Arlene Bess, M.A., LPC
Professional Counselor · Pipe Creek, TX
Arlene Bess, M.A., LPC is a professional counselor with a practice address in Pipe Creek, Texas, and NPI 1255781753, issued on Jun 15, 2016. Check the license (Texas 72856, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.
- Name
- Arlene Bess
- Credential
- M.A., LPC
- Primary taxonomy
- Professional Counselor 101YP2500X
- License number
- 72856 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7146 FM 1283, Pipe Creek, TX 78063
- Phone
- (830) 688-2075
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jun 15, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Arlene Bess in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 72856Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Arlene Bess among 20,712 professional counselor records in Texas
Arlene Bess, M.A., LPC is one of 20,712 professional counselor records with a practice address in Texas. 8% 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 2016, is newer than 39% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 39% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileNo · 8% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 14% of these records are
- Record last updated2016 · 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 101YP2500X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 professional counselor records list a practice address in Pipe Creek
They are 2 of the 17 NPPES records with a practice address in Pipe Creek, and 20,712 professional counselor records in Texas. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.
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The 8 professional counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Melanie Meier, MA LPCPleasanton, TX 780641003925793
- Norma Jean Salinas, LPCPleasanton, TX 780641669028361
- Elizabeth Tofani Garcia, LPCPleasanton, TX 780641003135369
- Victoria Ariza, LPCPearsall, TX 780611952032211
- Mitzy Hill, MS, LPCPearsall, TX 780611295983112
Common questions
What is Arlene Bess, M.A., LPC's NPI number?
Arlene Bess, M.A., LPC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255781753, issued on Jun 15, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Arlene Bess, M.A., LPC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7146 FM 1283, Pipe Creek, TX, 78063. Phone: (830) 688-2075. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Arlene Bess, M.A., LPC's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 72856, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas 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.