NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Sipowicz, MSSW, LCSW

Clinical Social Worker · Asheville, NC

James Sipowicz, MSSW, LCSW is a clinical social worker with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1245878883, issued on Dec 13, 2019. Check the license (North Carolina C014944, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina 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
1245878883
Name
James Sipowicz
Credential
MSSW, LCSW
Primary taxonomy
Clinical Social Worker 1041C0700X
License number
C014944 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
356 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Phone
(828) 254-2700
Enumerated
Dec 13, 2019
Record last updated
Apr 17, 2026
Fax
(828) 254-1524
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220601000994); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas At Austin Dell Medical School, 2019
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 356 Biltmore Ave

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

  1. Leila Allen, LPCAMental Health Counselor1346766821
  2. Turkessa Baten, LCSWAClinical Social Worker1801777131
  3. Sondra Bear-Rosen, LPCProfessional Counselor1114163003
  4. Kristin Becker, LPCACounselor1225673668
  5. Megan Buchanan, LCSWAClinical Social Worker1588314173
  6. Kelley BukovinskyCounselor1366607293

Verify James Sipowicz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina 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. Rha Health Services IncAsheville, NC

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

James Sipowicz among 15,561 clinical social worker records in North Carolina

James Sipowicz, MSSW, LCSW is one of 15,561 clinical social worker records with a practice address in North Carolina. 9% 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 51% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 51% of these records are older, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 9% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 14% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2013 among the 2,138 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 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 1041C0700X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

910 clinical social worker records list a practice address in Asheville

They are 910 of the 8,173 NPPES records with a practice address in Asheville, and 15,561 clinical social worker records in North Carolina.

The 8 clinical social worker records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lois Bernard, L.C.S.W.Asheville, NC 288011972557213
  2. Paula Cannon, L.C.S.W., A.C.S.W.Asheville, NC 288011740241322
  3. Teresa Claeys, LSCWAsheville, NC 288011801880349
  4. Jeanne Day, LCSWAsheville, NC 288011326080748
  5. Ashley Fiore, MSW, LCSWAsheville, NC 288011295775187
  6. Anne Jacobe, LCSWAsheville, NC 288011871596510
  7. Stacey Jaudon, LCSWAsheville, NC 288011154381564
  8. Jeanine Jones, LCSWAsheville, NC 288011881655736

Common questions

What is James Sipowicz, MSSW, LCSW's NPI number?

James Sipowicz, MSSW, LCSW's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245878883, issued on Dec 13, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Sipowicz, MSSW, LCSW located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 356 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (828) 254-2700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Sipowicz, MSSW, LCSW's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number C014944, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina 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.