Kathy Young Shugar, LCSW
Professional Counselor · Hickory, NC
Kathy Young Shugar, LCSW is a professional counselor with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1982706842, issued on Sep 2, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina C000855, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kathy Young Shugar
- Credential
- LCSW
- Primary taxonomy
- Professional Counselor 101YP2500X
- License number
- C000855 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 201 Government Ave SW, Hickory, NC 28602
- Phone
- (828) 267-1740
- Enumerated
- Sep 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 267-1746
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050329000008); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 201 Government Ave SW
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- William Elmore, LPAProfessional Counselor1043313125
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- Gary Meosky, LCSWProfessional Counselor1093817934
Verify Kathy Young Shugar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license C000855Check 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
- New Directions CS PLLCHickory, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kathy Young Shugar among 5,048 professional counselor records in North Carolina
Kathy Young Shugar, LCSW is one of 5,048 professional counselor records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2006, is newer than under 1% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 7% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 10% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2012 among the 527 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 101YP2500X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
82 professional counselor records list a practice address in Hickory
They are 82 of the 2,124 NPPES records with a practice address in Hickory, and 5,048 professional counselor records in North Carolina.
All 5,048 in North Carolina → Every provider in Hickory → Professional Counselor nationwide →
The 8 professional counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Hannah Alligood, LCSWHickory, NC 286021497850846
- Gwynneth Austin, MA, LPCHickory, NC 286021710946629
- Frances BallengeeHickory, NC 286021457348666
- William Elmore, LPAHickory, NC 286021043313125
- Mary James-Smith, LPA, LPCAHickory, NC 286021548294994
- Angela Langford, MA, LCMHCHickory, NC 286021023005634
- Donald Laplante, LMFTHickory, NC 286021801998976
- Gary Meosky, LCSWHickory, NC 286021093817934
Common questions
What is Kathy Young Shugar, LCSW's NPI number?
Kathy Young Shugar, LCSW's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982706842, issued on Sep 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kathy Young Shugar, LCSW located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 Government Ave SW, Hickory, NC, 28602. Phone: (828) 267-1740. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kathy Young Shugar, LCSW's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number C000855, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina 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.