NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kara Flippen

Mental Health Counselor · Aberdeen, SD

Kara Flippen is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Aberdeen, South Dakota, and NPI 1285096511, issued on Mar 25, 2016. Check the license with the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; 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
1285096511
Name
Kara Flippen
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
Practice location
14 S Main Street, Aberdeen, SD 57401
Phone
(605) 225-1010
Enumerated
Mar 25, 2016
Record last updated
Mar 25, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(605) 725-8055
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240112003741); accepts Medicare assignment
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 South Dakota board licenses this professionCheck 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
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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Advocates, Inc.Framingham, MA

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

Kara Flippen among 753 mental health counselor records in South Dakota

Kara Flippen is one of 753 mental health counselor records with a practice address in South Dakota. 11% 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 53% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 53% of these records are older, 43% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 11% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 22% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2011 among the 162 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 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 101YM0800X and a South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

84 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Aberdeen

They are 84 of the 758 NPPES records with a practice address in Aberdeen, and 753 mental health counselor records in South Dakota.

The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Cory AndersonAberdeen, SD 574011104994698
  2. Stewart BohleAberdeen, SD 574011215005723
  3. Janice Booze, LPCMHAberdeen, SD 574011992873954
  4. Kelly CharronAberdeen, SD 574011134297682
  5. Brian Dannen, LPCMHAberdeen, SD 574011356419113
  6. Amy Hauge, LPC-MH, QMHPAberdeen, SD 574011003984501
  7. Cindy LeonardAberdeen, SD 574011891863023
  8. Stacey Meehl, MSAberdeen, SD 574011518931914

Common questions

What is Kara Flippen's NPI number?

Kara Flippen's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285096511, issued on Mar 25, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kara Flippen located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14 S Main Street, Aberdeen, SD, 57401. Phone: (605) 225-1010. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kara Flippen's license?

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.