Cara Hicks, LPC
Professional Counselor · Fort Smith, AR
Cara Hicks, LPC is a professional counselor with a practice address in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and NPI 1821013061, issued on Jul 12, 2006. Check the license (Arkansas P1206059, as entered in NPPES) with the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cara Hicks
- Credential
- LPC
- Primary taxonomy
- Professional Counselor 101YP2500X
- License number
- P1206059 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3111 S 70TH St, Fort Smith, AR 72903
- Phone
- (479) 452-6650
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 7, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (479) 452-5847
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240524002169); may accept Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cara Hicks in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arkansas board licenses this profession
Search for license P1206059Check 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
- Western Arkansas Counseling And Guidance Center, IncFort Smith, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cara Hicks among 1,637 professional counselor records in Arkansas
Cara Hicks, LPC is one of 1,637 professional counselor records with a practice address in Arkansas. 16% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than under 1% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 16% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 23% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2014 among the 373 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 101YP2500X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
138 professional counselor records list a practice address in Fort Smith
They are 138 of the 2,951 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Smith, and 1,637 professional counselor records in Arkansas.
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Common questions
What is Cara Hicks, LPC's NPI number?
Cara Hicks, LPC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821013061, issued on Jul 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cara Hicks, LPC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3111 S 70TH St, Fort Smith, AR, 72903. Phone: (479) 452-6650. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cara Hicks, LPC's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number P1206059, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas 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.