Laverne E. Austin, LCSW
Mental Health Counselor · Somerset, NJ
Laverne E. Austin, LCSW is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Somerset, New Jersey, and NPI 1740333020, issued on Jan 19, 2007. Check the license (New Jersey 44SC01382100, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laverne E. Austin
- Credential
- LCSW
- Primary taxonomy
- Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
- License number
- 44SC01382100 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1527 State Route 27 Ste 1600, Somerset, NJ 08873
- Phone
- (732) 917-0600
- Enumerated
- Jan 19, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 31, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 0043575 NJ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250311002742); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 1992
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laverne E. Austin 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 44SC01382100Check 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
- Shivshakti Psychiatry Care LLCSomerset, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laverne E. Austin among 10,009 mental health counselor records in New Jersey
Laverne E. Austin, LCSW is one of 10,009 mental health counselor records with a practice address in New Jersey. 2% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 2% of these records are older, 96% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 2% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 4% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2015 among the 436 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 101YM0800X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
18 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Somerset
They are 18 of the 1,061 NPPES records with a practice address in Somerset, and 10,009 mental health counselor records in New Jersey.
All 10,009 in New Jersey → Every provider in Somerset → Mental Health Counselor nationwide →
The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Roberta De Oleo, LPCSomerset, NJ 088731639584592
- Nancy Friedman-Cohen, LCSWSomerset, NJ 088731831285204
- Leslie Ince, LMHC, LMSWSomerset, NJ 088731861658353
- Kelly KlikusSomerset, NJ 088731679399802
- Paula Laing, LPCSomerset, NJ 088731609601152
Common questions
What is Laverne E. Austin, LCSW's NPI number?
Laverne E. Austin, LCSW's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740333020, issued on Jan 19, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laverne E. Austin, LCSW located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1527 State Route 27 Ste 1600, Somerset, NJ, 08873. Phone: (732) 917-0600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laverne E. Austin, LCSW's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 44SC01382100, 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.