Gretchen Bower , MSW
Social Worker โข Everett, WA
12800 Bothell Everett Hwy
Everett, WA 982086642
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NPI assigned on August 19, 2013; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 18 Original Medicare Part B services in 2023.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2023. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2023:
- 90834 โ Psychotherapy: 18 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2023. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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Medicare Part B services went from 37 in 2017 to 18 in 2023.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2017โ2023.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
12800 Bothell Everett Hwy
Everett, WA 982086642
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: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $1,337 in 2023
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2023. 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, 2023.
Paid by Medicare
About $881 in 2023
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2023, 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, 2023.
NPI first issued
2013
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.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Gretchen Bower as eligible to order or refer 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 Everett and Washington
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Gretchen Bower are from 2023.
132 active clinicians are listed under Social Worker with a practice address in Everett, WA (2,142 in Washington).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Everett
3% of these 132 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
14.4% of these 132 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 51% from 37 in 2017 to 18 in 2023.
- 2017: 37
- 2023: 18
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 33% from $1,984 in 2017 to $1,337 in 2023.
- 2017: $1,984
- 2023: $1,337
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 45% from $1,596 in 2017 to $881 in 2023.
- 2017: $1,596
- 2023: $881
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2023), 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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90834
Psychotherapy, 45 minutes
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18 | 11 | $286.00 | $74.25 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2023; 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: 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.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSSources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Psychiatry & Neurology - Psychiatry
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Social Worker - Clinical
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Psychiatry & Neurology - Psychiatry
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Social Worker - Clinical
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 12800 BOTHELL EVERETT HWY, EVERETT, WA 982086642 (Tel: 4253165062)
Registered at PO BOX 3360, PORTLAND, OR 972083360
Recorded as GRETCHEN BOWER, MSW
Social Worker (license number reported to NPPES: WA LW60505743)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 3000 ROCKEFELLER AVE, MS 305, EVERETT, WA 982014046 (Tel: 4253887215)
Registered at 3000 ROCKEFELLER AVE, MS 305, EVERETT, WA 982014046 (Tel: 4253887215)
Recorded as GRETCHEN TOPPING, MSW
Social Worker (license number reported to NPPES: WA SC60201272)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Social Workers in Everett
- Michelle Hamilton, LICSW
- Ruby Godina, LICSW
- Nanci Johnson, LICSW
- Cheryl Mazurek, LICSW
- Beatriz Roskopf, LICSW
Mailing Address
Po Box 3360
Portland, OR 972083360