Christel Lankford, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker · Saint Joseph, MO
Christel Lankford, LCSW is a clinical social worker with a practice address in Saint Joseph, Missouri, and NPI 1780978676, issued on Jun 8, 2011. Check the license (Missouri 2005021719, as entered in NPPES) with the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christel Lankford
- Credential
- LCSW
- Primary taxonomy
- Clinical Social Worker 1041C0700X
- License number
- 2005021719 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5210 N Belt Hwy, Saint Joseph, MO 64506
- Phone
- (816) 271-1330
- Enumerated
- Jun 8, 2011
- Record last updated
- Oct 24, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (816) 271-1333
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161108002013); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5210 N Belt Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christel Lankford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Missouri board licenses this profession
Search for license 2005021719Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Heartland Regional Medical CenterSaint Joseph, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christel Lankford among 5,398 clinical social worker records in Missouri
Christel Lankford, LCSW is one of 5,398 clinical social worker records with a practice address in Missouri. 11% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 36% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 36% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 11% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 18% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2010 among the 978 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1041C0700X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
68 clinical social worker records list a practice address in Saint Joseph
They are 68 of the 1,219 NPPES records with a practice address in Saint Joseph, and 5,398 clinical social worker records in Missouri.
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The 8 clinical social worker records with the nearest ZIP codes
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Common questions
What is Christel Lankford, LCSW's NPI number?
Christel Lankford, LCSW's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780978676, issued on Jun 8, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christel Lankford, LCSW located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5210 N Belt Hwy, Saint Joseph, MO, 64506. Phone: (816) 271-1330. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christel Lankford, LCSW's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2005021719, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
What is Christel Lankford, LCSW's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.