NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karen Chandler, LCSW

Clinical Social Worker · Skokie, IL

Karen Chandler, LCSW is a clinical social worker with a practice address in Skokie, Illinois, and NPI 1497362206, issued on Sep 25, 2020. Check the license (Illinois 149006477, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois 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
1497362206
Name
Karen Chandler
Credential
LCSW
Primary taxonomy
Clinical Social Worker 1041C0700X
License number
149006477 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3424 Oakton St, Skokie, IL 60076
Phone
(847) 877-0404
Enumerated
Sep 25, 2020
Record last updated
Sep 25, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240730001724); 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 Illinois board licenses this profession
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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. Vitae Health Medical Wisconsin LLCKenosha, WI

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

Karen Chandler among 13,637 clinical social worker records in Illinois

Karen Chandler, LCSW is one of 13,637 clinical social worker records with a practice address in Illinois. 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 2020, is newer than 64% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 64% of these records are older, 31% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 14% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 21% of these records are
  • Graduated1992 · median 2010 among the 2,895 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 54% 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 Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

199 clinical social worker records list a practice address in Skokie

They are 199 of the 2,210 NPPES records with a practice address in Skokie, and 13,637 clinical social worker records in Illinois.

The 8 clinical social worker records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Emily Almanza, LCSWSkokie, IL 600761336368992
  2. Kathleen Arneson, LCSWSkokie, IL 600761932318722
  3. Julie Blackman, L.C.S.W.Skokie, IL 600761578694691
  4. Tanya GalperinSkokie, IL 600761992829865
  5. Linda Guillermo, LCSW, ACSWSkokie, IL 600761912020272
  6. Francine Gutstein, LCSWSkokie, IL 600761336206994
  7. Catherine Mizicko, LCSWSkokie, IL 600761508089368
  8. Lucinda Nieto, LCSWSkokie, IL 600761710038559

Common questions

What is Karen Chandler, LCSW's NPI number?

Karen Chandler, LCSW's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497362206, issued on Sep 25, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karen Chandler, LCSW located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3424 Oakton St, Skokie, IL, 60076. Phone: (847) 877-0404. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karen Chandler, LCSW's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 149006477, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois 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.