Laura Puffer, M.ED, LPC, NCC
Professional Counselor · Gulfport, MS
Laura Puffer, M.ED, LPC, NCC is a professional counselor with a practice address in Gulfport, Mississippi, and NPI 1750836185, issued on Aug 15, 2016. Check the license (Mississippi 1378, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Puffer
- Credential
- M.ED, LPC, NCC
- Primary taxonomy
- Professional Counselor 101YP2500X
- License number
- 1378 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1520 29TH Ave Ste 16, Gulfport, MS 39501
- Phone
- (228) 860-5175
- Enumerated
- Aug 15, 2016
- Record last updated
- Mar 14, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 004708501 MS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240118000168); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laura Puffer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi board licenses this profession
Search for license 1378Check 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
- Mindful MattersGulfport, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura Puffer among 1,068 professional counselor records in Mississippi
Laura Puffer, M.ED, LPC, NCC is one of 1,068 professional counselor records with a practice address in Mississippi. 11% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 50% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 50% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 11% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 17% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2013 among the 180 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 101YP2500X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
45 professional counselor records list a practice address in Gulfport
They are 45 of the 2,030 NPPES records with a practice address in Gulfport, and 1,068 professional counselor records in Mississippi.
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Common questions
What is Laura Puffer, M.ED, LPC, NCC's NPI number?
Laura Puffer, M.ED, LPC, NCC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750836185, issued on Aug 15, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Puffer, M.ED, LPC, NCC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1520 29TH Ave Ste 16, Gulfport, MS, 39501. Phone: (228) 860-5175. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Puffer, M.ED, LPC, NCC's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 1378, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi 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.