NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Johanna L. Almestica, MS ,LMHC, LADC1

Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor · Boston, MA

Johanna L. Almestica, MS ,LMHC, LADC1 is an addiction (substance use disorder) counselor with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1720205388, issued on Apr 18, 2007. Check the license (Massachusetts 580, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts 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
1720205388
Name
Johanna L. Almestica
Credential
MS ,LMHC, LADC1
Primary taxonomy
Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor 101YA0400X
License numbers
580 MA
5378 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
99 Topeka St, Boston, MA 02119
Phone
(617) 442-8800
Enumerated
Apr 18, 2007
Record last updated
Sep 11, 2025
Fax
(617) 442-1660
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240111000893); 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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Child And Family Psychological Services PLLCAuburn, MA

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

Johanna L. Almestica among 2,375 addiction (substance use disorder) counselor records in Massachusetts

Johanna L. Almestica, MS ,LMHC, LADC1 is one of 2,375 addiction (substance use disorder) counselor records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 2% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 4% of these records are older, 86% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 2% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 4% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2013 among the 103 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 101YA0400X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor providers in Massachusetts

There are 2,375 addiction (substance use disorder) counselor records in Massachusetts.

The 8 addiction (substance use disorder) counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Christopher Conway, LADC 2Roxbury, MA 021191083046205
  2. Adriaenna Jackson-AdamsRoxbury, MA 021191366813289
  3. Abdul Jones, M.ED.Roxbury, MA 021191932247186
  4. Yejide Muhammad, M.EDRoxbury, MA 021191922424563
  5. Grace Munyiri, LMHC, LMFT, LADC1Roxbury, MA 021191336344753
  6. Frederick Newton, LADCIBoston, MA 021191083977755
  7. Juan Ortiz, LADC-1 C.A.S.Roxbury, MA 021191699852392
  8. Nicole Powell-Dandy, MS,LADC1Roxbury, MA 021191487099495

Common questions

What is Johanna L. Almestica, MS ,LMHC, LADC1's NPI number?

Johanna L. Almestica, MS ,LMHC, LADC1's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720205388, issued on Apr 18, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Johanna L. Almestica, MS ,LMHC, LADC1 located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 99 Topeka St, Boston, MA, 02119. Phone: (617) 442-8800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Johanna L. Almestica, MS ,LMHC, LADC1's license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 580, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts 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.