NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Todd Effinger, LMHCA

Mental Health Counselor · Carmel, IN

Christopher Todd Effinger, LMHCA is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Carmel, Indiana, and NPI 1477389286, issued on Sep 9, 2024. Check the license (Indiana 88001942A, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana 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
1477389286
Name
Christopher Todd Effinger
Credential
LMHCA
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
License number
88001942A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
137 Pearl St, Carmel, IN 46032
Phone
(317) 408-9080
Enumerated
Sep 9, 2024
Record last updated
Sep 10, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20260325002656); may accept 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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Christopher Todd Effinger among 4,962 mental health counselor records in Indiana

Christopher Todd Effinger, LMHCA is one of 4,962 mental health counselor records with a practice address in Indiana. 11% 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 2024, is newer than 81% of them.

  • NPI issued2024 · 81% of these records are older, 13% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 11% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 16% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2015 among the 807 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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 101YM0800X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

129 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Carmel

They are 129 of the 3,727 NPPES records with a practice address in Carmel, and 4,962 mental health counselor records in Indiana. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joanne Bates, M.S.Carmel, IN 460321508947003
  2. Angela Capretti, LMHCCarmel, IN 460321568587848
  3. Penny Dollens-Smith, MA, LMFT, LMHC, LSWCarmel, IN 460321851315477
  4. Corey Falink, LMHCCarmel, IN 460321811038938
  5. Dana Frantz, LLMHCCarmel, IN 460321780628958
  6. Margo Hart, LMHCCarmel, IN 460321609093020
  7. Andrew Holzman, MPS, LMFTCarmel, IN 460321831246602
  8. Beverly Inman-Dunigan, LMHCCarmel, IN 460321780668475

Common questions

What is Christopher Todd Effinger, LMHCA's NPI number?

Christopher Todd Effinger, LMHCA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477389286, issued on Sep 9, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Todd Effinger, LMHCA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 137 Pearl St, Carmel, IN, 46032. Phone: (317) 408-9080. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Todd Effinger, LMHCA's license?

NPPES lists Indiana license number 88001942A, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana 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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