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Joseph Robert Ross

Social Worker • Hines, IL

Active NPI 1053921031 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner Accepts Medicare assignment
Practice location in NPPES

5000 S 5th Ave
Hines, IL 601413030

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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

5000 S 5th Ave

Hines, IL 601413030

Telephone 7082028387
Organization at the Same NPPES Address or Phone
Hines Vamc Facility NPI 1396793378

Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.

Other Listings in Public Data

CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Crossroads Counseling Services, Pllc. 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

Graduation Year

2019

Years since graduation

7 years (graduated 2019)

CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2019 as the year this clinician finished professional 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

2020

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.

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?”

Guide: What Medicare assignment means

No telehealth indicator

CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.

Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.

Guide: How Medicare covers telehealth

Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)

Joseph Ross 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.

Guide: What Medicare enrollment (PECOS) means

Can order Medicare-covered services

CMS lists Joseph Ross as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services and durable medical equipment (DME) for people with Medicare.

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.

Guide: What ordering and referring status means

Compared with the same specialty in Hines and Illinois

108 active clinicians are listed under Social Worker with a practice address in Hines, IL (5,884 in Illinois).

Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.

Telehealth indicator in Hines

0% of these 108 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.

0.9% of these 108 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.

Sources: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.

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Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES

Self-certified to NPPES: 2020-08-05
Social Worker Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 104100000X

A social worker is a person who is qualified by a Social Work degree, and licensed, certified or registered by the state as a social worker to practice within the scope of that license. A social worker provides assistance and counseling to clients and their families who are dealing with social, emotional and environmental problems. Social work services may be rendered to individuals, families, groups, and the public.

Check License Status with the State Board License numbers are self-reported to NPPES; T-MedInfo does not confirm them against state records. Current status: Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
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Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility

Source: CMS PECOS
Medicare FFS Enrollment Status Medicare Enrollment on File
CMS Provider Specialty

PRACTITIONER - CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER

Medicare Enrollment ID

I20250305003286

Enrollment State Jurisdiction

IL

PECOS Control ID

4688195712

Medicare Order & Referring Eligibility
Clinical Lab & Imaging (Part B) Eligible
Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Eligible
Home Health Agency (HHA) Not Eligible
Power Mobility Devices (PMD) Not Eligible

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

Crossroads Counseling Services, Pllc

608 E Veteran Pkwy, Yorkville, IL 60560

Phone: 8159413882

Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone

Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.

2 listed
Dr. Iulia Gambro , PhD

Psychologist - Clinical

NPI 1013576875

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Dr. Laura Schmitt , PhD

Psychologist - Clinical

NPI 1073830311

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Career & Practice History

NPI enumerated August 05, 2020.

No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from August 2020 to August 2026.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1053921031
Entity Type:
Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)
Enumeration Date: August 05, 2020
Last Update: August 05, 2020
Sole Proprietor: Yes

Mailing Address

540 Truman Dr

Oswego, IL 605437422

Phone: 9206274800

About This Data NPPES fields (address, phone, specialty, license) are self-reported and may be outdated; Medicare fields follow the CMS dataset named in each section. Correct directly at NPPES.