NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Athena Motal, PHD, LCSW-R

Clinical Social Worker · Whitestone, NY

Athena Motal, PHD, LCSW-R is a clinical social worker with a practice address in Whitestone, New York, and NPI 1235519828, issued on Jun 9, 2015. Check the license (New York R044975-1, as entered in NPPES) with the New York 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
1235519828
Name
Athena Motal
Credential
PHD, LCSW-R
Primary taxonomy
Clinical Social Worker 1041C0700X
License number
R044975-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
15440 25TH Ave, Whitestone, NY 11357
Phone
(347) 368-4758
Enumerated
Jun 9, 2015
Record last updated
Jun 9, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210506001143); 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 New York board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Brooklyn Womens And Family Counseling Services Lcsw PLLCBrooklyn, NY

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

Athena Motal among 29,293 clinical social worker records in New York

Athena Motal, PHD, LCSW-R is one of 29,293 clinical social worker records with a practice address in New York. 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 2015, is newer than 60% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 60% of these records are older, 36% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 8% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 17% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2001 among the 5,004 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 65% 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

12 clinical social worker records list a practice address in Whitestone

They are 12 of the 1,003 NPPES records with a practice address in Whitestone, and 29,293 clinical social worker records in New York.

The 8 clinical social worker records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Linda Alexander, ED.D, MSWWhitestone, NY 113571700940749
  2. Howard Axelman, LCSWWhitestone, NY 113571710720750
  3. Lucila Cora-SanchezWhitestone, NY 113571316119001
  4. Anna Diliberti, LCSWWhitestone, NY 113571669878484
  5. Erin Foy, LCSWWhitestone, NY 113571396415329
  6. Lisa Horowitz-Tambor, LCSWWhitestone, NY 113571245584549
  7. Mabel Lafontaine, LCSWWhitestone, NY 113571760433833
  8. Manuel Munoz, LCSWWhitestone, NY 113571023226867

Common questions

What is Athena Motal, PHD, LCSW-R's NPI number?

Athena Motal, PHD, LCSW-R's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235519828, issued on Jun 9, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Athena Motal, PHD, LCSW-R located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15440 25TH Ave, Whitestone, NY, 11357. Phone: (347) 368-4758. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Athena Motal, PHD, LCSW-R's license?

NPPES lists New York license number R044975-1, as entered by the provider. Search the New York 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.