NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carole Jo Espinosa, LPC

Professional Counselor · Houston, TX

Carole Jo Espinosa, LPC is a professional counselor with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1790491553, issued on Jan 25, 2023. Check the license (Texas 88097, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas 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
1790491553
Name
Carole Jo Espinosa
Credential
LPC
Primary taxonomy
Professional Counselor 101YP2500X
License number
88097 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5760 W Little York RD, Houston, TX 77091
Phone
(281) 707-7359
Enumerated
Jan 25, 2023
Record last updated
Jun 3, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240827003229); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 5760 W Little York RD

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

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  2. Daniel Garcia, NURSE PRACTITIONERFamily Nurse Practitioner1578910220
  3. Elsa Gomez, MA, LPC, LPCCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1336570704
  4. Melba Lafita CasanaFamily Nurse Practitioner1174128250
  5. Michael Musgrove, MSSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1720774607
  6. Queen-Karen OkparaFamily Nurse Practitioner1487293395

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas 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. Oak Street Health OF Texas PLLCFort Worth, TX

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

Carole Jo Espinosa among 20,712 professional counselor records in Texas

Carole Jo Espinosa, LPC is one of 20,712 professional counselor records with a practice address in Texas. 8% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 75% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 75% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 8% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 14% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2014 among the 2,816 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 47% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2,158 professional counselor records list a practice address in Houston

They are 2,158 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 20,712 professional counselor records in Texas.

The 8 professional counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joyce Jacquet, LPCSHouston, TX 770911376241505
  2. Holly Lee-McCain, LPCHouston, TX 770911154491157
  3. Parkashdeep Sandhu, LPCHouston, TX 770911598047482
  4. Theatric Thompson, LPCHouston, TX 770911992372809
  5. Kehinde AdelusiHouston, TX 770901568158970
  6. William ArmsteadHouston, TX 770901326921784
  7. Tamara Atkin, MS, LMFT-A, LPC-AHouston, TX 770901669330692
  8. Regan Boyd, LPCHouston, TX 770921548526684

Common questions

What is Carole Jo Espinosa, LPC's NPI number?

Carole Jo Espinosa, LPC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790491553, issued on Jan 25, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carole Jo Espinosa, LPC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5760 W Little York RD, Houston, TX, 77091. Phone: (281) 707-7359. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carole Jo Espinosa, LPC's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 88097, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas 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.

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