NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dwayne S. Kawakami, L.C.S.W.

Clinical Social Worker · Merced, CA

Dwayne S. Kawakami, L.C.S.W. is a clinical social worker with a practice address in Merced, California, and NPI 1184958670, issued on Sep 30, 2009. Check the license (California LCS 15888, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1184958670
Name
Dwayne S. Kawakami
Credential
L.C.S.W.
Primary taxonomy
Clinical Social Worker 1041C0700X
License number
LCS 15888 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3333 M St, Merced, CA 95348
Phone
(209) 723-6559
Enumerated
Sep 30, 2009
Record last updated
Jun 25, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3333 M St

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

  1. Kenia Beltran AlvaradoCase Manager/Care Coordinator1942074158
  2. Tonya BuntsPeer Specialist1073014544
  3. Christina CastilloCase Manager/Care Coordinator1205566387
  4. Vong Chang, M.S.W.Clinical Social Worker1184822546
  5. Maria HernandezRehabilitation Practitioner1700517158
  6. Raquel JacoboCase Manager/Care Coordinator1902486616

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California 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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Dwayne S. Kawakami among 36,261 clinical social worker records in California

Dwayne S. Kawakami, L.C.S.W. is one of 36,261 clinical social worker records with a practice address in California. 6% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 28% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 28% of these records are older, 69% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 6% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 11% of these records are
  • Record last updated2019 · 45% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

97 clinical social worker records list a practice address in Merced

They are 97 of the 2,836 NPPES records with a practice address in Merced, and 36,261 clinical social worker records in California. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 clinical social worker records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Shaula Brent, L.C.S.W.Merced, CA 953481881613990
  2. Vong Chang, M.S.W.Merced, CA 953481184822546
  3. Alfred Fredette, MSW, LCSWMerced, CA 953481346359403
  4. Miranda Furie, L.C.S.W.Merced, CA 953481891832127
  5. Eric Garcia, MA, PCCIMerced, CA 953481841716040
  6. Ruth Her, LCSWMerced, CA 953481851796460
  7. Jean Luckman, LCSWMerced, CA 953481871645143
  8. Vanessa Nelson, LCSWMerced, CA 953481467979021

Common questions

What is Dwayne S. Kawakami, L.C.S.W.'s NPI number?

Dwayne S. Kawakami, L.C.S.W.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184958670, issued on Sep 30, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dwayne S. Kawakami, L.C.S.W. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3333 M St, Merced, CA, 95348. Phone: (209) 723-6559. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dwayne S. Kawakami, L.C.S.W.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number LCS 15888, as entered by the provider. Search the California 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. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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