NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alice-Diane Dee Dee Scharf, PHD, LMHC

Mental Health Counselor · Gainesville, FL

Alice-Diane Dee Dee Scharf, PHD, LMHC is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Gainesville, Florida, and NPI 1346453925, issued on May 8, 2007. Check the license (Florida MH5243, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; 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
1346453925
Name
Alice-Diane Dee Dee Scharf
Credential
PHD, LMHC
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
License number
MH5243 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4703 NW 53RD Ave, Gainesville, FL 32653
Phone
(352) 332-6131
Enumerated
May 8, 2007
Record last updated
Sep 18, 2023
Fax
(352) 332-6263
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240313001053); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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.
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Also registered at 4703 NW 53RD Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Cheryl BaileyMental Health Counselor1902294911
  2. Karin Fields, LMHCMental Health Counselor1487888590
  3. Kathleen Gierhart, LMHCProfessional Counselor1356373682
  4. Laurie Goddard, M.A.E., ED.SMarriage & Family Therapist1063860468
  5. Catheryn Johnson, OTROccupational Therapist1619197258
  6. Mary Shelton, LCSWClinical Social Worker1265631394

Verify Alice-Diane Dee Dee Scharf in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
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  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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Grow Healthcare Group PAMiami, FL

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

Alice-Diane Dee Dee Scharf among 23,249 mental health counselor records in Florida

Alice-Diane Dee Dee Scharf, PHD, LMHC is one of 23,249 mental health counselor records with a practice address in Florida. 8% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 5% of these records are older, 88% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 8% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 12% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2014 among the 2,844 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 51% 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 Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

495 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Gainesville

They are 495 of the 14,407 NPPES records with a practice address in Gainesville, and 23,249 mental health counselor records in Florida.

The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sarah Atkinson, LMHCGainesville, FL 326531255500120
  2. Susan Cerni, MA, LMHCGainesville, FL 326531700864691
  3. Amy Cummings-Aponte, LMHCGainesville, FL 326531720306251
  4. Carolyn Das, LMHCGainesville, FL 326531316106123
  5. Karin Fields, LMHCGainesville, FL 326531487888590
  6. Nancy Filer, LMHCGainesville, FL 326531548309669
  7. Rachel Hofer, MSGainesville, FL 326531134412430
  8. Sandra Jones, PH.D. (AND LMHC)Gainesville, FL 326531710216098

Common questions

What is Alice-Diane Dee Dee Scharf, PHD, LMHC's NPI number?

Alice-Diane Dee Dee Scharf, PHD, LMHC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346453925, issued on May 8, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alice-Diane Dee Dee Scharf, PHD, LMHC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4703 NW 53RD Ave, Gainesville, FL, 32653. Phone: (352) 332-6131. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alice-Diane Dee Dee Scharf, PHD, LMHC's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number MH5243, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.

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