August 2026

: Currently Accepting New Patients

Dr. Black meeting with a dementia evaluation patient
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Referring Patients to Idaho Neuropsychology

Idaho Neuropsychology offers psychological and board-certified neuropsychological evaluations and services for adults in the Treasure Valley and throughout Idaho. Our team approach means that when a case is complex, our providers consult with one another as well as the patient’s treating team.

When you’re ready to refer, we’ll take it from there—reaching out to your patient in approximately two business days. 

Send a referral:

Referrals We Accept

Idaho Neuropsychology accepts self-pay patient referrals for:

**Workers' compensation insurance accepted with a valid referral from the patient's workers' compensation treating provider.

Outside of Scope for Referrals

Late-stage dementia   •   ADHD evaluations or treatment as the primary or sole concern    •  Patients in acute crisis or actively suicidal   •   Out-of-state patients seeking telehealth-only care   •   Patients requiring long-term supportive psychotherapy   •   Pediatric patients   •   Patients currently on Medicaid   •   Medicare patients requiring a superbill for out-of-network reimbursement

Idaho Neuropsychology is Self-Pay, By Design.

The majority of our patients are high-achieving professionals who value fast access to care that fits their busy schedule. As such, we don’t accept insurance other than workers’ compensation insurance, allowing us to see patients without pre-authorization delays.

Your patient gets access to the specialist they need, faster. All diagnoses remain with their medical team and out of their insurance files, allowing for greater privacy.

Note: Idaho Neuropsychology accepts workers’ compensation insurance with a valid referral from a patient’s workers’ compensation treating provider.

For our schedule of services and fees, click here.

Unsure If We're the Right Fit for Your Patient?

Please make the referral; our providers triage every referral within one business day.

Meet Idaho Neuropsychology’s Providers

Joseph "Audie" Black, PhD, ABN

  • Founder of Idaho Neuropsychology, specializing in neurodegenerative conditions (Alzheimer’s disease, Lewy body, and frontotemporal dementias); Acquired brain injuries (traumatic brain injury, stroke) and Movement disorders; Rare neurological syndromes and medically complex presentations. 
  • Board Certified by the American Board of Professional Neuropsychology (ABN) 
  • Prior: Neuropsychologist, St. Luke’s Health System. Lead neuropsychologist for multiple programs, evaluating stroke, TBI, brain tumor, neurodegenerative disease, and post-COVID cognitive cases. 
  • Prior: Clinical training faculty member: Associate Director of training for the Predoctoral Internship and trained postdoctoral fellows, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, a Level 1 trauma center. 
  • Project ECHO‘s Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) panelist, 2023-2026 
  • Past member of the ABN Executive Board of Directors 

Melissa Kremer, PsyD

  • Trauma and Chronic Pain Treatment Programs Director, Idaho Neuropsychology

  • PsyD, Clinical Psychology, Adler University, 2012, concentration in trauma psychology

  • Dr. Kremer’s research, clinical interests, and areas of expertise include trauma psychology, military psychology, chronic pain and psychological adjustment to injury, end-of-life concerns, and evidence-based psychotherapies for PTSD and chronic pain.

  • 15 years at Boise Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) behavioral health, including building and managing the VA’s Telemental Health (TMH) program

  • Clinical Training Supervisor for Psychology Training Program at Boise VAMC, training and supervising interns and post-doctoral fellows

  • Certified in Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Prolonged Exposure (PE), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), clinical hypnosis and ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) through the VA’s evidence-based practice training; nationally certified Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) Trainer

  • Psychotherapy supervisor for psychiatry residents, University of Washington School of Medicine; voted Supervisor of the Year.

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Additional Reasons Referring Providers Choose Idaho Neuropsychology

Speed of service, quality of care

When addressing cognitive, trauma, chronic pain, and quality of life concerns, time isn’t a luxury. Patients typically see our providers much sooner than they can elsewhere, and see results in weeks to months, not years. Idaho Neuropsychology provides full operational follow-through, so your team doesn’t have to manage logistics.

Integrated care across cognition, trauma, and pain

Traumatic events, such as a car accident or workplace injury, often leave a patient with multiple medical needs: a neuropsychological question about cognitive changes, a trauma response to the event, and pain that hasn't resolved through medical treatment alone. Treating a single area without addressing the others leaves a patient with incomplete care. While there are other practices in the Treasure Valley that evaluate and treat patients across all three areas, allowing providers to consult with one another on shared and complex cases, our practice is specifically designed for patient speed of access to high-quality, expert care.

Structured, time-limited treatment with measurable outcomes

For patients with PTSD, chronic pain, or trauma-related presentations, our treatment programs are recovery-oriented, with most patients seeing meaningful improvement in 12-20 sessions.

Idaho Neuropsychology’s Referral Process

Your patients’ health and quality of life are of utmost importance. When you refer them to us, we take your trust seriously. Our referral process is as follows:

1.

You send the referral via secure fax or encrypted email. Include the reason for referral, relevant records, and self-pay or workers’ compensation status, if known. Should we not be able to accept the referral, we will contact your office.

2.

Our team contacts your patient in approximately two business days—introducing the practice, answering initial questions, and scheduling a complimentary consultation call with the appropriate provider. We share relevant information via follow-up emails to ensure they fully understand who we are and why you referred them to Idaho Neuropsychology.

3.

Our provider speaks with your patient by phone in the schedule alignment call to better understand their medical situation. If both parties agree that the recommended service is appropriate, it’s scheduled.

4.

The evaluation and/or treatment is completedwith care and clinical rigor. Every service is grounded in evidence-based practices and conducted at a pace that respects the patient. 

5.

You receive documentationupon treatment or evaluation completion. Findings are written to support your ongoing care of the patient—with clear, actionable recommendations tied to real-world function, not just test scores.  

Sending a referral

The fastest way to refer a patient to Idaho Neuropsychology is by secure fax or your office’s encrypted email. Typical response time to patient: within 2 business days.  

Please encrypt all email submissions. If your office does not have encryption available, submit sensitive information to our HIPAA-compliant form 

FAQ for Referring Providers

For general questions:

Phone: +1 (208) 789–0910

Email: office@idahoneuropsychology.com

Does Idaho Neuropsychology accept insurance?

Idaho Neuropsychology is a self-pay practice, by design. Our self-pay services allow patients direct, rapid access to expert clinicians, quicker appointments, and evaluations and treatments focused fully on their medical needs, not insurance-driven limitations. Note: We do accept workers’ compensation insurance with a valid referral from the patient’s workers’ compensation treating provider.

How long until the referring provider receives a report?

Neuropsychological evaluation reports are typically completed within one week of feedback. 

Can patients self-refer, or does a referral need to come from a provider?

Patients may contact us directly to request an appointment. If you’d like to coordinate a warm handoff, sending a referral ensures our team has the appropriate clinical and medical context, eliminating delays.

Where is Idaho Neuropsychology located?

We are conveniently located in Southwest Boise with ample on-site parking.

Office Location: 1305 S Five Mile Rd, Boise, ID 83709

We also offer telehealth services for some treatmentshowever, certain patients will require on-site appointments. See more information about our telehealth capabilities on our logistics page.