NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Deborah Kay Blankenship, LMHC

Mental Health Counselor · Charles City, IA

Deborah Kay Blankenship, LMHC is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Charles City, Iowa, and NPI 1972209575, issued on Feb 6, 2023. Check the license with the Iowa 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
1972209575
Name
Deborah Kay Blankenship
Credential
LMHC
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
Practice location
1202 S Main St, Charles City, IA 50616
Phone
(641) 715-1183
Enumerated
Feb 6, 2023
Record last updated
Apr 28, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20251120001085); 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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Also registered at 1202 S Main St

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

  1. Cassandra Arenas, LMSWClinical Social Worker1154055473

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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. Avalon CenterCharles City, IA

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

Deborah Kay Blankenship among 2,567 mental health counselor records in Iowa

Deborah Kay Blankenship, LMHC is one of 2,567 mental health counselor records with a practice address in Iowa. 14% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 71% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 71% of these records are older, 22% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 14% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 22% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2015 among the 554 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 41% 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 Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Charles City

They are 2 of the 75 NPPES records with a practice address in Charles City, and 2,567 mental health counselor records in Iowa.

The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jessica Throndson, LMHCCharles City, IA 506161871927251
  2. Eric EittreimCedar Falls, IA 506141689238172
  3. Xin Zou, LMHCCedar Falls, IA 506141538723028
  4. Nicholas AndersonCedar Falls, IA 506131285447987
  5. Diane Bowman, MACedar Falls, IA 506131710718747
  6. Josh Brood, LMHCCedar Falls, IA 506131164306130
  7. Valerie Chesnut, LISW, RPTClarksville, IA 506191609189976
  8. Piper Denny, TLMHCCedar Falls, IA 506131831022565

Common questions

What is Deborah Kay Blankenship, LMHC's NPI number?

Deborah Kay Blankenship, LMHC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972209575, issued on Feb 6, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Deborah Kay Blankenship, LMHC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1202 S Main St, Charles City, IA, 50616. Phone: (641) 715-1183. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Deborah Kay Blankenship, LMHC's license?

Search the Iowa 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.