Laura Dunston, LCSW
Mental Health Counselor · Wake Forest, NC
Laura Dunston, LCSW is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Wake Forest, North Carolina, and NPI 1871195289, issued on Nov 10, 2020. Check the license (North Carolina C008579, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Dunston
- Credential
- LCSW
- Primary taxonomy
- Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
- License number
- C008579 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8005 Knebford Cir, Wake Forest, NC 27587
- Phone
- (919) 671-6369
- Enumerated
- Nov 10, 2020
- Record last updated
- Feb 29, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230530002754); may accept Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laura Dunston 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 C008579Check 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
- Shine Counseling, PLLCCharlotte, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura Dunston among 8,858 mental health counselor records in North Carolina
Laura Dunston, LCSW is one of 8,858 mental health counselor records with a practice address in North Carolina. 6% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 47% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 6% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 11% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2015 among the 931 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 37% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
91 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Wake Forest
They are 91 of the 1,106 NPPES records with a practice address in Wake Forest, and 8,858 mental health counselor records in North Carolina.
All 8,858 in North Carolina → Every provider in Wake Forest → Mental Health Counselor nationwide →
The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dorothy Allen, MA LPAWake Forest, NC 275871790896959
- Mary Barine, LPCWake Forest, NC 275871003003039
- Stephen Barine, LPCWake Forest, NC 275871346437365
- Jewel Butler, MA LPCWake Forest, NC 275871407967664
- Elizabeth Conroy, LPCWake Forest, NC 275871770707911
- Krista Etchison, MA, LCMHCS, NCCWake Forest, NC 275871093946857
- Tracy Flynn, M.S. ED., LPCWake Forest, NC 275871871825794
- Sally Gadd, LPCWake Forest, NC 275871679699896
Common questions
What is Laura Dunston, LCSW's NPI number?
Laura Dunston, LCSW's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871195289, issued on Nov 10, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Dunston, LCSW located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8005 Knebford Cir, Wake Forest, NC, 27587. Phone: (919) 671-6369. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Dunston, LCSW's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number C008579, 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.