NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ava Benezra

Marriage & Family Therapist · Oakland, CA

Ava Benezra is a marriage & family therapist with a practice address in Oakland, California, and NPI 1841129756, issued on May 16, 2026. Check the license (California 159160, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1841129756
Name
Ava Benezra
Primary taxonomy
Marriage & Family Therapist 106H00000X
License number
159160 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4281 Piedmont Ave, Oakland, CA 94611
Phone
(415) 308-1250
Enumerated
May 16, 2026
Record last updated
Jun 3, 2026
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4281 Piedmont Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jessica Butler, PHDMarriage & Family Therapist1508561127
  2. Joyce Gidel, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1881902971
  3. Elizabeth Schenk, LCSWClinical Social Worker1740330497
  4. Kathy Sinsheimer, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1609087436
  5. Eileen Soden, L.C.S.W.Mental Health Counselor1962729574
  6. Robert Vargas, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1780731760

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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  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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Ava Benezra among 59,889 marriage & family therapist records in California

Ava Benezra is one of 59,889 marriage & family therapist records with a practice address in California. 4% 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 2026, is newer than 98% of them.

  • NPI issued2026 · 98% of these records are older, 0% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 4% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 8% of these records are
  • Record last updated2026 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 106H00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,576 marriage & family therapist records list a practice address in Oakland

They are 1,576 of the 18,558 NPPES records with a practice address in Oakland, and 59,889 marriage & family therapist records in California. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 marriage & family therapist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sharon Bjornson, MFTOakland, CA 946111952343626
  2. Maria CapitelliOakland, CA 946111740350065
  3. Helga Cohen, M.A.Oakland, CA 946111831118538
  4. Gene Grossman, PH.D., MFTOakland, CA 946111689780694
  5. Robyn Holmes-Cannon, LMFTOakland, CA 946111073677837
  6. Margaret Kincaid, MFTOakland, CA 946111225076367
  7. Karin KleinerOakland, CA 946111861587248
  8. Josie Levine, PH.DOakland, CA 946111972576221

Common questions

What is Ava Benezra's NPI number?

Ava Benezra's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841129756, issued on May 16, 2026. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ava Benezra located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4281 Piedmont Ave, Oakland, CA, 94611. Phone: (415) 308-1250. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ava Benezra's license?

NPPES lists California license number 159160, as entered by the provider. Search the California 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.