Health Service Psychologist
Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers › Psychologist › Health Service
About this specialty
A psychologist, certified/licensed at the independent practice level in his/her state, who is duly trained and experienced in the delivery of direct, preventative, assessment, and therapeutic intervention services to individuals whose growth, adjustment, or functioning is actually impaired or is demonstrably at high risk of impairment (1974).
Source: National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology website http://www.nationalregister.org/about_NR.html [7/1/2006: modified title, added definition]
Highest Medicare-paid providers
| Provider | Location | Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|
| PAUL SUSIC, MA | ST. CHARLES, MO | $103,313 |
| ELIZABETH WOLPERN, PSYD | LOMA LINDA, CA | $95,440 |
| LARRY BLOOM, PH.D. | FT COLLINS, CO | $78,235 |
| GERALD KELLER, PSY.D. | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $68,885 |
| ROBERT REICHLIN, PH.D. | BELLAIRE, TX | $68,282 |
| CHRISTOPHER COPELAND, PHD | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $53,347 |
| MICHAEL SEFTON, PH.D. | WESTBOROUGH, MA | $52,063 |
| WILLIAM ZELLA, PHD | WEYMOUTH, MA | $52,029 |
| CHRISTOPHER BERSANI, PSY.D. | WESTBOROUGH, MA | $52,004 |
| JILL MUSHKAT CONOMY, PH.D. | MAYFIELD HTS., OH | $46,769 |
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.