Clinical Social Worker
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About this specialty
A social worker who holds a master's or doctoral degree in social work from an accredited school of social work in addition to at least two years of post-master's supervised experience in a clinical setting. The social worker must be licensed, certified, or registered at the clinical level in the jurisdiction of practice. A clinical social worker provides direct services, including interventions focused on interpersonal interactions, intrapsychic dynamics, and life management issues. Clinical social work services are based on bio-psychosocial perspectives. Services consist of assessment, diagnosis, treatment (including psychotherapy and counseling), client-centered advocacy, consultation, evaluation, and prevention of mental illness, emotional, or behavioral disturbances.
Source: National Association of Social Workers, 2008 [7/1/2009: definition modified]
Highest Medicare-paid providers
| Provider | Location | Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|
| TERRY WALTON, LCSW | ATLANTA, GA | $463,697 |
| PETER JONES, LCSW, LISW, LSCSW | LEAWOOD, KS | $396,018 |
| MONICA WILLIAMS, LISW-S | WEST CHESTER, OH | $374,916 |
| ALIZA SKAYA, LCSW | STATEN ISLAND, NY | $360,917 |
| LAWRENCE GREENSTEIN, LCSW | TRENTON, NJ | $333,692 |
| THOMIKA ANDREWS | HOUSTON, TX | $327,061 |
| CRESTRE BODDY, LCSW | ATLANTA, GA | $316,874 |
| DEQUITA FROST, LCSW | ANGLETON, TX | $312,492 |
| NADINE EIRING, CSW | BALDWIN, NY | $304,489 |
| SALLY ANN MCGARRITY, LMSW | RIVERHEAD, NY | $287,236 |
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.