NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Asuqwo Francis Ekene, MA, LPC

Professional Counselor · Austin, TX

Asuqwo Francis Ekene, MA, LPC is a professional counselor with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1952712549, issued on May 16, 2014. Check the license (Texas 69506, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas 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
1952712549
Name
Asuqwo Francis Ekene
Credential
MA, LPC
Primary taxonomy
Professional Counselor 101YP2500X
License number
69506 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
12443 Tech Ridge Blvd, Austin, TX 78753
Phone
(281) 748-7436
Enumerated
May 16, 2014
Record last updated
May 16, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240229001742); accepts 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 Texas board licenses this profession
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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Austin Counseling Associates PLLCHouston, TX

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

Asuqwo Francis Ekene among 20,712 professional counselor records in Texas

Asuqwo Francis Ekene, MA, 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. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 32% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 32% of these records are older, 65% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 8% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 14% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2014 among the 2,816 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 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).

1,537 professional counselor records list a practice address in Austin

They are 1,537 of the 26,585 NPPES records with a practice address in Austin, and 20,712 professional counselor records in Texas.

The 8 professional counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Elizabeth Banks, LPCAustin, TX 787531508323288
  2. Jessica Bradfield, M.ED., LPCAustin, TX 787531730787011
  3. Landon CottonAustin, TX 787531336560507
  4. India Gardner, LPCAustin, TX 787531497377311
  5. Shannon HaftersonAustin, TX 787531912505561
  6. Rosa Hernandez, LPC, LCDCAustin, TX 787531093043598
  7. Tina Hilliard, LPC-SAustin, TX 787531821031071
  8. Kathryn KlumppAustin, TX 787531538532973

Common questions

What is Asuqwo Francis Ekene, MA, LPC's NPI number?

Asuqwo Francis Ekene, MA, LPC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952712549, issued on May 16, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Asuqwo Francis Ekene, MA, LPC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12443 Tech Ridge Blvd, Austin, TX, 78753. Phone: (281) 748-7436. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Asuqwo Francis Ekene, MA, LPC's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 69506, 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. 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.