NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alan M. Kost, LCSW

Clinical Social Worker · Skokie, IL

Alan M. Kost, LCSW is a clinical social worker with a practice address in Skokie, Illinois, and NPI 1255311874, issued on Jan 19, 2006. Check the license with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1255311874
Name
Alan M. Kost
Credential
LCSW
Primary taxonomy
Clinical Social Worker 1041C0700X
Practice location
8025 Laramie Ave, Skokie, IL 60077
Phone
(847) 329-9243
Enumerated
Jan 19, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Fax
(847) 674-1262
Entity
Type 1 · individual
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this professionCheck 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
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Alan M. Kost among 13,637 clinical social worker records in Illinois

Alan M. Kost, LCSW is one of 13,637 clinical social worker records with a practice address in Illinois. 14% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than under 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, 90% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 14% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 21% of these records are
  • Record last updated2026 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1041C0700X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

199 clinical social worker records list a practice address in Skokie

They are 199 of the 2,210 NPPES records with a practice address in Skokie, and 13,637 clinical social worker records in Illinois. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 clinical social worker records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gela Altman, M.S.W.Skokie, IL 600771447268628
  2. Keith Bayer, LCSWSkokie, IL 600771316996085
  3. Janice Fleckman, LCSWSkokie, IL 600771720002488
  4. Mary Beth Golden, LCSWSkokie, IL 600771033155866
  5. Diane Hermanek, MSW, LCSWSkokie, IL 600771780791541
  6. Mark Kant, LCSWSkokie, IL 600771538176037
  7. Joanne Kestnbaum, LCSWSkokie, IL 600771710996053
  8. Michelle Kowalski, LCSWSkokie, IL 600771578673869

Common questions

What is Alan M. Kost, LCSW's NPI number?

Alan M. Kost, LCSW's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255311874, issued on Jan 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alan M. Kost, LCSW located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8025 Laramie Ave, Skokie, IL, 60077. Phone: (847) 329-9243. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alan M. Kost, LCSW's license?

Search the Illinois 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. 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.