Lara Carter, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker · Scotch Plains, NJ
Lara Carter, LCSW is a clinical social worker with a practice address in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, and NPI 1861136830, issued on Apr 25, 2022. Check the license (New Jersey 44SC06142000, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lara Carter
- Credential
- LCSW
- Primary taxonomy
- Clinical Social Worker 1041C0700X
- License number
- 44SC06142000 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 551 Park Ave Ste 7, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
- Phone
- (908) 322-9623
- Enumerated
- Apr 25, 2022
- Record last updated
- Feb 15, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230308000333); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 551 Park Ave Ste 7
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Verify Lara Carter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this profession
Search for license 44SC06142000Check 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
- Thrive Counseling LLCEdison, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lara Carter among 9,790 clinical social worker records in New Jersey
Lara Carter, 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 2022, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 79% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 12% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 22% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2006 among the 2,147 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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).
42 clinical social worker records list a practice address in Scotch Plains
They are 42 of the 326 NPPES records with a practice address in Scotch Plains, and 9,790 clinical social worker records in New Jersey.
All 9,790 in New Jersey → Every provider in Scotch Plains → Clinical Social Worker nationwide →
The 8 clinical social worker records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Martin Blume, LCSWScotch Plains, NJ 070761346384096
- Karen Budnick, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.Scotch Plains, NJ 070761003987264
- Donna Galante, LCSWWestfield, NJ 070761043431802
- Shannon GallagherScotch Plains, NJ 070761699950527
- Margaret Hamilton, LCSWScotch Plains, NJ 070761821165457
- Elizabeth Hanifin, LCSWScotch Plains, NJ 070761649318684
- Maryann Higgins, LCSWScotch Plains, NJ 070761093972168
- Carol HymanScotch Plains, NJ 070761376755314
Common questions
What is Lara Carter, LCSW's NPI number?
Lara Carter, LCSW's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861136830, issued on Apr 25, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lara Carter, LCSW located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 551 Park Ave Ste 7, Scotch Plains, NJ, 07076. Phone: (908) 322-9623. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lara Carter, LCSW's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 44SC06142000, 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.
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.