NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karen Blackburn, MS, LPC, NCC

Professional Counselor · Vestavia, AL

Karen Blackburn, MS, LPC, NCC is a professional counselor with a practice address in Vestavia, Alabama, and NPI 1457176984, issued on Nov 19, 2024. Check the license (Alabama LPC05444, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1457176984
Name
Karen Blackburn
Credential
MS, LPC, NCC
Primary taxonomy
Professional Counselor 101YP2500X
License number
LPC05444 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4268 Cahaba Heights CT Ste 117, Vestavia, AL 35243
Phone
(205) 201-0277
Enumerated
Nov 19, 2024
Record last updated
Jul 22, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20251110002018); 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 Alabama board licenses this profession
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Karen Blackburn among 1,797 professional counselor records in Alabama

Karen Blackburn, MS, LPC, NCC is one of 1,797 professional counselor records with a practice address in Alabama. 8% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2024, is newer than 89% of them.

  • NPI issued2024 · 89% of these records are older, 6% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 8% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 12% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2008 among the 214 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 57% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

25 professional counselor records list a practice address in Vestavia

They are 25 of the 874 NPPES records with a practice address in Vestavia, and 1,797 professional counselor records in Alabama. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

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The 8 professional counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Katherine Clark, M.A., L.P.C.Birmingham, AL 352431881920866
  2. Heather Davis, LPC, RPTBirmingham, AL 352431245531011
  3. Merrill Friday, LPCVestavia, AL 352431477019792
  4. Maxine Fuller, M.A., LPC, ED.DBirmingham, AL 352431932555711
  5. Melinda Higginbotham, MS LPCBirmingham, AL 352431225297351
  6. Davita Jefferson, LPC, NCCVestavia, AL 352431215283577
  7. Beth Mann, LPCBirmingham, AL 352431902050677
  8. Jennifer Miller, MA, LPC-MHSPVestavia, AL 352431831228477

Common questions

What is Karen Blackburn, MS, LPC, NCC's NPI number?

Karen Blackburn, MS, LPC, NCC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457176984, issued on Nov 19, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karen Blackburn, MS, LPC, NCC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4268 Cahaba Heights CT Ste 117, Vestavia, AL, 35243. Phone: (205) 201-0277. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karen Blackburn, MS, LPC, NCC's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number LPC05444, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama 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. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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