Who bills the most Psychotherapy, 1 hour (90837) to Medicare in North Carolina?
Medicare Part B FFS · CY2024 · as published by CMS153 physician groups billed Psychotherapy, 1 hour (90837) to Medicare fee-for-service in North Carolina in 2024; the top five named groups hold 23% of that volume, and independent (non-hospital-affiliated) groups deliver 56%.
90837 — Psychotherapy, 1 hour · Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners PUF (Part B), CY2024 release. Medicare fee-for-service only.
Snapshot covers the whole North Carolina market — the table below shows the top 100 groups (free tier).
Medicare fee-for-service covers 43% of Medicare in North Carolina; Medicare Advantage penetration 40% → 57% since 2020.
| # | Physician group | City | St | Specialty | Providers | 90837 svcs | Share* | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LIFESOURCE OF NORTH CAROLINA | WILMINGTON | NC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 188 | 4,815 | 4.5% | (910) 742-9243 |
| 2 | SILVER LININGS FOR SENIORS, INC | CARY | NC | CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER | 23 | 2,210 | 2.1% | (919) 457-1598 |
| 3 | THRIVEWORKS CLINICAL - NORTH CAROLINA PC | RALEIGH | NC | MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR | 108 | 1,734 | 1.6% | (919) 424-6045 |
| 4 | THE PISGAH INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHOTHERAPY AND EDUCATION PA | ASHEVILLE | NC | CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST | 12 | 1,639 | 1.5% | (828) 254-9494 |
| 5 | CARENET INC | GREENVILLE | NC | MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR | 41 | 1,308 | 1.2% | (252) 355-2801 |
| 6 | FLETCHER HOSPITAL INC | HENDERSONVILLE | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 290 | 1,183 | 1.1% | — |
| 7 | CAROLINA PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC HEALTH SRVS PA | JACKSONVILLE | NC | MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR | 15 | 1,084 | 1.0% | (910) 347-3010 |
| 8 | VERNA DORITY MSW CCSW INC | FUQUAY VARINA | NC | CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER | 19 | 937 | 0.9% | (919) 762-3185 |
| 9 | APPALACHIAN COUNSELING AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES INC | ASHEVILLE | NC | CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER | 24 | 935 | 0.9% | (828) 575-9760 |
| 10 | STEP UP CARE OF NORTH CAROLINA PC | WINSTON SALEM | NC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 19 | 878 | 0.8% | (718) 506-1115 |
| 11 | INTEGRATIVE WELLNESS SOLUTIONS PLLC | GREENSBORO | NC | MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR | 135 | 778 | 0.7% | (704) 360-3637 |
| 12 | DUKE HEALTH INTEGRATED PRACTICE INC | DURHAM | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 3051 | 775 | 0.7% | (919) 684-8111 |
| 13 | TOTAL LIFE INC | ALLEN | NC | CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST | 114 | 766 | 0.7% | (800) 567-5433 |
| 14 | NOVANT HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP, LLC | WINSTON SALEM | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 2389 | 722 | 0.7% | (704) 384-8200 |
| 15 | DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC | DURHAM | NC | PHYSICAL THERAPIST IN PRIVATE PRACTICE | 1053 | 688 | 0.6% | (919) 684-8111 |
| 16 | INNOVATION COUNSELING SERVICES | GREER | NC | CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER | 4 | 674 | 0.6% | (864) 334-5019 |
| 17 | CHARLES D GODWIN | TRENT WOODS | NC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 6 | 651 | 0.6% | (252) 637-7300 |
| 18 | HOPE HARBOR COUNSELING AND WELLNESS, PLLC | MOORESVILLE | NC | CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER | 5 | 647 | 0.6% | (704) 954-8347 |
| 19 | MONARCH | ALBEMARLE | NC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 94 | 616 | 0.6% | (704) 986-1500 |
| 20 | DUKE UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PHYSICIANS, INC. | DURHAM | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 445 | 565 | 0.5% | (919) 572-1868 |
| 21 | BMSC NC LLC | KITTY HAWK | NC | CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER | 11 | 559 | 0.5% | (855) 241-7160 |
