NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cara L. Howard, LPCC

Professional Counselor · Cambridge, MN

Cara L. Howard, LPCC is a professional counselor with a practice address in Cambridge, Minnesota, and NPI 1073890448, issued on Nov 13, 2011. Check the license (Minnesota CC00378, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota 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
1073890448
Name
Cara L. Howard
Credential
LPCC
Primary taxonomy
Professional Counselor 101YP2500X
License number
CC00378 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 3RD Ave NE Ste 100, Cambridge, MN 55008
Phone
(320) 629-7600
Enumerated
Nov 13, 2011
Record last updated
Dec 7, 2023
Fax
(651) 925-0071
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240215000651); 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 200 3RD Ave NE Ste 100

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

  1. Jacqueline Bleess, MS, MA, LPCC, LADCCounselor1285058164
  2. Julianne Carlson, LPCCMental Health Counselor1750680054

Verify Cara L. Howard in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota 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. Therapeutic Services Agency IncCambridge, MN

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

Cara L. Howard among 2,407 professional counselor records in Minnesota

Cara L. Howard, LPCC is one of 2,407 professional counselor records with a practice address in Minnesota. 29% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 11% of these records are older, 87% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 29% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2016 among the 910 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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 101YP2500X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

17 professional counselor records list a practice address in Cambridge

They are 17 of the 460 NPPES records with a practice address in Cambridge, and 2,407 professional counselor records in Minnesota.

The 8 professional counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jennifer Andersen, LPCCCambridge, MN 550081003388398
  2. Jennifer Asanovich, LPCCambridge, MN 550081841030400
  3. Cortnie Bain, LPCC, LADCCambridge, MN 550081609590983
  4. Thomas BergersonCambridge, MN 550081700501103
  5. Kimberly CarlCambridge, MN 550081962127936
  6. Rebecca Crain, LPCCCambridge, MN 550081912568080
  7. Danielle Hjort, MA, LPCCCambridge, MN 550081255624854
  8. Kimberly Jara, M.A., LPCCCambridge, MN 550081568013118

Common questions

What is Cara L. Howard, LPCC's NPI number?

Cara L. Howard, LPCC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073890448, issued on Nov 13, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cara L. Howard, LPCC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 3RD Ave NE Ste 100, Cambridge, MN, 55008. Phone: (320) 629-7600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Cara L. Howard, LPCC's license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number CC00378, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota 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.