NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Josie Deshong

Clinical Social Worker · Columbia, SC

Josie Deshong is a clinical social worker with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1609443811, issued on Jun 7, 2021. Check the license (South Carolina 16820, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina 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
1609443811
Name
Josie Deshong
Primary taxonomy
Clinical Social Worker 1041C0700X
License number
16820 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2750 Laurel St, Columbia, SC 29204
Phone
(803) 939-2642
Enumerated
Jun 7, 2021
Record last updated
Jun 25, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250317000754); 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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Also registered at 2750 Laurel St

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

  1. Jaroslaw Ambroziak, MDFamily Medicine Physician1477506459
  2. Frampton Henderson, MDFamily Medicine Physician1407802184
  3. John Hindersman, MDOphthalmology Physician1285698746
  4. Theodore Law, MDFamily Medicine Physician1447203583
  5. Benjamin Massey, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1699733725
  6. Edgar Peacock, D.D.S.Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1275536245

Verify Josie Deshong in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
    Search for license 16820
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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. Mental Health Specialty Group PACharleston, SC

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

Josie Deshong among 2,046 clinical social worker records in South Carolina

Josie Deshong is one of 2,046 clinical social worker records with a practice address in South Carolina. 13% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 73% of these records are older, 22% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 13% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 22% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2009 among the 456 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 50% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

377 clinical social worker records list a practice address in Columbia

They are 377 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 2,046 clinical social worker records in South Carolina.

The 8 clinical social worker records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. George Appenzeller, MSWColumbia, SC 292041538425426
  2. Dwight Ballard, MSWColumbia, SC 292041992968630
  3. Patricia Bank, PH.D., LISW-CPColumbia, SC 292041700909686
  4. Ashley CherryColumbia, SC 292041164702346
  5. Tyanna Evans, LISW-CPColumbia, SC 292041265709273
  6. Jan Giesen, LISW-CPColumbia, SC 292041053451989
  7. Lawrence Haynes, MSWColumbia, SC 292041679653851
  8. Amy Helms, LISW-CP, LCSW, RD/LDColumbia, SC 292041346494762

Common questions

What is Josie Deshong's NPI number?

Josie Deshong's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609443811, issued on Jun 7, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Josie Deshong located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2750 Laurel St, Columbia, SC, 29204. Phone: (803) 939-2642. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Josie Deshong's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 16820, as entered by the provider. Search the South 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.

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