NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Grace Karen Gaines

Mental Health Counselor · Palmdale, CA

Grace Karen Gaines is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Palmdale, California, and NPI 1396119038, issued on Nov 18, 2015. Check the license (California AMF108852, as entered in NPPES) with the California 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
1396119038
Name
Grace Karen Gaines
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
License number
AMF108852 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1529 E Palmdale Blvd, Palmdale, CA 93550
Phone
(661) 272-9996
Enumerated
Nov 18, 2015
Record last updated
Jul 12, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(661) 272-0438
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240717001253); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1529 E Palmdale Blvd

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

  1. Almira Agosto, MSWClinical Social Worker1255689253
  2. Christina BallengerRehabilitation Practitioner1700918463
  3. Carol Bollar, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1083793780
  4. Penny BroadwayClinical Social Worker1922201797
  5. Antonella CalderoneDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1063089480
  6. Susan Crimin, LCSWClinical Social Worker1194814707

Verify Grace Karen Gaines in five checks

  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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Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Blue Moon Senior Counseling OF California LLCPalm Springs, CA
  2. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupSimi Valley, CA

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

Grace Karen Gaines among 28,617 mental health counselor records in California

Grace Karen Gaines is one of 28,617 mental health counselor records with a practice address in California. 1% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 50% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 50% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 1% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 3% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2015 among the 722 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 71% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

45 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Palmdale

They are 45 of the 2,077 NPPES records with a practice address in Palmdale, and 28,617 mental health counselor records in California.

The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Marlene ArguetaPalmdale, CA 935501144492828
  2. Akila BaconPalmdale, CA 935501336428317
  3. Laura BarnesPalmdale, CA 935501417186685
  4. Saria DanielsPalmdale, CA 935501184030637
  5. Lucia LagunaPalmdale, CA 935501184062051
  6. Regina MackPalmdale, CA 935501699963579
  7. Karen Mooney, MFTPalmdale, CA 935501619262714
  8. Odikpo Onianwa, MSW INERNPalmdale, CA 935501043584105

Common questions

What is Grace Karen Gaines's NPI number?

Grace Karen Gaines's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396119038, issued on Nov 18, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Grace Karen Gaines located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1529 E Palmdale Blvd, Palmdale, CA, 93550. Phone: (661) 272-9996. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Grace Karen Gaines's license?

NPPES lists California license number AMF108852, 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. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.