NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cristina A. Fontana

Mental Health Counselor · Ridgewood, NJ

Cristina A. Fontana is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Ridgewood, New Jersey, and NPI 1821524273, issued on May 4, 2017. Check the license (New Jersey 37PC00754300, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey 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
1821524273
Name
Cristina A. Fontana
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
License number
37PC00754300 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
140 Chestnut St, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Phone
(201) 444-3550
Enumerated
May 4, 2017
Record last updated
Aug 14, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240229001780); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 140 Chestnut St

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Verify Cristina A. Fontana in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey 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. West Bergen Mental Healthcare Inc.Ridgewood, NJ

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

Cristina A. Fontana among 10,009 mental health counselor records in New Jersey

Cristina A. Fontana is one of 10,009 mental health counselor records with a practice address in New Jersey. 2% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 30% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 30% of these records are older, 64% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 2% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 4% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2015 among the 436 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 55% 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 Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

43 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Ridgewood

They are 43 of the 1,059 NPPES records with a practice address in Ridgewood, and 10,009 mental health counselor records in New Jersey.

The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Julio Baez, B.A.Ridgewood, NJ 074501033368840
  2. Pamela Brodie, PHD, LPCRidgewood, NJ 074501609945054
  3. Gayle Clachko, MSWRidgewood, NJ 074501720298490
  4. Madeline EngelRidgewood, NJ 074501124125257
  5. Beth GeislerRidgewood, NJ 074501225287030
  6. Victoria Kaczkowski, LPC LCADCRidgewood, NJ 074501437221157
  7. Susan KeeferRidgewood, NJ 074501144496357
  8. Mary Anne Louis, LPCRidgwood, NJ 074501295066421

Common questions

What is Cristina A. Fontana's NPI number?

Cristina A. Fontana's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821524273, issued on May 4, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cristina A. Fontana located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 140 Chestnut St, Ridgewood, NJ, 07450. Phone: (201) 444-3550. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Cristina A. Fontana's license?

NPPES lists New Jersey license number 37PC00754300, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey 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.

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