NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Caroline Helen Bender, LMFT

Marriage & Family Therapist · La Jolla, CA

Caroline Helen Bender, LMFT is a marriage & family therapist with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1326113788, issued on Nov 21, 2006. Check the license (California 48308, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1326113788
Name
Caroline Helen Bender
Credential
LMFT
Primary taxonomy
Marriage & Family Therapist 106H00000X
License number
48308 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8950 Villa LA Jolla Dr Ste C121, La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone
(855) 501-1004
Enumerated
Nov 21, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 23, 2026
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 8950 Villa LA Jolla Dr Ste C121

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

  1. Rebecca Blenz, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1588039713
  2. Ruth Burgher-Gibore, M.A., LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1407074511
  3. Lauren Chow, MSN, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1497413603
  4. Amy Epner, PHDPsychologist1629601737
  5. Saara Mohammed, MDPsychiatry Physician1396366944
  6. Mariah MurrayMarriage & Family Therapist1255165924

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California 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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Caroline Helen Bender among 59,889 marriage & family therapist records in California

Caroline Helen Bender, LMFT is one of 59,889 marriage & family therapist records with a practice address in California. 4% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than under 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, 93% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 4% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 8% of these records are
  • Record last updated2026 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 106H00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

83 marriage & family therapist records list a practice address in La Jolla

They are 83 of the 3,648 NPPES records with a practice address in La Jolla, and 59,889 marriage & family therapist records in California. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 marriage & family therapist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Luan Andrews, MA, MFTLa Jolla, CA 920371962419135
  2. Crystal Engleman-Lampe, M.F.T.La Jolla, CA 920371952437410
  3. Jeff Erkenbeck, PSY.D., MFTLa Jolla, CA 920371912914060
  4. Jill Fleming, MFTLa Jolla, CA 920371821154030
  5. Karen Harten Broida, MFTLa Jolla, CA 920371780624650
  6. Lane Healey, LMFTLa Jolla, CA 920371942356134
  7. Sally Huntington, MFTLa Jolla, CA 920371861430407
  8. Nonie Levi, MFTLa Jolla, CA 920371700984028

Common questions

What is Caroline Helen Bender, LMFT's NPI number?

Caroline Helen Bender, LMFT's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326113788, issued on Nov 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Caroline Helen Bender, LMFT located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8950 Villa LA Jolla Dr Ste C121, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (855) 501-1004. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Caroline Helen Bender, LMFT's license?

NPPES lists California license number 48308, as entered by the provider. Search the California 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. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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