NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Maureen Ongoco Esparza, LMHC

Mental Health Counselor · Tacoma, WA

Maureen Ongoco Esparza, LMHC is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1629324207, issued on Aug 1, 2012. Check the license (Washington LH60201582, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington 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
1629324207
Name
Maureen Ongoco Esparza
Credential
LMHC
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
License number
LH60201582 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1764 S 42ND St, Tacoma, WA 98418
Phone
(206) 660-7545
Enumerated
Aug 1, 2012
Record last updated
Feb 14, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240229002607); accepts Medicare assignment
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 Washington board licenses this profession
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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan OF WashingtonTacoma, WA

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

Maureen Ongoco Esparza among 18,094 mental health counselor records in Washington

Maureen Ongoco Esparza, LMHC is one of 18,094 mental health counselor records with a practice address in Washington. 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 2012, is newer than 27% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 27% of these records are older, 70% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 4% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 7% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2014 among the 1,240 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 54% 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 Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

749 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Tacoma

They are 749 of the 13,715 NPPES records with a practice address in Tacoma, and 18,094 mental health counselor records in Washington.

The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Heather AdaroTacoma, WA 984181366624454
  2. Anwar Al-AqrabawiTacoma, WA 984181023293065
  3. Kristy BeckerTacoma, WA 984181285810457
  4. Steven ChristensenTacoma, WA 984181083897805
  5. Jami CorderoTacoma, WA 984181275719304
  6. Kristen CoyneTacoma, WA 984181619150430
  7. Kirstin FahnoeTacoma, WA 984181619153749
  8. Ted HowittTacoma, WA 984181790969335

Common questions

What is Maureen Ongoco Esparza, LMHC's NPI number?

Maureen Ongoco Esparza, LMHC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629324207, issued on Aug 1, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Maureen Ongoco Esparza, LMHC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1764 S 42ND St, Tacoma, WA, 98418. Phone: (206) 660-7545. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Maureen Ongoco Esparza, LMHC's license?

NPPES lists Washington license number LH60201582, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington 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.