Karen Placek
Clinical Social Worker · Valparaiso, IN
Karen Placek is a clinical social worker with a practice address in Valparaiso, Indiana, and NPI 1801247390, issued on Jun 26, 2016. Check the license (Indiana 34007540A, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.
- Name
- Karen Placek
- Primary taxonomy
- Clinical Social Worker 1041C0700X
- License number
- 34007540A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1704 Calumet Ave, Valparaiso, IN 46383
- Phone
- (219) 281-3002
- Enumerated
- Jun 26, 2016
- Record last updated
- Apr 1, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250624003191); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1704 Calumet Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Katie LerchClinical Social Worker1841095429
Verify Karen Placek in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 34007540ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Karen Placek among 5,650 clinical social worker records in Indiana
Karen Placek is one of 5,650 clinical social worker records with a practice address in Indiana. 19% 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 2016, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 54% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileNo · 19% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 25% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2012 among the 1,393 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
97 clinical social worker records list a practice address in Valparaiso
They are 97 of the 1,525 NPPES records with a practice address in Valparaiso, and 5,650 clinical social worker records in Indiana. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.
All 5,650 in Indiana → Every provider in Valparaiso → Clinical Social Worker nationwide →
The 8 clinical social worker records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sandra Carlson, LCSW, LMFTValparaiso, IN 463831609865351
- Pauline Dranger, LCSWValparaiso, IN 463831003942806
- Jeffrey Gatch, MSWValparaiso, IN 463831891784997
- Kandyce Hannon, LCSWValparaiso, IN 463831396821344
- Robert Hundt, MSW LCSW CADACValparaiso, IN 463831063425825
- Sandra Kritenbrink, MSW, LCSWValparaiso, IN 463831376534073
- Amy Parsons, MSW LCSWValparaiso, IN 463831962583161
- Lawrence Pincus, ED.S., L.C.S.W.Valparaiso, IN 463831225000300
Common questions
What is Karen Placek's NPI number?
Karen Placek's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801247390, issued on Jun 26, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Placek located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1704 Calumet Ave, Valparaiso, IN, 46383. Phone: (219) 281-3002. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Placek's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 34007540A, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana 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.
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.