NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Megha Patel

Mental Health Counselor · Poway, CA

Megha Patel is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Poway, California, and NPI 1497290696, issued on Dec 23, 2016. Check the license (California 8680, 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.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1497290696
Name
Megha Patel
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
License numbers
8680 CA
178.012550 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
14530 Red Hawk LN, Poway, CA 92064
Phone
(619) 535-1549
Enumerated
Dec 23, 2016
Record last updated
Oct 13, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). 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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Megha Patel among 28,617 mental health counselor records in California

Megha Patel 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 2016, is newer than 54% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 54% of these records are older, 41% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 1% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 3% of these records are
  • Record last updated2021 · 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).

11 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Poway

They are 11 of the 1,306 NPPES records with a practice address in Poway, and 28,617 mental health counselor records in California. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Janel De La TorrePoway, CA 920641982538385
  2. Jennifer GreenPoway, CA 920641659559672
  3. Julie Hansen, LCSWPoway, CA 920641083366181
  4. Lilyan HassainePoway, CA 920641700659737
  5. Sarah Jacobs-Paul, PSY.DPoway, CA 920641598047086
  6. Shraddha KulkarniPoway, CA 920641528941861
  7. Lori Murphy, LPCCPoway, CA 920641861274474
  8. Ryan Neace, MA, LPC, NCC, CCMHCPoway, CA 920641003171984

Common questions

What is Megha Patel's NPI number?

Megha Patel's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497290696, issued on Dec 23, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Megha Patel located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14530 Red Hawk LN, Poway, CA, 92064. Phone: (619) 535-1549. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Megha Patel's license?

NPPES lists California license number 8680, 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.

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