Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist
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About this specialty
A psychologist who develops and applies scientific knowledge to the delivery of psychological services to infants, toddlers, children and adolescents within their social context. Of particular importance to the specialty of clinical child psychology is an understanding of the basic psychological needs of children and adolescents, and how the family and other social contexts influence the socio-emotional adjustment, cognitive development, behavioral adaptation and health status of children and adolescents.
Source: American Psychological Association, www.apa.org [1/1/2007: title modified, 1/1/2019: new definition]<br/><br/>Additional Resources: The APA specialty is "Clinical Child Psychology."
Highest Medicare-paid providers
| Provider | Location | Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|
| JAMES KINNEY, PSY.D. | DUNEDIN, FL | $200,564 |
| LAURIE PHILIPPS, PH.D. | ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL | $159,018 |
| STANLEY CHOW, M.A. | TORRANCE, CA | $124,506 |
| PAUL DRISCOLL, PH.D. | FOREST PARK, IL | $118,259 |
| LAWRENCE GUERRA, PH.D. | OYSTER BAY, NY | $88,949 |
| HEIDI KWAN, PH.D. | VENTURA, CA | $86,152 |
| PAUL HYMOWITZ, PH.D. | NEW YORK, NY | $76,677 |
| JONATHAN ROBBINS, PSY.D. | SOUTH MIAMI, FL | $75,507 |
| SANDRA SLATER, PHD | BALTIMORE, MD | $68,367 |
| SHAUL RABINOWITZ, PH.D. | MERRICK, NY | $65,880 |
Ranked by total Medicare payments — a measure of billing volume, not care quality.
Taxonomy definitions from the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (public domain). Provider counts derived from NPPES; payment figures from CMS Medicare data. Not affiliated with CMS, NPPES, NUCC, or any government agency.