NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chelsea Christopher

Mental Health Counselor · Buffalo, NY

Chelsea Christopher is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1992287189, issued on Sep 4, 2018. Check the license (New York 012657-01, as entered in NPPES) with the New York 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
1992287189
Name
Chelsea Christopher
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
License number
012657-01 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
699 Hertel Ave Ste 350, Buffalo, NY 14207
Phone
(716) 831-1977
Enumerated
Sep 4, 2018
Record last updated
Feb 16, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240112002745); 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 699 Hertel Ave Ste 350

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

  1. Gianna Bambara, LMSWSocial Worker1144112756
  2. Samantha BorowczykMental Health Counselor1669178463
  3. Kathryn BrandtClinical Social Worker1093163214
  4. Michelle Brick, MSWCounselor1497027676
  5. Alexandra Buchner, MSWCounselor1700450731
  6. Charlene BurgessCounselor1477280410

Verify Chelsea Christopher in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York 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. Horizon Health Services IncBuffalo, NY

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

Chelsea Christopher among 19,989 mental health counselor records in New York

Chelsea Christopher is one of 19,989 mental health counselor records with a practice address in New York. 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, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 6% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 11% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2018 among the 2,142 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 46% 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

568 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Buffalo

They are 568 of the 13,287 NPPES records with a practice address in Buffalo, and 19,989 mental health counselor records in New York.

The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Emily Ballok, MS, LMHCBuffalo, NY 142071255580148
  2. Bonnie Drake, MSBuffalo, NY 142071407048622
  3. Heidi Hoffman, R & R COUNSELOR IBuffalo, NY 142071457424376
  4. Roseanne JacksonBuffalo, NY 142071700116993
  5. Marion Kiekbusch, BA.CASACBuffalo, NY 142071144310236
  6. Lindsey KocherBuffalo, NY 142071629504121
  7. Joel Lesses, MSBuffalo, NY 142071487720371
  8. Thomas MayoBuffalo, NY 142071316103518

Common questions

What is Chelsea Christopher's NPI number?

Chelsea Christopher's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992287189, issued on Sep 4, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chelsea Christopher located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 699 Hertel Ave Ste 350, Buffalo, NY, 14207. Phone: (716) 831-1977. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chelsea Christopher's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 012657-01, as entered by the provider. Search the New York 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.