Christopher John Griffith , LCSW
Social Worker - Clinical โข Worcester, MA
5 Neponset St
Worcester, MA 016062714
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Christopher Griffith is listed in NPPES under Social Worker - Clinical.
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NPI assigned on March 11, 2010; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 54 Original Medicare Part B services in 2021.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2021. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2021:
- 90832 โ Psychotherapy: 41 service units.
- 90791 โ Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation: 13 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2021. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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Medicare Part B services went from 66 in 2020 to 54 in 2021.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2021.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
5 Neponset St
Worcester, MA 016062714
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Social Worker - Clinical: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $4,277 in 2021
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2021. 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 โ by Provider and Service, 2021.
Paid by Medicare
About $2,684 in 2021
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2021, 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 โ by Provider and Service, 2021.
NPI first issued
2010
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.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
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, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
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.
Compared with the same specialty in Worcester and Massachusetts
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Christopher Griffith are from 2021.
611 active clinicians are listed under Social Worker - Clinical with a practice address in Worcester, MA (17,827 in Massachusetts).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Worcester
7% of these 611 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
10.5% of these 611 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
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 decreased 18% from 66 in 2020 to 54 in 2021.
- 2020: 66
- 2021: 54
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount stayed about the same: $4,370 in 2020 and $4,277 in 2021.
- 2020: $4,370
- 2021: $4,277
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 16% from $3,205 in 2020 to $2,684 in 2021.
- 2020: $3,205
- 2021: $2,684
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2021), 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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90832
Psychotherapy, 30 minutes
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41 | 14 | $180.00 | $60.08 |
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90791
Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation
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13 | 13 | $386.00 | $139.51 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2021; 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
NUCC 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.
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Family Nurse Practitioner (Board Certified)
Family Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Family Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Family Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 5 NEPONSET ST, WORCESTER, MA 016062714 (Tel: 9784663208)
Social Worker (license number reported to NPPES: MA 119060)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 635 JAMES ST, SYRACUSE, NY 132032226 (Tel: 3156712910)
Registered at 635 JAMES ST, SYRACUSE, NY 132032226 (Tel: 7164503675)
Recorded as CHRISTOPHER GRIFFITH, LCSW
Social Worker (license number reported to NPPES: NY 080387)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Social Worker - Clinicals in Worcester
- Luann Fox, LMHC
- Gina Cole, LICSW
- Gabriel Gennari, LCSW
- Debra Brown, LICSW
- Jennifer Croft, LCSW
- Annette Mercado, LICSW
Mailing Address
635 James St
Syracuse, NY 132032226
Phone: 7164503675