NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cathleen Merrie Hedgecock

Mental Health Counselor · Albemarle, NC

Cathleen Merrie Hedgecock is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Albemarle, North Carolina, and NPI 1528547080, issued on Aug 7, 2018. Check the license (North Carolina 13986, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina 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
1528547080
Name
Cathleen Merrie Hedgecock
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
License number
13986 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1446 E Main St, Albemarle, NC 28001
Phone
(704) 550-5469
Enumerated
Aug 7, 2018
Record last updated
May 19, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240202003630); 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 1446 E Main St

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

  1. Judith Chappell, LCAS, LCMHS, CCSMental Health Counselor1790802536
  2. Shamika FerdinandAdult Companion1528844859
  3. Meghan Green, LCMHC-AMental Health Counselor1710867866

Verify Cathleen Merrie Hedgecock in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina 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. Clearer Minds Counseling And Consulting PLLCAlbemarle, NC

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

Cathleen Merrie Hedgecock among 8,858 mental health counselor records in North Carolina

Cathleen Merrie Hedgecock is one of 8,858 mental health counselor records with a practice address in North Carolina. 6% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 39% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 39% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 6% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 11% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2015 among the 931 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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 101YM0800X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

24 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Albemarle

They are 24 of the 479 NPPES records with a practice address in Albemarle, and 8,858 mental health counselor records in North Carolina.

The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robin Adams, LPCAlbemarle, NC 280011609106905
  2. Latoya AnglinAlbemarle, NC 280011831812817
  3. Jermyko Benjamin, MAAlbemarle, NC 280011962561449
  4. Judith Chappell, LCAS, LCMHS, CCSAlbemarle, NC 280011790802536
  5. Ashley Miller, LPCAAlbemarle, NC 280011639412828
  6. Kelly PereiraAlbemarle, NC 280011740696624
  7. Billie PetersonAlbemarle, NC 280011417410721
  8. Cynthia Reinhardt, LPCAlbemarle, NC 280011245455237

Common questions

What is Cathleen Merrie Hedgecock's NPI number?

Cathleen Merrie Hedgecock's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528547080, issued on Aug 7, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cathleen Merrie Hedgecock located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1446 E Main St, Albemarle, NC, 28001. Phone: (704) 550-5469. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Cathleen Merrie Hedgecock's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 13986, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina 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.