Health Psychologist
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About this specialty
A psychologist who specializes in clinical health psychology that investigates and implements clinical services across diverse populations and settings to promote health and well-being and to prevent, treat, and manage illness and disability. Clinical health psychology sees health as the confluence of psychological, social, cultural, and biological factors and applies this understanding to professional activities including:<br/>* Research<br/>* Clinical service<br/>* Consulting with, educating, and supervising other health care providers and psychologists<br/>* Advising organizations, institutions, the public, and policymakers
Source: American Psychological Association, www.apa.org [1/1/2007: new, 7/1/2008: definition added, source added, 1/1/2019: definition modified, source modified] Additional Resources: The APA specialty is "Clinical Health Psychology."
Highest Medicare-paid providers
| Provider | Location | Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|
| JEAN TRESCOTT, PH.D. | MIAMI, FL | $195,557 |
| SHARON BELL | GLENDALE, AZ | $172,389 |
| MARJORIE NEWMAN, PSYD | NORTHBROOK, IL | $56,369 |
| WILLIAM BOYD, PH.D. | DAYTON, TN | $50,755 |
| RACHAEL SAND, PSY.D. | NELLIS AFB, NV | $47,561 |
| FRANCIS HARRIS, PHD | PITTSBURGH, PA | $47,074 |
| RYAN WETZLER, PSY.D., DBSM, ABPP | LOUISVILLE, KY | $45,609 |
| GERALYN DATZ, PHD | HATTIESBURG, MS | $40,634 |
| PATRICIA FALCON, PSYD | TUCSON, AZ | $39,145 |
| HANNAH KRUEGER, PSY. D. | GLENDALE, CA | $38,813 |
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.