NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gina Blanche Gaston, MSW, PHD, LCSW

Clinical Social Worker · Chicago, IL

Gina Blanche Gaston, MSW, PHD, LCSW is a clinical social worker with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1396206827, issued on Mar 27, 2019. Check the license (Illinois 149-009190, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois 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
1396206827
Name
Gina Blanche Gaston
Credential
MSW, PHD, LCSW
Primary taxonomy
Clinical Social Worker 1041C0700X
License number
149-009190 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
820 S. Damen, Chicago, IL 60612
Phone
(312) 569-8246
Enumerated
Mar 27, 2019
Record last updated
Mar 27, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210707000579); 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 820 S. Damen

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois 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. Mathers Clinic LLCCrystal Lake, IL

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

Gina Blanche Gaston among 13,637 clinical social worker records in Illinois

Gina Blanche Gaston, MSW, PHD, LCSW is one of 13,637 clinical social worker records with a practice address in Illinois. 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 2019, is newer than 59% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 59% of these records are older, 36% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 14% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 21% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2010 among the 2,895 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 54% 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 Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

4,368 clinical social worker records list a practice address in Chicago

They are 4,368 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 13,637 clinical social worker records in Illinois.

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The 8 clinical social worker records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Linda Beliveau, LCSWChicago, IL 606121982664603
  2. Alice Epley-Tischer, LCSWChicago, IL 606121811004104
  3. Tyra Farrow, MSWChicago, IL 606121508882788
  4. Jill Feldman, LCSWChicago, IL 606121568575785
  5. Carol Garrett, MSWChicago, IL 606121407952898
  6. Eugene Herskovic, M.S.W.Chicago, IL 606121891898094
  7. Joline Labedis, LCSWChicago, IL 606121013029529
  8. Russell Leblanc, LCSWChicago, IL 606121912000167

Common questions

What is Gina Blanche Gaston, MSW, PHD, LCSW's NPI number?

Gina Blanche Gaston, MSW, PHD, LCSW's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396206827, issued on Mar 27, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gina Blanche Gaston, MSW, PHD, LCSW located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 820 S. Damen, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (312) 569-8246. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gina Blanche Gaston, MSW, PHD, LCSW's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 149-009190, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois 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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