NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Adah Lou Schlectman, LMHC

Mental Health Counselor · Forest Hills, NY

Adah Lou Schlectman, LMHC is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Forest Hills, New York, and NPI 1861765570, issued on Feb 13, 2012. Check the license (New York 003953, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1861765570
Name
Adah Lou Schlectman
Credential
LMHC
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
License number
003953 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
10240 67TH RD Apt 6X, Forest Hills, NY 11375
Phone
(646) 238-9353
Enumerated
Feb 13, 2012
Record last updated
Oct 16, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240715002292); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
City University Of New York School Of Medicine, 2012
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
Download card Updates feed

Verify Adah Lou Schlectman in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
    Search for license 003953
    Check the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Find the New York license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Canino Lcsw Psychotherapy, PCBrooklyn, NY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Adah Lou Schlectman among 19,989 mental health counselor records in New York

Adah Lou Schlectman, LMHC is one of 19,989 mental health counselor records with a practice address in New York. 6% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 18% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 18% of these records are older, 80% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 6% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 11% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2018 among the 2,142 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 101YM0800X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

158 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Forest Hills

They are 158 of the 3,712 NPPES records with a practice address in Forest Hills, and 19,989 mental health counselor records in New York.

The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Leslie Abrams, LMHCForest Hills, NY 113751881751030
  2. Helaine Bernard, MENTAL HEALTH COForest Hills, NY 113751265503627
  3. Sonia De La CruzForest Hills, NY 113751710060108
  4. Hagit GinzburgForest Hills, NY 113751346399524
  5. Helen Hanley, LCSWForest Hills, NY 113751548325921
  6. Yvette KnightForest Hills, NY 113751740339928
  7. Marianna Leybman, M.A.Forest Hills, NY 113751538217245
  8. Nicole MelchekForest Hills, NY 113751780731307

Common questions

What is Adah Lou Schlectman, LMHC's NPI number?

Adah Lou Schlectman, LMHC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861765570, issued on Feb 13, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Adah Lou Schlectman, LMHC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10240 67TH RD Apt 6X, Forest Hills, NY, 11375. Phone: (646) 238-9353. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Adah Lou Schlectman, LMHC's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 003953, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.