| 22 | SYLVA CLINICAL ASSOCIATES, PA | SYLVA | NC | CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST | 6 | 556 | 0.5% | (828) 586-5555 |
| 23 | CARTER CLINIC, P A | RALEIGH | NC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 14 | 548 | 0.5% | (919) 848-0132 |
| 24 | POSITIVE GENERATION IN CHRIST INCORPORATED | BALTIMORE | NC | CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER | 2 | 530 | 0.5% | (252) 641-4522 |
| 25 | ALL-AMERICAN COUNSELING WELLNESS | FAYETTEVILLE | NC | CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER | 8 | 490 | 0.5% | (833) 846-3463 |
| 26 | CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER | CHARLOTTE | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 1034 | 484 | 0.4% | (704) 355-2000 |
| 27 | FOCUS CENTERS,PLLC | ASHEVILLE | NC | CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST | 4 | 476 | 0.4% | (828) 281-2299 |
| 28 | DELTA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PLLC | WILMINGTON | NC | CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER | 9 | 474 | 0.4% | (910) 343-6890 |
| 29 | PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES OF CHARLOTTE | CHARLOTTE | NC | CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST | 6 | 452 | 0.4% | (704) 503-3535 |
| 30 | DR. YAEL GOLD, P.C. | WILMINGTON | NC | CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST | 4 | 440 | 0.4% | (910) 799-6162 |
| 31 | CREATIVE HEALTH SERVICES, INC | POTTSTOWN | NC | MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR | 19 | 423 | 0.4% | (484) 941-0500 |
| 32 | LIVING LOTUS COUNSELING PLLC | SHELBY | NC | MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR | 4 | 421 | 0.4% | (704) 692-0723 |
| 33 | UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL | CHAPEL HILL | NC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 2120 | 421 | 0.4% | (984) 215-5556 |
| 34 | WAYNESBORO FAMILY CLINIC | GOLDSBORO | NC | PSYCHIATRY | 16 | 414 | 0.4% | (919) 734-6676 |
| 35 | CERTUS PSYCHIATRY AND INTEGRATED CARE PLLC | WINSTON SALEM | NC | MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR | 17 | 404 | 0.4% | (336) 701-3111 |
| 36 | TAILORED BRAIN HEALTH PLLC | GREENSBORO | NC | CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST | 5 | 401 | 0.4% | (336) 542-1800 |
| 37 | MCPC-11 LLC | PINEHURST | NC | PSYCHIATRY | 30 | 395 | 0.4% | (910) 715-3376 |
| 38 | CAPE FEAR PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES | WILMINGTON | NC | CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST | 3 | 394 | 0.4% | (910) 763-8134 |
| 39 | CENTER FOR HOLISTIC HEALING PC | HIGH POINT | NC | CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER | 9 | 389 | 0.4% | (336) 841-4307 |
| 40 | ASCEND PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES PLLC | ROCKWELL | NC | CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST | 3 | 384 | 0.4% | (704) 279-0626 |
| 41 | INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED NEUROSCIENCE | CANDLER | NC | CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST | 4 | 380 | 0.4% | 82825128820 |
| 42 | CHAPEL HILL PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATES, P.A. | CARRBORO | NC | CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST | 6 | 371 | 0.3% | (919) 636-5695 |
| 43 | WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES | WINSTON SALEM | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 2609 | 366 | 0.3% | (336) 713-9800 |
| 44 | DIFFERENT LIKE ME INC | BOCA RATON | NC | CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER | 10 | 361 | 0.3% | (561) 270-2280 |
| 45 | GREATER VISION COUNSELING AND CONSULTING AGENCY PLLC | RAEFORD | NC | CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER | 5 | 326 | 0.3% | (910) 875-5590 |
| 46 | A FRESH START BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, PLLC | NEW BERN | NC | CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER | 6 | 316 | 0.3% | (252) 638-0185 |
| 47 | AVANCE CARE PA | RALEIGH | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 236 | 316 | 0.3% | (919) 747-3033 |
| 48 | CLEAR PERSPECTIVE LLC | MORGANTON | NC | CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER | 2 | 315 | 0.3% | (828) 475-0149 |
