NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Francine Fonfeder, MS

Mental Health Counselor · Brooklyn, NY

Francine Fonfeder, MS is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1437238979, issued on Nov 3, 2006. Check the license (New York 001172-1, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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1437238979
Name
Francine Fonfeder
Credential
MS
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
License number
001172-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1670-78 East 17TH Street, Brooklyn, NY 11229
Phone
(718) 375-1200
Enumerated
Nov 3, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(718) 382-3358
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240130000676); 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 1670-78 East 17TH Street

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

  1. Yelena AkhiyezerMental Health Counselor1811124225
  2. Asya BalagulovaSocial Worker1467571661
  3. Yelena Byalik, MSWSocial Worker1346393899
  4. Deborah Caplan, PSY.D.Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist1265511786
  5. Barbara ChalomSocial Worker1023199197
  6. Stephen Gersten, PSY. DPsychologist1265451785

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York 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. Interborough Developmental And Consultation Center IncBrooklyn, NY

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

Francine Fonfeder among 19,989 mental health counselor records in New York

Francine Fonfeder, MS is one of 19,989 mental health counselor records with a practice address in New York. 6% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than under 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, 96% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 6% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 11% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2018 among the 2,142 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 46% 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2,722 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Brooklyn

They are 2,722 of the 64,057 NPPES records with a practice address in Brooklyn, and 19,989 mental health counselor records in New York.

The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Anne Brenkert, MS,Brooklyn, NY 112291235217183
  2. Hyacinth Charles, L.M.H.C.Brooklyn, NY 112291093879124
  3. Mariet Hamrah, LCSWBrooklyn, NY 112291629114988
  4. Vivian Hochbaum, L.M.S.W.Brooklyn, NY 112291841403797
  5. Barbara Lewis, M.S.Brooklyn, NY 112291871702449
  6. Kathleen McKenna, LMSWBrooklyn, NY 112291487722724
  7. Ellen Pace, LMHC,CCC,MSBrooklyn, NY 112291376629691
  8. Nina RozetBrooklyn, NY 112291730345992

Common questions

What is Francine Fonfeder, MS's NPI number?

Francine Fonfeder, MS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437238979, issued on Nov 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Francine Fonfeder, MS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1670-78 East 17TH Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11229. Phone: (718) 375-1200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Francine Fonfeder, MS's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 001172-1, as entered by the provider. Search the New York 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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