Who bills the most Assessment of emotional or behavioral problems (96127) to Medicare in Massachusetts?
Medicare Part B FFS · CY2024 · as published by CMS51 physician groups billed Assessment of emotional or behavioral problems (96127) to Medicare fee-for-service in Massachusetts in 2024; the top five named groups hold 36% of that volume, and independent (non-hospital-affiliated) groups deliver 0%.
96127 — Assessment of emotional or behavioral problems · Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners PUF (Part B), CY2024 release. Medicare fee-for-service only.
Snapshot covers the whole Massachusetts market — the table below shows the top 100 groups (free tier).
Medicare fee-for-service covers 64% of Medicare in Massachusetts; Medicare Advantage penetration 27% → 36% since 2020.
| # | Physician group | City | St | Specialty | Providers | 96127 svcs | Share* | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COMMUNITY HEALTH CONNECTIONS, INC | FITCHBURG | MA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 90 | 662 | 6.7% | (978) 878-8100 |
| 2 | STEPPING STONES PSYCHIATRY LLC | WEST SPRINGFIELD | MA | PSYCHIATRY | 2 | 443 | 4.5% | (413) 300-3999 |
| 3 | LGH MEDICAL GROUP, INC. | LOWELL | MA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 163 | 420 | 4.2% | (978) 788-7344 |
| 4 | BERKSHIRE FACULTY SERVICES INC | PITTSFIELD | MA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 276 | 380 | 3.8% | (413) 447-2695 |
| 5 | HALLMARK HEALTH MEDICAL ASSOCIATES INC | MELROSE | MA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 150 | 361 | 3.6% | (781) 979-3070 |
| 6 | STURDY HEALTH INC | ATTLEBORO | MA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 196 | 344 | 3.5% | (508) 222-3200 |
| 7 | SELECT REHABILITATION, LLC | GLENVIEW | MA | FAMILY PRACTICE | 2028 | 328 | 3.3% | — |
| 8 | GARDNER FAMILY MEDICINE INC | GARDNER | MA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 5 | 320 | 3.2% | (978) 630-3862 |
| 9 | MEDICAL CARE OF BOSTON MANAGEMENT CORPORATION | SHARON | MA | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 294 | 309 | 3.1% | (781) 784-9212 |
| 10 | LGH PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LLC | NORTH CHELMSFORD | MA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 10 | 258 | 2.6% | (978) 459-2152 |
| 11 | MIDDLESEX RECOVERY PC | WOBURN | MA | OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY | 6 | 222 | 2.2% | (781) 305-3300 |
| 12 | MOUNTAIN VIEW FAMILY PRACTICE PC | BALDWINVILLE | MA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 4 | 219 | 2.2% | (978) 939-2133 |
| 13 | BAYSTATE MEDICAL PRACTICES INC | SPRINGFIELD | MA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 1326 | 158 | 1.6% | — |
| 14 | SOUTHCOAST PHYSICIANS GROUP INC | FALL RIVER | MA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 868 | 156 | 1.6% | (508) 973-5919 |
| 15 | UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL GROUP INC | WORCESTER | MA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 2483 | 147 | 1.5% | (508) 334-1000 |
| 16 | INTER MED ASSOCIATES, P.C. | WEBSTER | MA | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 4 | 98 | 1.0% | (508) 461-0011 |
| 17 | CHARLES RIVER MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, PC | FRAMINGHAM | MA | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 117 | 97 | 1.0% | — |
| 18 | HEYWOOD MEDICAL GROUP INC. | GARDNER | MA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 103 | 92 | 0.9% | (978) 630-6460 |
| 19 | NOVA MEDICAL GROUP PC | EAST BRIDGEWATER | MA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 7 | 89 | 0.9% | (781) 527-5310 |
| 20 | VALLEY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, PC | SPRINGFIELD | MA | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 10 | 88 | 0.9% | (413) 739-0669 |
| 21 | CONGENIAL HEALTHCARE LLC | PEABODY | MA | FAMILY PRACTICE | 12 | 87 | 0.9% | (978) 536-0215 |
| 22 | SOUTHCOAST CARDIOLOGY LLC | NEW BEDFORD | MA | CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY) | 2 | 76 | 0.8% | (774) 992-7499 |
| 23 | VALLEY MEDICAL GROUP PC | GREENFIELD | MA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 108 | 75 | 0.8% | (413) 774-6301 |
| 24 | NEEDHAM WELLESLEY FAMILY MEDICINE PC | WELLESLEY | MA | FAMILY PRACTICE | 9 | 70 | 0.7% | (781) 235-3444 |
| 25 | LOWELL GENERAL INPATIENT SPECIALISTS PLLC | LOWELL | MA | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 70 | 63 | 0.6% | (978) 937-6439 |
| 26 | LIFESPAN PHYSICIAN GROUP OF MASSACHUSETTS INC | DARTMOUTH | MA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 434 | 57 | 0.6% | (508) 996-3991 |
| 27 | REVERE MEDICAL OF MASSACHUSETTS PC | BROCKTON | MA | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 113 | 51 | 0.5% | (508) 897-6050 |
| 28 | BRIGHAM AND WOMENS PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INC | BOSTON | MA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 2942 | 47 | 0.5% | (617) 732-5500 |
