Benjamin Richard O'Brien, LCMHC
Mental Health Counselor · Asheville, NC
Benjamin Richard O'Brien, LCMHC is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1699318709, issued on Oct 21, 2019. Check the license (North Carolina 15308, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.
- Name
- Benjamin Richard O'Brien
- Credential
- LCMHC
- Primary taxonomy
- Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
- License number
- 15308 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1796 Hendersonville RD Ste OO, Asheville, NC 28803
- Phone
- (605) 471-0034
- Enumerated
- Oct 21, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jul 18, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240423003879); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Richard O'Brien in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 15308Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Benjamin Richard O'Brien among 8,858 mental health counselor records in North Carolina
Benjamin Richard O'Brien, LCMHC is one of 8,858 mental health counselor records with a practice address in North Carolina. 6% 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 2019, is newer than 43% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 43% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileNo · 6% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 11% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2015 among the 931 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 37% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
574 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Asheville
They are 574 of the 8,173 NPPES records with a practice address in Asheville, and 8,858 mental health counselor records in North Carolina. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.
All 8,858 in North Carolina → Every provider in Asheville → Mental Health Counselor nationwide →
The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stephanie Dvorak, LCMHC-S/LCASAsheville, NC 288031164647681
- Jon Esslinger, LPC, LCASAsheville, NC 288031063533701
- Elizabeth Graves, LCMHCAsheville, NC 288031598899403
- Amanda Hedden, MSWAsheville, NC 288031144484478
- Denise Kelley, L.P.C.Asheville, NC 288031376503698
- Valerie Krall, LCMHCAsheville, NC 288031023173028
- Teresa Levizon, LPCAsheville, NC 288031912927799
- Joanna Linn, LCMHCS, LCASAsheville, NC 288031518160019
Common questions
What is Benjamin Richard O'Brien, LCMHC's NPI number?
Benjamin Richard O'Brien, LCMHC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699318709, issued on Oct 21, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Richard O'Brien, LCMHC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1796 Hendersonville RD Ste OO, Asheville, NC, 28803. Phone: (605) 471-0034. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Richard O'Brien, LCMHC's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 15308, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina 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.