NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Amy Sword Ruffin, LCSW

Clinical Social Worker · Phoenix, AZ

Amy Sword Ruffin, LCSW is a clinical social worker with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1437974003, issued on Nov 19, 2024. Check the license (Arizona LCSW-22506, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona 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
1437974003
Name
Amy Sword Ruffin
Credential
LCSW
Primary taxonomy
Clinical Social Worker 1041C0700X
License number
LCSW-22506 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4020 N 20TH St Ste 110, Phoenix, AZ 85016
Phone
(602) 640-2981
Enumerated
Nov 19, 2024
Record last updated
Jun 15, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250130001879); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Tulane University School Of Medicine, 2021
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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Verify Amy Sword Ruffin in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
    Search for license LCSW-22506    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
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Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Mental Health Specialty Group PAPhoenix, AZ
  2. Turnwell Mental Health OF Arizona, PCTempe, AZ

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

Amy Sword Ruffin among 3,200 clinical social worker records in Arizona

Amy Sword Ruffin, LCSW is one of 3,200 clinical social worker records with a practice address in Arizona. 11% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2024, is newer than 85% of them.

  • NPI issued2024 · 85% of these records are older, 9% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 11% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 20% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2011 among the 648 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 47% 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 Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

777 clinical social worker records list a practice address in Phoenix

They are 777 of the 31,399 NPPES records with a practice address in Phoenix, and 3,200 clinical social worker records in Arizona.

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The 8 clinical social worker records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lorraine Alvarez, LCSWPhoenix, AZ 850161578656013
  2. Lauren Cook, LCSWPhoenix, AZ 850161811083777
  3. Antonio Dacosta, LCSWPhoenix, AZ 850161851510812
  4. Jennifer Diaz, LCSWPhoenix, AZ 850161952515215
  5. Jandely EichPhoenix, AZ 850161700929783
  6. Diane Jenkins, LCSWPhoenix, AZ 850161588758056
  7. Charles Kennedy, LCSWPhoenix, AZ 850161902981624
  8. Vickey Lorentz, LCSWPhoenix, AZ 850161043309073

Common questions

What is Amy Sword Ruffin, LCSW's NPI number?

Amy Sword Ruffin, LCSW's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437974003, issued on Nov 19, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Amy Sword Ruffin, LCSW located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4020 N 20TH St Ste 110, Phoenix, AZ, 85016. Phone: (602) 640-2981. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Amy Sword Ruffin, LCSW's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number LCSW-22506, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona 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.

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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.