Katherine Shaffer
Mental Health Counselor · Defiance, OH
Katherine Shaffer is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Defiance, Ohio, and NPI 1639525611, issued on May 10, 2016. Check the license (Ohio S.1501183, as entered in NPPES) with the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Katherine Shaffer
- Primary taxonomy
- Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
- License number
- S.1501183 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 211 Biede Ave, Defiance, OH 43512
- Phone
- (419) 782-8856
- Enumerated
- May 10, 2016
- Record last updated
- Apr 24, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (419) 784-4506
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180911001113); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Katherine Shaffer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Ohio board licenses this profession
Search for license S.1501183Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Maumee Valley Guidance Center IncBryan, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Katherine Shaffer among 7,764 mental health counselor records in Ohio
Katherine Shaffer is one of 7,764 mental health counselor records with a practice address in Ohio. 7% 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 30% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 30% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 7% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 10% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2015 among the 798 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 47% 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 Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
18 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Defiance
They are 18 of the 589 NPPES records with a practice address in Defiance, and 7,764 mental health counselor records in Ohio.
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The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Brown, LPCCDefiance, OH 435121699966895
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- Diane Burton, LPCDefiance, OH 435121710226808
- Erin EltingDefiance, OH 435121962931253
- Gary Ferree, LISWDefiance, OH 435121750696837
- Beth Peck, PCDefiance, OH 435121427200658
- Connie Planson, LPCCDefiance, OH 435121861683765
- Frank Sanders, MS/LISWDefiance, OH 435121619168663
Common questions
What is Katherine Shaffer's NPI number?
Katherine Shaffer's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639525611, issued on May 10, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Katherine Shaffer located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 211 Biede Ave, Defiance, OH, 43512. Phone: (419) 782-8856. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Katherine Shaffer's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number S.1501183, as entered by the provider. Search the Ohio 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.