I ask that you pay for your visits at the time we meet. I can accept cash, checks, credit cards, and Zelle.
Many people ask if I take insurance. Unfortunately, I do not. Taking insurance means that I would need to sign a contract with the insurer in which I would adhere to their fee schedule as well as a variety of other constraining policies. I provide statements which can be used to submit to insurance companies for any reimbursement to which the insured person is entitled.
Additionally, like many psychiatrists, I have "opted out" of Medicare for many of the same reasons that I have chosen not to be in a commercial insurer's network. Unlike private insurers, Medicare will not pay anything to the doctor or the patient if the doctor has opted out and requires a signed contract documenting that agreement. If you had coverage through work which now functions as a secondary payer to Medicare, that company may choose to cover you as though you were still working; this can be clarified by contacting the insurance company directly. I realize that these issues can be complicated, and I encourage you to ask me any questions that you may have regarding them.