarbara Overson
May accept assignmentGraduated 2007FemaleDaniel Paek, CSW
May accept assignmentGraduated 2023MaleKaila Peterson
May accept assignmentGraduated 2017FemaleTracy L. Pippard, CSW
May accept assignmentGraduated 1997FemaleKeith E. Poynter
May accept assignmentGraduated 2005MaleJennifer B. Rallo
May accept assignmentGraduated 2019FemaleMary J. Saenz
May accept assignmentGraduated 2021FemaleMargaret M. Shull
May accept assignmentGraduated 2019FemaleOther offices in Bellingham: 1John R. Siegfried, CSW
May accept assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1982MaleOther offices in Bellingham: 1Krista M. Silva
May accept assignmentGraduated 2018Female
Showing the first 100 of 104 in this order.
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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- Primary care doctors178
- Geriatricians5
- Nurse practitioners135
- Cardiologists23
- Dermatologists7
- Orthopedic surgeons18
- Neurologists12
- Gastroenterologists17
- Ophthalmologists13
- Optometrists41
- Podiatrists14
- Urologists5
- Pulmonologists13
- Nephrologists4
- Endocrinologists3
- Rheumatologists3
- ENT doctors7
- Oncologists8
- Psychiatrists19
- Psychologists35
- Physical therapists81
- Occupational therapists3
- Audiologists10
- Chiropractors57
- Gynecologists15
- General surgeons17
- Vascular surgeons5
- Pain management doctors5
- Allergists3
- Dietitians21
- Neurosurgeons5
- Infectious disease doctors4
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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).