NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lori Ann Close, LCSW-C

Clinical Social Worker · Frederick, MD

Lori Ann Close, LCSW-C is a clinical social worker with a practice address in Frederick, Maryland, and NPI 1235535618, issued on Nov 12, 2014. Check the license (Maryland 17724, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1235535618
Name
Lori Ann Close
Credential
LCSW-C
Primary taxonomy
Clinical Social Worker 1041C0700X
License number
17724 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
300B Scholls LN, Frederick, MD 21701
Phone
(301) 600-1775
Enumerated
Nov 12, 2014
Record last updated
Nov 12, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(301) 600-1781
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20141222000842); 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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Also registered at 300B Scholls LN

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Rebecca Cucina, CSC-ADAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1407684103
  2. Danielle Hawthorne, LMSWSocial Worker1942866934
  3. Samantha HulsMental Health Counselor1336956978
  4. Melissa Sheppard, LCSW-CClinical Social Worker1740815760
  5. Kelsey Wetherald, ADTAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1063087260

Verify Lori Ann Close in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland 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. The Mental Health Center OF Western Maryland IncHagerstown, MD

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

Lori Ann Close among 9,007 clinical social worker records in Maryland

Lori Ann Close, LCSW-C is one of 9,007 clinical social worker records with a practice address in Maryland. 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 2014, is newer than 43% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 43% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 11% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 19% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2006 among the 1,685 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 59% 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 Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

348 clinical social worker records list a practice address in Frederick

They are 348 of the 3,981 NPPES records with a practice address in Frederick, and 9,007 clinical social worker records in Maryland.

The 8 clinical social worker records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Margaret Adams, LCSW-CFrederick, MD 217011275538654
  2. Alice Berlin, LCSW-CFrederick, MD 217011154326551
  3. Sky Cappucci, LCSW-CFrederick, MD 217011629000419
  4. Jo Ann Fritz, LCSW/CFrederick, MD 217011932115714
  5. Patrick Hammett, MSWFrederick, MD 217011275562738
  6. Larry Harper, LCSW-CFrederick, MD 217011881620789
  7. Rhonda Jackson, LCSW-CFrederick, MD 217011134140957
  8. Barbara Lohman-Flynn, LCSW-CFrederick, MD 217011306841796

Common questions

What is Lori Ann Close, LCSW-C's NPI number?

Lori Ann Close, LCSW-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235535618, issued on Nov 12, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lori Ann Close, LCSW-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300B Scholls LN, Frederick, MD, 21701. Phone: (301) 600-1775. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lori Ann Close, LCSW-C's license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number 17724, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland 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.

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