NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karin D. Towner-Caro, MFT

Mental Health Counselor · Chico, CA

Karin D. Towner-Caro, MFT is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Chico, California, and NPI 1265595870, issued on Dec 18, 2006. Check the license (California 46575, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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1265595870
Name
Karin D. Towner-Caro
Credential
MFT
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
License number
46575 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2505 Valhalla PL, Chico, CA 95973
Phone
(530) 588-2505
Enumerated
Dec 18, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 11, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(530) 898-1204
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240110000913); 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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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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Karin D. Towner-Caro among 28,617 mental health counselor records in California

Karin D. Towner-Caro, MFT is one of 28,617 mental health counselor records with a practice address in California. 1% 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 2006, is newer than under 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, 96% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 1% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 3% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2015 among the 722 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 71% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

657 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Chico

They are 657 of the 3,684 NPPES records with a practice address in Chico, and 28,617 mental health counselor records in California. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brett CornellChico, CA 959731851543623
  2. Marina FoxChico, CA 959731033241062
  3. Elizabeth GaribayChico, CA 959731376876466
  4. Ashley GiacomelliChico, CA 959731699908368
  5. Jennifer HowardChico, CA 959731982848495
  6. Alicia Hyde, B.A.Chico, CA 959731225271588
  7. Shauna Kodai, MSWChico, CA 959731528294360
  8. Christen McDevittChico, CA 959731801024005

Common questions

What is Karin D. Towner-Caro, MFT's NPI number?

Karin D. Towner-Caro, MFT's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265595870, issued on Dec 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karin D. Towner-Caro, MFT located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2505 Valhalla PL, Chico, CA, 95973. Phone: (530) 588-2505. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karin D. Towner-Caro, MFT's license?

NPPES lists California license number 46575, as entered by the provider. Search the California 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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