Dara Saffer, LCSW
Mental Health Counselor · South Portland, ME
Dara Saffer, LCSW is a mental health counselor with a practice address in South Portland, Maine, and NPI 1952732661, issued on Dec 5, 2013. Check the license (Maine LC16473, as entered in NPPES) with the Maine board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dara Saffer
- Credential
- LCSW
- Primary taxonomy
- Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
- License number
- LC16473 ME
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 854 Broadway, South Portland, ME 04106
- Phone
- (207) 749-3504
- Enumerated
- Dec 5, 2013
- Record last updated
- Aug 19, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180417001892); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 854 Broadway
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Dara Saffer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maine board licenses this profession
Search for license LC16473Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- MainehealthPortland, ME
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dara Saffer among 1,151 mental health counselor records in Maine
Dara Saffer, LCSW is one of 1,151 mental health counselor records with a practice address in Maine. 8% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 45% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 45% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 8% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 12% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2015 among the 135 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 61% 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 Maine practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
46 mental health counselor records list a practice address in South Portland
They are 46 of the 1,143 NPPES records with a practice address in South Portland, and 1,151 mental health counselor records in Maine.
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The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Judith Andrews, LCPCSouth Portland, ME 041061578640199
- John Beaman, LCSWSouth Portland, ME 041061336459916
- Dorothy Cady, MSWSouth Portland, ME 041061639106941
- Julie Gillies, LCPCSouth Portland, ME 041061932127727
- Cherie Gustafson, M.A.South Portland, ME 041061306889530
- Dori Hart, LCPC-CSouth Portland, ME 041061629376637
- David McCainSouth Portland, ME 041061326093295
- Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPCSouth Portland, ME 041061609941475
Common questions
What is Dara Saffer, LCSW's NPI number?
Dara Saffer, LCSW's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952732661, issued on Dec 5, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dara Saffer, LCSW located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 854 Broadway, South Portland, ME, 04106. Phone: (207) 749-3504. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dara Saffer, LCSW's license?
NPPES lists Maine license number LC16473, as entered by the provider. Search the Maine 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.