NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Frances M. Espey, MS,LPC,NCC,EAP,SC

Mental Health Counselor · Cottonwood, AL

Frances M. Espey, MS,LPC,NCC,EAP,SC is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Cottonwood, Alabama, and NPI 1568755981, issued on May 18, 2011. Check the license (Alabama 1337, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama 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
1568755981
Name
Frances M. Espey
Credential
MS,LPC,NCC,EAP,SC
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
License number
1337 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6346 Gene Terry RD, Cottonwood, AL 36320
Phone
(334) 691-5061
Enumerated
May 18, 2011
Record last updated
May 18, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(334) 699-8748
Medicaid ID
20-4741397 AL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240813002673); 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 6346 Gene Terry RD

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

  1. Nancy Shaw, PHDPsychologist1689992778
  2. Paul Shaw, PSY.DClinical Psychologist1508197567

Verify Frances M. Espey in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama 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. Wiregrass Behavioral Group LLCDothan, AL

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

Frances M. Espey among 2,243 mental health counselor records in Alabama

Frances M. Espey, MS,LPC,NCC,EAP,SC is one of 2,243 mental health counselor records with a practice address in Alabama. 3% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 19% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 19% of these records are older, 79% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 3% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 6% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 2014 among the 128 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 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 101YM0800X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1 mental health counselor record lists a practice address in Cottonwood

They are 1 of the 12 NPPES records with a practice address in Cottonwood, and 2,243 mental health counselor records in Alabama.

The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Melissa MaysDaleville, AL 363221295016772
  2. Somiya MurtadiDaleville, AL 363221780219931
  3. Letecia Griffin, ALC03821Chancellor, AL 363161114799863
  4. Taundra WarrenChancellor, AL 363161891567558
  5. Mary Watts, M.S.Ashford, AL 363121295915882
  6. James Abshire, LPCAbbeville, AL 363101053479584
  7. Virgil Freet, MS, LPCEnterprise, AL 363301114958733
  8. Sonya Goodpaster, LPCEnterprise, AL 363301447746995

Common questions

What is Frances M. Espey, MS,LPC,NCC,EAP,SC's NPI number?

Frances M. Espey, MS,LPC,NCC,EAP,SC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568755981, issued on May 18, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Frances M. Espey, MS,LPC,NCC,EAP,SC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6346 Gene Terry RD, Cottonwood, AL, 36320. Phone: (334) 691-5061. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Frances M. Espey, MS,LPC,NCC,EAP,SC's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 1337, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama 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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