Joseph R. Ackerman, LICSW
Clinical Social Workers (Clinical Social Worker)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 25
- In the NPI registry since
- 2016
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 131
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2016Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Clinical Social Worker primary
MA license 117798
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Medical groups
- Lahey Clinic Inc (1,381 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 131
- Services billed
- 171
- Patients’ average age
- 77
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Care management services for behavioral health conditions, at least 20 minutes of clinical psychologist or clinical social worker time, per calendar month. (these services include the following required elements: initial assessment or follow-up monitoring, | 52 | 43 |
| Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation | 21 | 21 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.