NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Crystal Hicks Neal

Mental Health Counselor · Albemarle, NC

Crystal Hicks Neal is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Albemarle, North Carolina, and NPI 1235856279, issued on Oct 20, 2022. Check the license (North Carolina A18179, 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
1235856279
Name
Crystal Hicks Neal
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
License numbers
A18179 NC
LCAS-27736 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
350 Pee Dee Ave Ste 101, Albemarle, NC 28001
Phone
(704) 986-1522
Enumerated
Oct 20, 2022
Record last updated
Nov 11, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250624001036); 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 350 Pee Dee Ave Ste 101

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

  1. Festus Alabi, NPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1306500996
  2. Anita AlexanderClinical Social Worker1154946846
  3. Jamisyn GillClinical Social Worker1578448262
  4. Holly Johnson, LCSWAClinical Social Worker1033382874
  5. Jamaica Kersey, MSW, LCSW-AClinical Social Worker1437971389
  6. Crystal NalleyClinical Social Worker1770327009

Verify Crystal Hicks Neal 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. MonarchAlbemarle, NC

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

Crystal Hicks Neal among 8,858 mental health counselor records in North Carolina

Crystal Hicks Neal 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 2022, is newer than 60% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 60% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 6% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 11% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2015 among the 931 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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. Cathleen HedgecockAlbemarle, NC 280011528547080
  6. Ashley Miller, LPCAAlbemarle, NC 280011639412828
  7. Kelly PereiraAlbemarle, NC 280011740696624
  8. Billie PetersonAlbemarle, NC 280011417410721

Common questions

What is Crystal Hicks Neal's NPI number?

Crystal Hicks Neal's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235856279, issued on Oct 20, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Crystal Hicks Neal located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 350 Pee Dee Ave Ste 101, Albemarle, NC, 28001. Phone: (704) 986-1522. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Crystal Hicks Neal's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number A18179, 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.

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