Brandee Distefano, LPCA
Mental Health Counselor · Morganton, NC
Brandee Distefano, LPCA is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Morganton, North Carolina, and NPI 1154782795, issued on Mar 10, 2016. Check the license (North Carolina A12052, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brandee Distefano
- Credential
- LPCA
- Primary taxonomy
- Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
- License number
- A12052 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 617 S Green St, Morganton, NC 28655
- Phone
- (828) 437-3000
- Enumerated
- Mar 10, 2016
- Record last updated
- Aug 23, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 437-4999
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241014000041); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brandee Distefano 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 A12052Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Living Lotus Counseling PLLCShelby, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brandee Distefano among 8,858 mental health counselor records in North Carolina
Brandee Distefano, LPCA 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. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 32% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 32% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 6% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 11% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2015 among the 931 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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).
58 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Morganton
They are 58 of the 986 NPPES records with a practice address in Morganton, and 8,858 mental health counselor records in North Carolina.
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The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Raymond Benasutti, MAMorganton, NC 286551144366394
- Cheryl Daniel, L.P.C.Morganton, NC 286551376734855
- Angela Didway, M.S., LPCMorganton, NC 286551174656128
- Jennifer Froyd, LCMHCMorganton, NC 286551235453960
- Ryan Frye, LPC, LCAS, CCSMorganton, NC 286551821106519
- Donavon Kirby, M.A., LCMHCMorganton, NC 286551609924729
- Artie McKesson-Logan, LCSWMorganton, NC 286551306908934
- Denise MillerMorganton, NC 286551043330772
Common questions
What is Brandee Distefano, LPCA's NPI number?
Brandee Distefano, LPCA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154782795, issued on Mar 10, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brandee Distefano, LPCA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 617 S Green St, Morganton, NC, 28655. Phone: (828) 437-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brandee Distefano, LPCA's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number A12052, 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. 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.