Joseph Warren Bretz, M.ED., LPC
Professional Counselor · Elkin, NC
Joseph Warren Bretz, M.ED., LPC is a professional counselor with a practice address in Elkin, North Carolina, and NPI 1275087132, issued on Aug 9, 2016. Check the license (North Carolina 13680, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Warren Bretz
- Credential
- M.ED., LPC
- Primary taxonomy
- Professional Counselor 101YP2500X
- License number
- 13680 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 340 Hawthorne RD, Elkin, NC 28621
- Phone
- (336) 838-1644
- Enumerated
- Aug 9, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jan 17, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (336) 667-7720
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240522001660); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 340 Hawthorne RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joseph Warren Bretz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 13680Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Brian S Hissom And Associates PLLCHickory, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Warren Bretz among 5,048 professional counselor records in North Carolina
Joseph Warren Bretz, M.ED., LPC is one of 5,048 professional counselor records with a practice address in North Carolina. 7% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 64% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 7% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 10% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2012 among the 527 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 101YP2500X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 professional counselor records list a practice address in Elkin
They are 5 of the 227 NPPES records with a practice address in Elkin, and 5,048 professional counselor records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Joseph Warren Bretz, M.ED., LPC's NPI number?
Joseph Warren Bretz, M.ED., LPC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275087132, issued on Aug 9, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Warren Bretz, M.ED., LPC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 340 Hawthorne RD, Elkin, NC, 28621. Phone: (336) 838-1644. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Warren Bretz, M.ED., LPC's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 13680, 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.