| 49 | UNC PHYSICIANS NETWORK LLC | CHAPEL HILL | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 985 | 310 | 0.3% | (919) 942-5123 |
| 50 | CAROLINAS PHYSICIANS NETWORK INC | CHARLOTTE | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 2360 | 307 | 0.3% | (704) 667-1000 |
| 51 | COASTAL CAROLINA NEUROPSYCHIATRIC CENTER PA | JACKSONVILLE | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 28 | 306 | 0.3% | (910) 938-1114 |
| 52 | RINGER CENTERS INC | GREENSBORO | NC | CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER | 5 | 296 | 0.3% | (336) 379-7144 |
| 53 | HOPE AND RESTORATION PATHWAYS CHRISTIAN COUNSELING | GARNER | NC | CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER | 2 | 295 | 0.3% | (919) 803-8122 |
| 54 | ALBEMARLE REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES | ELIZABETH CITY | NC | FAMILY PRACTICE | 10 | 290 | 0.3% | (252) 338-4400 |
| 55 | OCTOBER ROAD INC | ASHEVILLE | NC | CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER | 6 | 286 | 0.3% | (828) 350-1000 |
| 56 | MAIN STREET CLINICAL ASSOCIATES, PA | DURHAM | NC | CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER | 2 | 283 | 0.3% | (919) 286-3453 |
| 57 | SANDHILLS BEHAVIORAL CARE, PLLC | ROCKINGHAM | NC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 19 | 282 | 0.3% | (828) 360-4600 |
| 58 | HAKUNA WELLNESS CENTER LLC | NEW BERN | NC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 4 | 275 | 0.3% | (252) 631-6059 |
| 59 | WILMINGTON MENTAL HEALTH PLLC | WILMINGTON | NC | MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR | 11 | 272 | 0.3% | (910) 777-5575 |
| 60 | TRIAD PSYCHIATRIC AND COUNSELING CENTER PA | GREENSBORO | NC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 23 | 271 | 0.3% | (336) 632-3505 |
| 61 | FAMILY TIES OF BRUNSWICK, LLC | WILMINGTON | NC | MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR | 6 | 269 | 0.3% | (910) 769-9126 |
| 62 | MOSES CONE MEDICAL SERVICES INC | GREENSBORO | NC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 224 | 269 | 0.3% | (336) 522-8999 |
| 63 | HAYMOUNT INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES PLLC | FAYETTEVILLE | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 28 | 260 | 0.2% | (910) 860-7008 |
| 64 | ELLIE OF AVL CENTRAL, PLLC | ASHEVILLE | NC | CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER | 4 | 245 | 0.2% | (828) 393-0902 |
| 65 | SOUL CARE, PLLC | CHARLOTTE | NC | MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR | 5 | 239 | 0.2% | (980) 613-8312 |
| 66 | OPTUM BEHAVIORAL CARE OF NORTH CAROLINA PC | SARASOTA | NC | CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER | 176 | 238 | 0.2% | (941) 363-0878 |
| 67 | EVENTUS WHOLEHEALTH PLLC | CONCORD | NC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 279 | 236 | 0.2% | (855) 743-2247 |
| 68 | PEACE OF MIND INC | LILLINGTON | NC | MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR | 4 | 233 | 0.2% | (910) 814-2197 |
| 69 | FAYETTEVILLE AREA HEALTH EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC | FAYETTEVILLE | NC | FAMILY PRACTICE | 27 | 229 | 0.2% | (910) 678-0100 |
| 70 | PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE FOR MENTAL HEALTH, LLC | WILMINGTON | NC | PSYCHIATRY | 4 | 229 | 0.2% | (910) 794-3829 |
| 71 | THE COUNSELING GROUP, P.A. | HICKORY | NC | MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR | 6 | 228 | 0.2% | (828) 322-9130 |
| 72 | NEW DIRECTIONS CS PLLC | HICKORY | NC | CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER | 10 | 227 | 0.2% | (828) 267-1740 |
| 73 | ALBEMARLE PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES | ELIZABETH CITY | NC | CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST | 2 | 222 | 0.2% | (252) 338-8821 |
| 74 | BEST DAY PSYCHIATRY AND COUNSELING, PC | FAYETTEVILLE | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 41 | 222 | 0.2% | (910) 323-1543 |
| 75 | VIDANT MEDICAL GROUP LLC | KENANSVILLE | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 956 | 215 | 0.2% | (910) 296-0941 |
| 76 | HOLLAND AND ASSOCIATES COUNSELING PLLC | NAGS HEAD | NC | MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR | 6 | 203 | 0.2% | (252) 255-2733 |
