NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cynthia C. Better, MSW LCSW

Clinical Social Worker · Ramsey, NJ

Cynthia C. Better, MSW LCSW is a clinical social worker with a practice address in Ramsey, New Jersey, and NPI 1073657706, issued on Feb 16, 2007. Check the license (New Jersey 44SC04738500, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1073657706
Name
Cynthia C. Better
Credential
MSW LCSW
Primary taxonomy
Clinical Social Worker 1041C0700X
License number
44SC04738500 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
165 Oakland CT, Ramsey, NJ 07446
Phone
(201) 967-9503
Enumerated
Feb 16, 2007
Record last updated
Feb 6, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(201) 967-9503
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150106000174); 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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Verify Cynthia C. Better 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).

Cynthia C. Better among 9,790 clinical social worker records in New Jersey

Cynthia C. Better, MSW LCSW is one of 9,790 clinical social worker records with a practice address in New Jersey. 12% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 11% of these records are older, 75% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 12% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 22% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2006 among the 2,147 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 59% 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 New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

39 clinical social worker records list a practice address in Ramsey

They are 39 of the 427 NPPES records with a practice address in Ramsey, and 9,790 clinical social worker records in New Jersey.

The 8 clinical social worker records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Denise Ardito, LCSWRamsey, NJ 074461154505964
  2. Debra Diaz, LCSWRamsey, NJ 074461902076961
  3. Jennifer Hareas, LCSW, ACSWRamsey, NJ 074461689694036
  4. Mary McGuinn, M.S.W.Ramsey, NJ 074461063573228
  5. Elisa Miller Bruckner, LCSWRamsey, NJ 074461043221252
  6. Amanda Peters, LCSWRamsey, NJ 074461194871897
  7. Fern Rome, LCSWRamsey, NJ 074461841450954
  8. Gail Rosen, MSW, LCSWRamsey, NJ 074461164446951

Common questions

What is Cynthia C. Better, MSW LCSW's NPI number?

Cynthia C. Better, MSW LCSW's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073657706, issued on Feb 16, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cynthia C. Better, MSW LCSW located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 165 Oakland CT, Ramsey, NJ, 07446. Phone: (201) 967-9503. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Cynthia C. Better, MSW LCSW's license?

NPPES lists New Jersey license number 44SC04738500, 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.

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.