David Bruce Optekar, L.C.S.W.
Mental Health Counselor · Plantation, FL
David Bruce Optekar, L.C.S.W. is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Plantation, Florida, and NPI 1437693405, issued on Dec 11, 2016. Check the license (Florida SW5223, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Bruce Optekar
- Credential
- L.C.S.W.
- Primary taxonomy
- Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
- License number
- SW5223 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 480 SW 55TH Ter, Plantation, FL 33317
- Phone
- (954) 682-9791
- Enumerated
- Dec 11, 2016
- Record last updated
- Dec 11, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (954) 765-5085
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170718000815); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Bruce Optekar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license SW5223Check 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
- A And B Counseling Services LLCFort Lauderdale, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Bruce Optekar among 23,249 mental health counselor records in Florida
David Bruce Optekar, L.C.S.W. is one of 23,249 mental health counselor records with a practice address in Florida. 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 2016, is newer than 43% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 43% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 8% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 12% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2014 among the 2,844 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 51% 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 Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
154 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Plantation
They are 154 of the 3,342 NPPES records with a practice address in Plantation, and 23,249 mental health counselor records in Florida.
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The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Paul Cohen, MSW, LMHCPlantation, FL 333171609915065
- Yadira De La Rosa, MFPlantation, FL 333171710012679
- Donnette Figueroa, LMHCPlantation, FL 333171235277740
- Debra Futterman, LCSWPlantation, FL 333171316191257
- Stephanie Higdon, M.S.Plantation, FL 333171891966255
- Marjorie Hunt, EDS NCCPlantation, FL 333171811109044
- Jeffrey Jabick, LMHCPlantation, FL 333171205986684
- Leanna Levin, LMHC, CRCPlantation, FL 333171881758944
Common questions
What is David Bruce Optekar, L.C.S.W.'s NPI number?
David Bruce Optekar, L.C.S.W.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437693405, issued on Dec 11, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Bruce Optekar, L.C.S.W. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 480 SW 55TH Ter, Plantation, FL, 33317. Phone: (954) 682-9791. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Bruce Optekar, L.C.S.W.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number SW5223, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.