NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joel Behar, LCSW, BCD, PH.D.

Clinical Social Worker · Stamford, CT

Joel Behar, LCSW, BCD, PH.D. is a clinical social worker with a practice address in Stamford, Connecticut, and NPI 1598996217, issued on Jul 29, 2009. Check the license (Connecticut 009221, as entered in NPPES) with the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1598996217
Name
Joel Behar
Credential
LCSW, BCD, PH.D.
Primary taxonomy
Clinical Social Worker 1041C0700X
License numbers
009221 CT
R22230 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
143 Hoyt St Apt 5M, Stamford, CT 06905
Phone
(516) 567-2827
Enumerated
Jul 29, 2009
Record last updated
Aug 18, 2025
Fax
(860) 201-5462
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20161207000034); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
State University Of New York At Stony Brook, School Of Medicine, 1974
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Connecticut board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Joel Behar among 7,729 clinical social worker records in Connecticut

Joel Behar, LCSW, BCD, PH.D. 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 not. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 29% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 29% of these records are older, 68% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 15% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 23% of these records are
  • Graduated1974 · median 2009 among the 1,784 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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).

217 clinical social worker records list a practice address in Stamford

They are 217 of the 2,774 NPPES records with a practice address in Stamford, and 7,729 clinical social worker records in Connecticut. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 clinical social worker records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Monica Bruning, LCSWStamford, CT 069051194870964
  2. Josefina Cespedes, LCSWStamford, CT 069051578740189
  3. Carlo Codato, LCSWStamford, CT 069051740307586
  4. W Crouch, LCSWStamford, CT 069051609802651
  5. Peter Guglielmo, LCSW LADCStamford, CT 069051265513626
  6. Amanda Hirsch-Geffner, L.C.S.W.Stamford, CT 069051275603805
  7. Angela Kaufman, LCSWStamford, CT 069051700914538
  8. Phyllis Klein, LCSWStamford, CT 069051396870515

Common questions

What is Joel Behar, LCSW, BCD, PH.D.'s NPI number?

Joel Behar, LCSW, BCD, PH.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598996217, issued on Jul 29, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joel Behar, LCSW, BCD, PH.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 143 Hoyt St Apt 5M, Stamford, CT, 06905. Phone: (516) 567-2827. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joel Behar, LCSW, BCD, PH.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Connecticut license number 009221, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut 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.

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