NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dewanda L. Gichemi, DSW, LMSW, IPTA, EFT

Clinical Social Worker · Grand Rapids, MI

Dewanda L. Gichemi, DSW, LMSW, IPTA, EFT is a clinical social worker with a practice address in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and NPI 1598983587, issued on Apr 23, 2007. Check the license (Michigan 6801089119, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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1598983587
Name
Dewanda L. Gichemi
Credential
DSW, LMSW, IPTA, EFT
Primary taxonomy
Clinical Social Worker 1041C0700X
License number
6801089119 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
640 3 Mile RD NW Ste G, Grand Rapids, MI 49544
Phone
(800) 693-1916
Enumerated
Apr 23, 2007
Record last updated
Jun 15, 2026
Fax
(248) 605-3525
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140703000665); 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 640 3 Mile RD NW Ste G

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

  1. Hannah Baxendale, MA, TLLPPsychologist1700398039
  2. Jeffrey CalkinsClinical Social Worker1619855327
  3. Tiffany Comptois, LCSW, LMSW-CSocial Worker1497277388
  4. Tony Emerson, LMSWSocial Worker1316399496
  5. Wendy Gornick-Maycroft, MA, LPCCounselor1740351014
  6. Emily Hawley, LMSWSocial Worker1942946926

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan 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. Richard Kneip Phd PCWyoming, MI

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

Dewanda L. Gichemi among 17,644 clinical social worker records in Michigan

Dewanda L. Gichemi, DSW, LMSW, IPTA, EFT is one of 17,644 clinical social worker records with a practice address in Michigan. 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 2007, is newer than 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 9% of these records are older, 82% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 14% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 20% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2012 among the 3,587 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 52% 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 Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,604 clinical social worker records list a practice address in Grand Rapids

They are 1,604 of the 18,005 NPPES records with a practice address in Grand Rapids, and 17,644 clinical social worker records in Michigan.

The 8 clinical social worker records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Melody Edwards, LMSW, CAADCGrand Rapids, MI 495441023388238
  2. Rita Gay, LMSWGrand Rapids, MI 495441649520172
  3. James Grabow, LMSWGrand Rapids, MI 495441366852949
  4. Cindy Haner-Velzen, MSWGrand Rapids, MI 495441396927182
  5. Danielle Jandernoa, LMSWGrand Rapids, MI 495441447526272
  6. Susan Jongekryg, LMSWGrand Rapids, MI 495441407103047
  7. Cynthia Kimball, LMSW, ACSW, ACHP-SWGrand Rapids, MI 495441699010298
  8. Stephen Kornoely, LMSWGrand Rapids, MI 495441144611666

Common questions

What is Dewanda L. Gichemi, DSW, LMSW, IPTA, EFT's NPI number?

Dewanda L. Gichemi, DSW, LMSW, IPTA, EFT's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598983587, issued on Apr 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dewanda L. Gichemi, DSW, LMSW, IPTA, EFT located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 640 3 Mile RD NW Ste G, Grand Rapids, MI, 49544. Phone: (800) 693-1916. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dewanda L. Gichemi, DSW, LMSW, IPTA, EFT's license?

NPPES lists Michigan license number 6801089119, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan 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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