Heather Sands, PH.D., LPCC
Mental Health Counselor · Albuquerque, NM
Heather Sands, PH.D., LPCC is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1568753465, issued on Apr 26, 2011. Check the license with the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.
- Name
- Heather Sands
- Credential
- PH.D., LPCC
- Primary taxonomy
- Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
- Practice location
- 2021 Alhambra Ave SW, Albuquerque, NM 87104
- Phone
- (505) 328-2054
- Enumerated
- Apr 26, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jul 7, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20260407001513); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Heather Sands in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Mexico board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Heather Sands among 2,722 mental health counselor records in New Mexico
Heather Sands, PH.D., LPCC is one of 2,722 mental health counselor records with a practice address in New Mexico. 5% 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 2011, is newer than 35% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 35% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileNo · 5% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 10% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2013 among the 261 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 59% 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 Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,131 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Albuquerque
They are 1,131 of the 24,162 NPPES records with a practice address in Albuquerque, and 2,722 mental health counselor records in New Mexico. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.
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Common questions
What is Heather Sands, PH.D., LPCC's NPI number?
Heather Sands, PH.D., LPCC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568753465, issued on Apr 26, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather Sands, PH.D., LPCC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2021 Alhambra Ave SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104. Phone: (505) 328-2054. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather Sands, PH.D., LPCC's license?
Search the New Mexico 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.
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.