NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph Richard Goraj, LCSW

Social Worker · Sioux Falls, SD

Joseph Richard Goraj, LCSW is a social worker with a practice address in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and NPI 1609878628, issued on Aug 10, 2005. Check the license (South Dakota 673, as entered in NPPES) with the South Dakota 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
1609878628
Name
Joseph Richard Goraj
Credential
LCSW
Primary taxonomy
Social Worker 104100000X
License number
673 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
400 S Sycamore Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57110
Phone
(605) 334-3739
Enumerated
Aug 10, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Fax
(605) 334-7752
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100928000179); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Denver College Of Medicine - Nlg, 1980
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 400 S Sycamore Ave

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

  1. Dale Ellens, LPC LMFT QMHPMarriage & Family Therapist1326040346
  2. William Huisken, LCSW PIPSocial Worker1174525190
  3. David Nehring, PHDPsychologist1821080268
  4. Denise Pulido, LICENSED INDEPENDENTClinical Social Worker1568604833
  5. Karla Salem, LCSW-PIP, QMHPClinical Social Worker1881631463

Verify Joseph Richard Goraj in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Dakota board licenses this profession
    Search for license 673
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  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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Bethesda Christian Counseling Midwest IncSioux Falls, SD

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

Joseph Richard Goraj among 234 social worker records in South Dakota

Joseph Richard Goraj, LCSW is one of 234 social worker records with a practice address in South Dakota. 14% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 98% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 14% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 22% of these records are
  • Graduated1980 · median 2020 among the 51 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 104100000X and a South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

90 social worker records list a practice address in Sioux Falls

They are 90 of the 6,563 NPPES records with a practice address in Sioux Falls, and 234 social worker records in South Dakota.

The 8 social worker records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Digatono, LCSWSioux Falls, SD 571101255917068
  2. William Huisken, LCSW PIPSioux Falls, SD 571101174525190
  3. Twyla Lippert, MSW, LCSWSioux Falls, SD 571101912651886
  4. Brittny Mueller, CSWSioux Falls, SD 571101972318996
  5. Taylor Thompson, CSW, QMHPSioux Falls, SD 571101184507808
  6. Megan Bartel, LCSWSioux Falls, SD 571081184466948
  7. Jacob BentsonSioux Falls, SD 571081508799891
  8. Torre Blohm, LCSWSioux Falls, SD 571081790583631

Common questions

What is Joseph Richard Goraj, LCSW's NPI number?

Joseph Richard Goraj, LCSW's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609878628, issued on Aug 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Richard Goraj, LCSW located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 S Sycamore Ave, Sioux Falls, SD, 57110. Phone: (605) 334-3739. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Richard Goraj, LCSW's license?

NPPES lists South Dakota license number 673, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota 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.