NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carol Susan Elstad, LPCC

Mental Health Counselor · Apple Valley, MN

Carol Susan Elstad, LPCC is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Apple Valley, Minnesota, and NPI 1518574672, issued on Sep 23, 2020. Check the license with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1518574672
Name
Carol Susan Elstad
Credential
LPCC
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
Practice location
MN Mental Health Clinics, Apple Valley, MN 55124
Phone
(651) 365-8251
Enumerated
Sep 23, 2020
Record last updated
Sep 23, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240206001672); 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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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. Eagan Counseling ClinicEagan, MN

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

Carol Susan Elstad among 4,133 mental health counselor records in Minnesota

Carol Susan Elstad, LPCC is one of 4,133 mental health counselor records with a practice address in Minnesota. 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 2020, is newer than 41% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 41% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 16% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 21% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2017 among the 852 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 38% 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 Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

27 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Apple Valley

They are 27 of the 726 NPPES records with a practice address in Apple Valley, and 4,133 mental health counselor records in Minnesota.

The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brenda Demotte, MSW, LICSWApple Valley, MN 551241144307471
  2. Susan Dietel, MA, LPCCApple Valley, MN 551241992364624
  3. Erica Larson, MAApple Valley, MN 551241376069278
  4. Amy Lee, M.A.Apple Valley, MN 551241336294313
  5. Leah Leyk, MA, LPCCApple Valley, MN 551241558850446
  6. Heidi McNulty, M.A.Apple Valley, MN 551241790238434
  7. Brian Merrick, LPCCApple Valley, MN 551241740443514
  8. Ashley Mitchell, LPCCApple Valley, MN 551241679020697

Common questions

What is Carol Susan Elstad, LPCC's NPI number?

Carol Susan Elstad, LPCC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518574672, issued on Sep 23, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carol Susan Elstad, LPCC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at MN Mental Health Clinics, Apple Valley, MN, 55124. Phone: (651) 365-8251. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carol Susan Elstad, LPCC's license?

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.