Lynda Helfend, PH.D.
Mental Health Counselor · Laguna Hills, CA
Lynda Helfend, PH.D. is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Laguna Hills, California, and NPI 1467433581, issued on Nov 7, 2005. Check the license (California PSY9428, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.
- Name
- Lynda Helfend
- Credential
- PH.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
- License number
- PSY9428 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 23121 Plaza Pointe Dr, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
- Phone
- (714) 899-4005
- Enumerated
- Nov 7, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 1, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (714) 899-4275
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100408000486); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lynda Helfend in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PSY9428Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Lynda Helfend among 28,617 mental health counselor records in California
Lynda Helfend, PH.D. is one of 28,617 mental health counselor records with a practice address in California. 1% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, over 99% newer
- In a Medicare fileNo · 1% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 3% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2015 among the 722 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 71% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
28 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Laguna Hills
They are 28 of the 2,069 NPPES records with a practice address in Laguna Hills, and 28,617 mental health counselor records in California. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.
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Common questions
What is Lynda Helfend, PH.D.'s NPI number?
Lynda Helfend, PH.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467433581, issued on Nov 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lynda Helfend, PH.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 23121 Plaza Pointe Dr, Laguna Hills, CA, 92653. Phone: (714) 899-4005. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lynda Helfend, PH.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number PSY9428, 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. 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.