NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Whitaker, LMHC

Counselor · St Petersburg, FL

John Whitaker, LMHC is a counselor with a practice address in St Petersburg, Florida, and NPI 1770843195, issued on May 18, 2012. Check the license on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1770843195
Name
John Whitaker
Credential
LMHC
Primary taxonomy
Counselor 101Y00000X
Practice location
6844 16TH Ter N, St Petersburg, FL 33710
Phone
(727) 314-2738
Enumerated
May 18, 2012
Record last updated
Aug 7, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231213000675); 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.
Download card Updates feed

Verify John Whitaker in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license searchCheck 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
Open the Florida license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Optum Behavioral Care OF North Carolina PCSt Petersburg, FL

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

John Whitaker among 3,296 counselor records in Florida

John Whitaker, LMHC is one of 3,296 counselor records with a practice address in Florida. 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 2012, is newer than 27% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 27% of these records are older, 67% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 2% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 3% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2015 among the 115 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 72% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 101Y00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Counselor providers in Florida

There are 3,296 counselor records in Florida.

The 8 counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Bernard DickinsonSt Petersburg, FL 337101104173715
  2. Zineb Rahmouni El IdrissiSaint Petersburg, FL 337101265375919
  3. Brianna Strouble, RMHCISt Petersburg, FL 337101811706609
  4. Nisrin DweikSt Petersburg, FL 337111578927422
  5. Elizabeth LainhartSt Petersburg, FL 337111437512274
  6. Timothy Morelli, B.A.St Petersburg, FL 337111811912397
  7. Wanda Orriola, LMHCSaint Petersburg, FL 337111194827154
  8. Dylan PepperSt Petersburg, FL 337111497112791

Common questions

What is John Whitaker, LMHC's NPI number?

John Whitaker, LMHC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770843195, issued on May 18, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Whitaker, LMHC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6844 16TH Ter N, St Petersburg, FL, 33710. Phone: (727) 314-2738. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Whitaker, LMHC's license?

Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.