NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Laura Wright Begin, LCSW

Clinical Social Worker · Durham, NC

Laura Wright Begin, LCSW is a clinical social worker with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1881008381, issued on Jun 12, 2014. Check the license (North Carolina C012528, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina 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
1881008381
Name
Laura Wright Begin
Credential
LCSW
Primary taxonomy
Clinical Social Worker 1041C0700X
License number
C012528 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
234 Crooked Creek Pkwy, Durham, NC 27713
Phone
(919) 385-2148
Enumerated
Jun 12, 2014
Record last updated
Feb 22, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220713003697); 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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Also registered at 234 Crooked Creek Pkwy

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Rabia Ghazi, MDNeurology Physician1083058622
  2. Jeremy Hardison, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1073508602
  3. Loran Macgregor, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTPhysician Assistant1497186217
  4. Jedidiah MahanPediatrics Physician1154061216
  5. Alexis Nye, AUDAudiologist1528740123
  6. Jessica Regan, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1316479298

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
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  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. Duke University Affiliated Physicians, Inc.Durham, NC

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

Laura Wright Begin among 15,561 clinical social worker records in North Carolina

Laura Wright Begin, LCSW is one of 15,561 clinical social worker records with a practice address in North Carolina. 9% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 33% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 33% of these records are older, 64% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 9% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 14% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2013 among the 2,138 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 46% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,204 clinical social worker records list a practice address in Durham

They are 1,204 of the 13,451 NPPES records with a practice address in Durham, and 15,561 clinical social worker records in North Carolina.

The 8 clinical social worker records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Constance Blanks, LCSWDurham, NC 277131457457285
  2. Robin Curtin, LCSWDurham, NC 277131164485371
  3. Marianne Fougere, LICSWDurham, NC 277131801939392
  4. Eric Garland, L.C.S.W.Durham, NC 277131437227246
  5. Elisabeth Hargrove, MSW, MPH, LCSWDurham, NC 277131457408866
  6. John Healy, LCSW, MSWDurham, NC 277131710055678
  7. Catrenia Hodges, ACSWDurham, NC 277131548313109
  8. John McLain, LCSWDurham, NC 277131992892566

Common questions

What is Laura Wright Begin, LCSW's NPI number?

Laura Wright Begin, LCSW's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881008381, issued on Jun 12, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Laura Wright Begin, LCSW located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 234 Crooked Creek Pkwy, Durham, NC, 27713. Phone: (919) 385-2148. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Laura Wright Begin, LCSW's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number C012528, 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.

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