Ralph Everett Ables , LCSW
Social Worker - Clinical • Toccoa, GA
274 Big A Rd
Toccoa, GA 305776002
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Ralph Ables is listed in NPPES under Social Worker - Clinical.
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NPI assigned on April 25, 2022; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 82 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 90837 — Psychotherapy: 70 service units.
- 90791 — Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation: 12 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Social Worker - Clinical in Georgia (2024, 232 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 194. Middle half: 108 to 330.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 51 in 2022 to 82 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2022–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
274 Big A Rd
Toccoa, GA 305776002
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Northeast Georgia Physicians Group Inc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2018
What Public CMS Data Show
Social Worker - Clinical: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
20 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $8,202 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $6,030 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Years since graduation
8 years (graduated 2018)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2018 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2022
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
Telehealth (some services)
Recent Medicare claims show this clinician provided some services by telehealth, such as a video or phone visit.
You may be able to have some visits without going to the office. Ask which visits can be done by telehealth.
What this does not show: Telehealth (some services)
It does not mean all services are offered by telehealth, or that telehealth is covered by your plan.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Ralph Ables has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Ralph Ables as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services and durable medical equipment (DME) for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Toccoa and Georgia
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Social Worker - Clinical in Georgia (2024, 232 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 194. Middle half: 108 to 330.
Too few clinicians listed under Social Worker - Clinical in Toccoa have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Social Worker - Clinical in Georgia (2024, 232 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $18,061. Middle half: $10,219 to $29,288.
Too few clinicians listed under Social Worker - Clinical in Toccoa have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Social Worker - Clinical in Georgia (2024, 232 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $13,769. Middle half: $7,373 to $23,046.
Too few clinicians listed under Social Worker - Clinical in Toccoa have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
8 active clinicians are listed under Social Worker - Clinical with a practice address in Toccoa, GA (4,917 in Georgia).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 61% from 51 in 2022 to 82 in 2024.
- 2022: 51
- 2023: 88
- 2024: 82
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 49% from $5,523 in 2022 to $8,202 in 2024.
- 2022: $5,523
- 2023: $9,193
- 2024: $8,202
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 37% from $4,402 in 2022 to $6,030 in 2024.
- 2022: $4,402
- 2023: $6,933
- 2024: $6,030
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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90837
Psychotherapy, 1 hour
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70 | 16 | $271.00 | $97.25 |
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90791
Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation
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12 | 12 | $346.00 | $116.24 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2022-05-26NUCC Taxonomy Code: 1041C0700X
A social worker who holds a master's or doctoral degree in social work from an accredited school of social work in addition to at least two years of post-master's supervised experience in a clinical setting. The social worker must be licensed, certified, or registered at the clinical level in the jurisdiction of practice. A clinical social worker provides direct services, including interventions focused on interpersonal interactions, intrapsychic dynamics, and life management issues. Clinical social work services are based on bio-psychosocial perspectives. Services consist of assessment, diagnosis, treatment (including psychotherapy and counseling), client-centered advocacy, consultation, evaluation, and prevention of mental illness, emotional, or behavioral disturbances.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER
I20220510001139
GA
5799162947
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Northeast Georgia Physicians Group Inc
274 Big A Rd, Toccoa, GA 305776002
Phone: 7068866069
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
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Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
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Nurse Practitioner
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner
Family Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Family Nurse Practitioner
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated April 25, 2022.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from May 2022 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Mailing Address
Po Box 742616
Atlanta, GA 303742616
Phone: 7702198420