NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Janice Kessler, LCSW

Clinical Social Worker · Hamden, CT

Janice Kessler, LCSW is a clinical social worker with a practice address in Hamden, Connecticut, and NPI 1477012912, issued on Mar 14, 2019. Check the license with the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1477012912
Name
Janice Kessler
Credential
LCSW
Primary taxonomy
Clinical Social Worker 1041C0700X
Practice location
2911 Dixwell Ave, Hamden, CT 06518
Phone
(203) 520-3952
Enumerated
Mar 14, 2019
Record last updated
Mar 14, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190723001865); 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 2911 Dixwell Ave

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

  1. Kacy Lansing, MA, LPC, NCCCounselor1063721710
  2. Jessica Marshall, LCSWClinical Social Worker1700194271
  3. Tina Mein, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1891172680
  4. Lori MichelsMarriage & Family Therapist1942596382
  5. Linda Rudel, LCSWClinical Social Worker1609192889
  6. Rene Rudel, MSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1336329275

Verify Janice Kessler in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Connecticut board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score99.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%10.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%75.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Yale New Haven HospitalNew Haven, CT

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

Janice Kessler among 7,729 clinical social worker records in Connecticut

Janice Kessler, LCSW is one of 7,729 clinical social worker records with a practice address in Connecticut. 15% 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 67% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 67% of these records are older, 29% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 15% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 23% of these records are
  • Graduated1982 · median 2009 among the 1,784 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 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 1041C0700X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

158 clinical social worker records list a practice address in Hamden

They are 158 of the 1,410 NPPES records with a practice address in Hamden, and 7,729 clinical social worker records in Connecticut.

The 8 clinical social worker records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Paul Alpert, MSW, LCSWHamden, CT 065181639182579
  2. Marcie Dimenstein, LCSWHamden, CT 065181396701744
  3. Jack Gesino, LCSWHamden, CT 065181932185097
  4. Jane Gross, LCSHamden, CT 065181730247230
  5. Harlie Kesten, MSWHamden, CT 065181235165945
  6. Terria Linn, LCSWHamden, CT 065181528124856
  7. Catherine Linton, LCSWHamden, CT 065181437262706
  8. Karen Manukas-Griffin, L.C.S.WHamden, CT 065181891857900

Common questions

What is Janice Kessler, LCSW's NPI number?

Janice Kessler, LCSW's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477012912, issued on Mar 14, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Janice Kessler, LCSW located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2911 Dixwell Ave, Hamden, CT, 06518. Phone: (203) 520-3952. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Janice Kessler, LCSW's license?

Search the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Janice Kessler, LCSW's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 76 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.