NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ayana Sylvester, MHS, LPC

Mental Health Counselor · Metairie, LA

Ayana Sylvester, MHS, LPC is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Metairie, Louisiana, and NPI 1538976576, issued on Dec 13, 2024. Check the license (Louisiana 8630, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana 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
1538976576
Name
Ayana Sylvester
Credential
MHS, LPC
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
License number
8630 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3636 N Causeway Blvd, Metairie, LA 70002
Phone
(225) 402-2436
Enumerated
Dec 13, 2024
Record last updated
Dec 13, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241219003458); 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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Also registered at 3636 N Causeway Blvd

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

  1. Cicely Campbell, LCSWClinical Social Worker1982064952

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana 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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Always Hope LLCPrairieville, LA

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

Ayana Sylvester among 5,286 mental health counselor records in Louisiana

Ayana Sylvester, MHS, LPC is one of 5,286 mental health counselor records with a practice address in Louisiana. 1% 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 91% of them.

  • NPI issued2024 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 1% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 3% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2013 among the 137 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 72% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 101YM0800X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

147 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Metairie

They are 147 of the 5,682 NPPES records with a practice address in Metairie, and 5,286 mental health counselor records in Louisiana.

The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Shawn Allen-Boyd, LPC-SMetairie, LA 700021972933034
  2. Nerissa AntoineMetairie, LA 700021154694495
  3. Janice Bodet, M.ED., LPCMetairie, LA 700021962668962
  4. Richard Brown, M.A, LPCMetairie, LA 700021033440169
  5. Carmencita Edwards, LCSWMetairie, LA 700021669651220
  6. Tracy Federici, M.EDMetairie, LA 700021427398767
  7. Kaye Flaker, LPC, NCCMetairie, LA 700021396117065
  8. Scott Klock, MED, LPC, LMFT, NCCMetairie, LA 700021215063664

Common questions

What is Ayana Sylvester, MHS, LPC's NPI number?

Ayana Sylvester, MHS, LPC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538976576, issued on Dec 13, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ayana Sylvester, MHS, LPC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3636 N Causeway Blvd, Metairie, LA, 70002. Phone: (225) 402-2436. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ayana Sylvester, MHS, LPC's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number 8630, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana 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.