NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kerry-Ann Melecia Richards, LCSW

Clinical Social Worker · Newark, NJ

Kerry-Ann Melecia Richards, LCSW is a clinical social worker with a practice address in Newark, New Jersey, and NPI 1699338178, issued on Apr 19, 2019. Check the license (New Jersey 44SC06581200, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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1699338178
Name
Kerry-Ann Melecia Richards
Credential
LCSW
Primary taxonomy
Clinical Social Worker 1041C0700X
License numbers
44SC06581200 NJ
099784 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
183 S Orange Ave, Newark, NJ 07103
Phone
(347) 694-9685
Enumerated
Apr 19, 2019
Record last updated
Apr 15, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20251209000431); 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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Also registered at 183 S Orange Ave

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Verify Kerry-Ann Melecia Richards in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this profession
    Search for license 44SC06581200    Check 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. Rutgers Health Behavioral HealthNewark, NJ

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

Kerry-Ann Melecia Richards among 9,790 clinical social worker records in New Jersey

Kerry-Ann Melecia Richards, LCSW is one of 9,790 clinical social worker records with a practice address in New Jersey. 12% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 65% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 65% of these records are older, 31% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 12% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 22% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2006 among the 2,147 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 59% 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 New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

119 clinical social worker records list a practice address in Newark

They are 119 of the 4,875 NPPES records with a practice address in Newark, and 9,790 clinical social worker records in New Jersey.

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The 8 clinical social worker records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Linda Combs, MSSA, LCSW, LMFTNewark, NJ 071031255518452
  2. Geoffrey Doerner, LCSWNewark, NJ 071031194809335
  3. Lakeesha EureNewark, NJ 071031184070922
  4. Marc Garson, LCSW, MSW, MSMNewark, NJ 071031376964585
  5. Margaret Kelly, LCSWNewark, NJ 071031588746507
  6. Eman Lordi, LCSWNewark, NJ 071031437513900
  7. Chandra MustafaaNewark, NJ 071031881831808
  8. Bernice Order-Connors, LCSWNewark, NJ 071031235425968

Common questions

What is Kerry-Ann Melecia Richards, LCSW's NPI number?

Kerry-Ann Melecia Richards, LCSW's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699338178, issued on Apr 19, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kerry-Ann Melecia Richards, LCSW located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 183 S Orange Ave, Newark, NJ, 07103. Phone: (347) 694-9685. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kerry-Ann Melecia Richards, LCSW's license?

NPPES lists New Jersey license number 44SC06581200, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey 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.

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