Clinician type
Psychologists
At a glance
- Practicing in the U.S.
- 158,368
- Per 100,000 residents
- 46.8
- Women
- 71%
- Median years since graduating
- 21
Who they are
- Women 71%
- Graduated 35 or more years ago 23%
- Offer telehealth 45%
- Accept Medicare’s approved amount 89%
Sex and credentials from NPPES. Graduation year, telehealth and Medicare assignment from Medicare Care Compare, which covers clinicians enrolled in Medicare.
Where they practice
What they do most for Medicare patients
- Psychotherapy, 1 hour 1,402,754
- Psychotherapy, 45 minutes 932,425
- Psychotherapy, 30 minutes 743,302
- Evaluation of neuropsychological test, each additional hour 338,566
- Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation 325,418
- Administration of psychological or neuropsychological test by technician, each additional 30 minutes 319,895
- Administration of psychological or neuropsychological test, each additional 30 minutes 278,198
- Evaluation of neuropsychological test, first hour 145,535
- Psychiatric services complicated by communication factor 99,419
- Administration of psychological or neuropsychological test, first 30 minutes 90,136
- Exam of neurobehavioral status, first hour 81,144
- Administration of psychological or neuropsychological test by technician, first 30 minutes 61,131
Services billed to traditional Medicare in 2023 (Physician and Other Practitioners data); drugs given in the office are left out.
What they prescribe most
- Quetiapine Fumarate (Seroquel, Seroquel Xr) 6.1%
- Clonazepam (Klonopin) 5.4%
- Alprazolam (Xanax, Xanax Xr) 5.4%
- Bupropion Hcl (Bupropion Xl, Wellbutrin Sr, Wellbutrin Xl) 5.3%
- Trazodone Hcl 5.2%
- Escitalopram Oxalate (Lexapro) 4.3%
- Duloxetine Hcl (Cymbalta, Drizalma Sprinkle) 4.0%
- Sertraline Hcl (Zoloft) 3.5%
- Zolpidem Tartrate (Ambien, Ambien Cr, Edluar) 2.9%
- Aripiprazole (Abilify Asimtufii, Abilify Maintena, Abilify) 2.9%
- Dextroamphetamine/Amphetamine (Adderall Xr, Dextroamphetamine-Amphet Er, Mydayis) 2.7%
- Lamotrigine (Lamictal, Lamictal Odt, Lamictal Xr) 2.6%
- Buspirone Hcl 2.6%
- Venlafaxine Hcl (Effexor Xr) 2.5%
- Fluoxetine Hcl (Fluoxetine Dr, Prozac) 2.4%
Share of this specialty’s Medicare Part D prescriptions in 2024, including refills. Select a drug to see which of these clinicians prescribe it most, and where.
Hospitals where the most work
- Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH 50 Psychologists at Cleveland Clinic
- University of Michigan Health System Ann Arbor, MI 40 Psychologists at University of Michigan Health System
- University of Colorado Hospital Authority Aurora, CO 37 Psychologists at University of Colorado Hospital Authority
- Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA 36 Psychologists at Massachusetts General Hospital
- University of Kansas Hospital Kansas City, KS 29 Psychologists at University of Kansas Hospital
- University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics Authority Madison, WI 28 Psychologists at University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics Authority
- Hennepin County Medical Center Minneapolis, MN 25 Psychologists at Hennepin County Medical Center
- Medical College of Virginia Hospitals Richmond, VA 25 Psychologists at Medical College of Virginia Hospitals
- Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MI 24 Psychologists at Henry Ford Health Hospital
- Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN 24 Psychologists at Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Clinicians who list the hospital in Medicare Care Compare. The number opens the list of who works there.
Schools they graduated from most
- Fordham University School of Medicine 65
- Boston University School of Medicine 60
- Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine 57
- Temple University School of Medicine 45
- Wayne State University School of Medicine 44
- State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine 43
- Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine 42
- Ohio State University College of Medicine 36
- Ponce School of Medicine 35
- George Washington University School of Medicine 33
From Medicare Care Compare (Medicare-enrolled clinicians only).
Industry payments
Drug and device makers reported $50,181 in general payments to 45 clinicians in Psychologists in 2025. See who received the most
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.
Sources: CMS NPPES (counts, sex, credentials), Medicare Care Compare (schools, graduation years, hospitals, telehealth), CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2023) and Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), ACGME program requirements (training length), OpenAlex (research), U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024 (population).