NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Laura Ann Chester, MA, LMHC, CDP

Mental Health Counselor · Seattle, WA

Laura Ann Chester, MA, LMHC, CDP is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Seattle, Washington, and NPI 1598183691, issued on Apr 4, 2014. Check the license (Washington LH 00010359, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington 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
1598183691
Name
Laura Ann Chester
Credential
MA, LMHC, CDP
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
License numbers
LH 00010359 WA
CP00005031 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
901 Boren Ave., Suite 1300, Seattle, WA 98104
Phone
(206) 478-9272
Enumerated
Apr 4, 2014
Record last updated
Jul 1, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240416002643); 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 Washington 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. Mindful Therapy Group PCMountlake Terrace, WA

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

Laura Ann Chester among 18,094 mental health counselor records in Washington

Laura Ann Chester, MA, LMHC, CDP is one of 18,094 mental health counselor records with a practice address in Washington. 4% 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, 63% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 4% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 7% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2014 among the 1,240 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 54% 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 Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

3,142 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Seattle

They are 3,142 of the 41,956 NPPES records with a practice address in Seattle, and 18,094 mental health counselor records in Washington.

The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jessica Benet, MASeattle, WA 981041316096472
  2. Kimbrough Besheer, M.DIV., LMHC, IAAPSeattle, WA 981041013062983
  3. Candace Braley, MA;LMHCSeattle, WA 981041235148818
  4. Penni Brinkerhoff, M.S.Seattle, WA 981041104936244
  5. Marion Dawahare, LMHC, MHP, CMHSSeattle, WA 981041962554212
  6. Patrice Donohue, M.A., LMHCSeattle, WA 981041992714596
  7. Edward Farley, PH.D.Seattle, WA 981041811024128
  8. Reina Galvez, MSW, LMHCSeattle, WA 981041073672069

Common questions

What is Laura Ann Chester, MA, LMHC, CDP's NPI number?

Laura Ann Chester, MA, LMHC, CDP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598183691, issued on Apr 4, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Laura Ann Chester, MA, LMHC, CDP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 901 Boren Ave., Suite 1300, Seattle, WA, 98104. Phone: (206) 478-9272. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Laura Ann Chester, MA, LMHC, CDP's license?

NPPES lists Washington license number LH 00010359, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington 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.