| 77 | SECOND CHANCE COUNSELING SERVICES, PLLC | FAYETTEVILLE | NC | CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER | 2 | 201 | 0.2% | (910) 491-1758 |
| 78 | NOVANT HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP COASTAL REGION LLC | WILMINGTON | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 560 | 194 | 0.2% | (910) 662-6000 |
| 79 | WANG PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES PLLC | FAYETTEVILLE | NC | CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST | 2 | 194 | 0.2% | (910) 758-1799 |
| 80 | WALGREN COUNSELING, PLLC | MATTHEWS | NC | CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER | 9 | 193 | 0.2% | (704) 443-0144 |
| 81 | SHAKESPEARE AND MUSCENTE LCSW PLLC | ITHACA | NC | CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER | 4 | 190 | 0.2% | (607) 256-4422 |
| 82 | HARRIS COUNSELING AND CONSULTING LLC | LINCOLNTON | NC | CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER | 2 | 188 | 0.2% | (518) 244-3737 |
| 83 | MINDLY GROUP, PLLC | CARY | NC | CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER | 7 | 184 | 0.2% | (919) 617-9656 |
| 84 | EASTERN PSYCHIATRIC AND BEHAVIORAL SPECIALISTS PLLC | GREENVILLE | NC | CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER | 4 | 183 | 0.2% | (252) 756-4899 |
| 85 | ALPHA NEUROBEHAVIORAL CLINIC, PLLC | JACKSONVILLE | NC | CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST | 2 | 181 | 0.2% | (910) 378-7669 |
| 86 | HARNETT COUNSELING SERVICES PC | LILLINGTON | NC | CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER | 2 | 178 | 0.2% | (910) 814-0909 |
| 87 | VISION BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES | LOUISBURG | NC | MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR | 6 | 176 | 0.2% | (919) 496-7781 |
| 88 | ACTS SIGNATURE COMMUNITY SERVICES INC | BOCA RATON | NC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 34 | 176 | 0.2% | (561) 487-5500 |
| 89 | PIEDMONT PARTNERS FOR MENTAL HEALTH, PLLC | GREENSBORO | NC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 6 | 175 | 0.2% | (336) 265-1762 |
| 90 | MIRACLES HEALING CENTERS INC | DENVER | NC | CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER | 7 | 173 | 0.2% | (704) 483-3783 |
| 91 | JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF GREATER CHARLOTTE INC | CHARLOTTE | NC | CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER | 5 | 171 | 0.2% | (704) 364-6594 |
| 92 | CORNERSTONE COUNSELING CENTER | HICKORY | NC | MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR | 5 | 169 | 0.2% | (828) 322-4941 |
| 93 | CAROLINA COUNSELING AND CONSULTING SERVICES PLLC | HUNTERSVILLE | NC | MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR | 8 | 168 | 0.2% | (704) 266-4208 |
| 94 | EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY | GREENVILLE | NC | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 491 | 166 | 0.2% | (252) 744-1406 |
| 95 | EASTER SEALS UCP NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA, INC. | RALEIGH | NC | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 44 | 159 | 0.1% | (919) 783-8898 |
| 96 | COMMUNITY COUNSELING CENTER | WILIMINGTON | NC | CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER | 3 | 158 | 0.1% | (910) 452-7370 |
| 97 | INTO THE LIGHT COUNSELING INC | SMITHFIELD | NC | CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER | 2 | 155 | 0.1% | (919) 271-0135 |
| 98 | NORTH CAROLINA THERAPY PROFESSIONALS PLLC | DURHAM | NC | CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER | 5 | 153 | 0.1% | (919) 267-1661 |
| 99 | SOUTHERN PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING SERVICES LLC | ELIZABETHTOWN | NC | CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER | 2 | 152 | 0.1% | (910) 862-4151 |
| 100 | CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES OF THE UP | MARQUETTE | NC | CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER | 5 | 152 | 0.1% | (906) 227-9176 |
*Share of North Carolina's disclosed Medicare-FFS services for 90837, counted once per clinician. Volume is placed in the state it was billed from, so this page ranks the groups actually billing 90837 in North Carolina — 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 →