NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Linda Frances Lara, LCSW

Clinical Social Worker · Huntington Beach, CA

Linda Frances Lara, LCSW is a clinical social worker with a practice address in Huntington Beach, California, and NPI 1558758995, issued on Apr 23, 2015. Check the license (California LCSW100238, as entered in NPPES) with the California 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
1558758995
Name
Linda Frances Lara
Credential
LCSW
Primary taxonomy
Clinical Social Worker 1041C0700X
License numbers
LCSW100238 CA
ASW62521 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5500 Bolsa Ave Ste 105, Huntington Beach, CA 92649
Phone
(714) 485-3496
Enumerated
Apr 23, 2015
Record last updated
Sep 23, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230703003023); 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 California board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Menda Behavioral Health Services OF California, PCSacramento, CA

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

Linda Frances Lara among 36,261 clinical social worker records in California

Linda Frances Lara, LCSW is one of 36,261 clinical social worker records with a practice address in California. 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 2015, is newer than 49% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 49% of these records are older, 47% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 6% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 11% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2012 among the 4,008 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 45% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

78 clinical social worker records list a practice address in Huntington Beach

They are 78 of the 4,031 NPPES records with a practice address in Huntington Beach, and 36,261 clinical social worker records in California.

The 8 clinical social worker records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Cheri Atkinson, LCSWHuntington Beach, CA 926491992901383
  2. Emily Belford, LCSWHuntington Beach, CA 926491407360563
  3. Michael Bullock, MSWHuntington Beach, CA 926491407055122
  4. John Dosta, LCSWHuntington Beach, CA 926491336847912
  5. Aidinha Gaxiola-KarneyHuntington Beach, CA 926491154901718
  6. Cherie Hudson, LCSWHuntington Beach, CA 926491548492044
  7. Michele Lorenz, MSW, LCSWHuntington Beach, CA 926491134366040
  8. Julie Maunders, LCSWHuntington Beach, CA 926491215371455

Common questions

What is Linda Frances Lara, LCSW's NPI number?

Linda Frances Lara, LCSW's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558758995, issued on Apr 23, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Linda Frances Lara, LCSW located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5500 Bolsa Ave Ste 105, Huntington Beach, CA, 92649. Phone: (714) 485-3496. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Linda Frances Lara, LCSW's license?

NPPES lists California license number LCSW100238, as entered by the provider. Search the California 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.