| 29 | PAIN MEDICINE OF THE SOUTH, PLLC | KNOXVILLE | MA | PAIN MANAGEMENT | 2 | 43 | 0.4% | (865) 672-5070 |
| 30 | MERCY FAMILY PRACTICE PC | GARDNER | MA | FAMILY PRACTICE | 2 | 40 | 0.4% | (978) 632-6445 |
| 31 | RELIANT MEDICAL GROUP INC | WORCESTER | MA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 634 | 37 | 0.4% | (508) 363-5000 |
| 32 | GROW HEALTHCARE GROUP PA | MIAMI | MA | CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER | 969 | 37 | 0.4% | (786) 244-7711 |
| 33 | KABLOTSKY INTERNAL MEDICINE PLLC | HUDSON | MA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 7 | 35 | 0.4% | (978) 562-3536 |
| 34 | MANET COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC. | QUINCY | MA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 49 | 35 | 0.4% | (617) 376-3000 |
| 35 | LAWRENCE FAMILY DOCTORS LLC | LAWRENCE | MA | FAMILY PRACTICE | 2 | 33 | 0.3% | (978) 688-1919 |
| 36 | COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER OF CAPE COD, INC. | MASHPEE | MA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 40 | 33 | 0.3% | (508) 477-7090 |
| 37 | SOUTHWEST MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, LLC | ALBUQUERQUE | MA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 328 | 30 | 0.3% | (505) 727-7090 |
| 38 | FAMILY MEDICINE ASSOCIATES OF SOUTH ATTLEBORO, P.C. | SOUTH ATTLEBORO | MA | FAMILY PRACTICE | 5 | 28 | 0.3% | (508) 761-5650 |
| 39 | COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMS INC | GREAT BARRINGTON | MA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 47 | 27 | 0.3% | (413) 528-8580 |
| 40 | MIDDLETON FAMILY MEDICINE URGENT CARE LLC | MIDDLETON | MA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 69 | 26 | 0.3% | (978) 774-2555 |
| 41 | COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER OF FRANKLIN COUNTY INCORPORATED | GREENFIELD | MA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 25 | 24 | 0.2% | 4133258500109 |
| 42 | MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM MEDICAL GROUP NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS INC | SALEM | MA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 803 | 23 | 0.2% | (978) 741-4133 |
| 43 | SIGNATURE HEALTHCARE MEDICAL GROUP INC | BROCKTON | MA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 241 | 20 | 0.2% | (508) 941-7000 |
| 44 | TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER COMMUNITY CARE INC | QUINCY | MA | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 21 | 19 | 0.2% | (857) 403-4600 |
| 45 | NANTUCKET COTTAGE HOSPITAL | NANTUCKET | MA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 89 | 19 | 0.2% | (508) 825-8100 |
| 46 | MEDSTAR HEALTH WEIGHT MANAGEMENT, LLC | LINTHICUM | MA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 105 | 18 | 0.2% | — |
| 47 | DR. HE'S PRIMARY CARE FOR ADULTS INC | MARLBOROUGH | MA | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 2 | 17 | 0.2% | (508) 481-2890 |
| 48 | WOBURN NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES PC | STONEHAM | MA | NEPHROLOGY | 6 | 16 | 0.2% | (781) 933-0710 |
| 49 | LIFELINE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES LLC | DENVILLE | MA | OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY | 150 | 16 | 0.2% | — |
| 50 | GATHER HEALTH PRIMARY CARE OF MASSACHUSETTS PC | QUINCY | MA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 13 | 13 | 0.1% | (617) 820-5968 |
| 51 | HEALTHFIRST FAMILY CARE CENTER INC | FALL RIVER | MA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 26 | 11 | 0.1% | (774) 627-1296 |
*Share of Massachusetts's disclosed Medicare-FFS services for 96127, counted once per clinician. Volume is placed in the state it was billed from, so this page ranks the groups actually billing 96127 in Massachusetts — including groups registered elsewhere ("City" is each group's registered location). Group figures sum clinicians affiliated with exactly one group; clinicians in several groups are listed in each group's drill-down but not volume-attributed to any single group.
How to read this. Figures are Medicare fee-for-service only — not all-payer — from the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners Public Use File (Part B), CY2024 release. CMS suppresses any provider×code row under 11 beneficiaries, so a missing group means "suppressed," never zero. "Charges" are provider-submitted amounts, not payments. Groups are ranked by measured service volume attributed to clinicians in exactly one group — clinicians affiliated with several groups are listed in rosters but never volume-attributed to a single group — a direct read of the public record, not a rating or quality score. Full method: Methods & Sources.
Comparing against an all-payer estimate?
These are exact counts from Medicare fee-for-service claims — roughly a third to half of most procedure markets, depending on payer mix. Modeled all-payer databases project the remainder statistically; we publish the audited floor and label it as such. Same market, different denominator. How the numbers reconcile →