Midwife
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About this specialty
A Midwife is a trained professional with special expertise in supporting women to maintain a healthy pregnancy birth, offering expert individualized care, education, counseling, and support to a woman and her newborn throughout the childbearing cycle. A Midwife is a skilled and independent practitioner who has undergone formalized training. Midwives are not required to be nurses and may be trained via multiple routes of education (apprenticeship, workshop, formal classes, or programs, etc., usually a combination). The educational background requirements and licensing requirements vary by state. The Midwife may or may not be certified by a state or national organization.
Source: The National Uniform Claim Committee [7/1/2007: title changed, definition changed, source changed]
Highest Medicare-paid providers
| Provider | Location | Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|
| SHARIE HILLER, CNM | BRIDGETON, NJ | $20,619 |
| LISA FLEECE, CNM | GREENLAWN, NY | $12,888 |
| MICHELLE LONGA KARPIN, CNM | SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA | $10,885 |
| CECELIA RONDOU, FNP, CNM | SANTA ROSA, CA | $9,352 |
| BROOKLYNNE TRAVIS, CNM, DNP | SPRINGFIELD, OR | $8,396 |
| KRISTA BURCKHARDT, CNM, FNP-C | COUPEVILLE, WA | $7,385 |
| ANNA KESHISHYAN, CNM | ALLSTON, MA | $7,123 |
| CHEYENNE MARTINEZ | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $6,782 |
| MARLYNE CHARLES, CNM | HUNTINGTON STATION, NY | $6,399 |
| KATHLEEN PORSCH, CNM | MANAHAWKIN, NJ | $6,136 |
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.