NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kathy Difraia, M.ED., LMHC, CCTP

Mental Health Counselor · Amesbury, MA

Kathy Difraia, M.ED., LMHC, CCTP is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Amesbury, Massachusetts, and NPI 1003139262, issued on Mar 2, 2010. Check the license with the Massachusetts 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
1003139262
Name
Kathy Difraia
Credential
M.ED., LMHC, CCTP
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
Practice location
4 Water St Ste 4, Amesbury, MA 01913
Phone
(978) 992-8257
Enumerated
Mar 2, 2010
Record last updated
Jun 9, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250813000475); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 Massachusetts board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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. Blu Sage Counseling Services, LLCAmesbury, MA

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

Kathy Difraia among 18,415 mental health counselor records in Massachusetts

Kathy Difraia, M.ED., LMHC, CCTP is one of 18,415 mental health counselor records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 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 2010, is newer than 23% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 23% of these records are older, 73% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 7% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 10% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2014 among the 1,811 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 60% 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 Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

57 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Amesbury

They are 57 of the 513 NPPES records with a practice address in Amesbury, and 18,415 mental health counselor records in Massachusetts.

The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Susan Beliveau, LMHCAmesbury, MA 019131295883817
  2. Elaine BornsteinAmesbury, MA 019131891858635
  3. Rebecca Burnaska, LICSWAmesbury, MA 019131407910664
  4. Amanda CassidyAmesbury, MA 019131851426126
  5. Roxanne CirelliAmesbury, MA 019131962519736
  6. Laurie Couture, LMHCAmesbury, MA 019131336233782
  7. Franchesca Demaria, MAAmesbury, MA 019131205957578
  8. Thomas DistefanoAmesbury, MA 019131437218104

Common questions

What is Kathy Difraia, M.ED., LMHC, CCTP's NPI number?

Kathy Difraia, M.ED., LMHC, CCTP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003139262, issued on Mar 2, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kathy Difraia, M.ED., LMHC, CCTP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4 Water St Ste 4, Amesbury, MA, 01913. Phone: (978) 992-8257. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kathy Difraia, M.ED., LMHC, CCTP's license?

Search the Massachusetts 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.