NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Amanda Schara, LMHC, CADC

Mental Health Counselor · Waterloo, IA

Amanda Schara, LMHC, CADC is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Waterloo, Iowa, and NPI 1053678425, issued on Apr 23, 2012. Check the license (Iowa 001020, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1053678425
Name
Amanda Schara
Credential
LMHC, CADC
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
License numbers
001020 IA
06153 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3366 University Ave, Waterloo, IA 50701
Phone
(319) 235-6571
Enumerated
Apr 23, 2012
Record last updated
Sep 17, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(319) 235-6028
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231207001385); may accept Medicare assignment
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Allen Memorial Hospital CorporationWaterloo, IA

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

Amanda Schara among 2,567 mental health counselor records in Iowa

Amanda Schara, LMHC, CADC is one of 2,567 mental health counselor records with a practice address in Iowa. 14% 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 23% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 23% of these records are older, 74% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 14% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 22% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2015 among the 554 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 41% 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 Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

72 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Waterloo

They are 72 of the 1,512 NPPES records with a practice address in Waterloo, and 2,567 mental health counselor records in Iowa.

The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jennifer Adams, LMHCWaterloo, IA 507011902334725
  2. Sabrina Dehoet, LMHC, LPCCWaterloo, IA 507011356986707
  3. Rodney DieserWaterloo, IA 507011588035711
  4. Cindy Enyart, LMHCWaterloo, IA 507011659723435
  5. Samarah Greeves, LISWWaterloo, IA 507011316462682
  6. Stacey Hoth, MA, MS,LMHC, NCCWaterloo, IA 507011477188860
  7. Bethea Loeb, LMHCWaterloo, IA 507011063796993
  8. Nikole Pauli, LMHCWaterloo, IA 507011194985721

Common questions

What is Amanda Schara, LMHC, CADC's NPI number?

Amanda Schara, LMHC, CADC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053678425, issued on Apr 23, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Amanda Schara, LMHC, CADC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3366 University Ave, Waterloo, IA, 50701. Phone: (319) 235-6571. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Amanda Schara, LMHC, CADC's license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number 001020, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa 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.