Lucinda Franco, BA
Counselor · Merrillville, IN
Lucinda Franco, BA is a counselor with a practice address in Merrillville, Indiana, and NPI 1689702300, issued on Mar 2, 2007. Check the license with the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lucinda Franco
- Credential
- BA
- Primary taxonomy
- Counselor 101Y00000X
- Practice location
- 8555 Taft St, Merrillville, IN 46410
- Phone
- (219) 769-4005
- Enumerated
- Mar 2, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 22, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231118000249); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lucinda Franco in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana board licenses this professionCheck 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
- Southlake Community Mental Health Center IncMerrillville, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lucinda Franco among 1,266 counselor records in Indiana
Lucinda Franco, BA is one of 1,266 counselor records with a practice address in Indiana. 4% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 16% of these records are older, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 4% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 5% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2017 among the 66 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 78% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 101Y00000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
99 counselor records list a practice address in Merrillville
They are 99 of the 1,972 NPPES records with a practice address in Merrillville, and 1,266 counselor records in Indiana.
All 1,266 in Indiana → Every provider in Merrillville → Counselor nationwide →
The 8 counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Carla AilesMerrillville, IN 464101639206303
- Carrie FerrellMerrillville, IN 464101275661928
- Tammi Frailich, BAMerrillville, IN 464101790813301
- Deborah Hager, BAMerrillville, IN 464101881722510
- Nina Hankins, BAMerrillville, IN 464101063549731
- Tamara HuzzieMerrillville, IN 464101033270731
- Andrew KeeneMerrillville, IN 464101982732699
- Sueanne Klein, BA, QMHPMerrillville, IN 464101386705028
Common questions
What is Lucinda Franco, BA's NPI number?
Lucinda Franco, BA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689702300, issued on Mar 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lucinda Franco, BA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8555 Taft St, Merrillville, IN, 46410. Phone: (219) 769-4005. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lucinda Franco, BA's license?
Search the Indiana 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.