NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mel H. Lipsey, LCSW

Clinical Social Worker · San Diego, CA

Mel H. Lipsey, LCSW is a clinical social worker with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1902876741, issued on Jan 24, 2006. Check the license (California 19825, 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
1902876741
Name
Mel H. Lipsey
Credential
LCSW
Primary taxonomy
Clinical Social Worker 1041C0700X
License number
19825 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4540 Kearny Villa RD Ste 103, San Diego, CA 92123
Phone
(858) 279-1223
Enumerated
Jan 24, 2006
Record last updated
May 16, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050314000181); 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 4540 Kearny Villa RD Ste 103

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

  1. Vaneza Alvarado, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1033520895
  2. Megan Anderson, PHDClinical Psychologist1083758601
  3. Gisela Ayub, DNP, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1932548633
  4. Cyril Balce, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1407991664
  5. Debra Berl, LCSWClinical Social Worker1821377433
  6. Sharon Boivin, PHDClinical Psychologist1083647689

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California 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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Mel H. Lipsey among 36,261 clinical social worker records in California

Mel H. Lipsey, LCSW is one of 36,261 clinical social worker records with a practice address in California. 6% 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 2006, is newer than under 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, 91% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 6% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 11% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2012 among the 4,008 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 45% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2,036 clinical social worker records list a practice address in San Diego

They are 2,036 of the 52,937 NPPES records with a practice address in San Diego, and 36,261 clinical social worker records in California. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 clinical social worker records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Henry Bernal, LCSWSan Diego, CA 921231033138433
  2. Diana Cobb, L.C.S.W.San Diego, CA 921231467484188
  3. Julie Hollarn, LCSWSan Diego, CA 921231649243510
  4. Jeryl Kalinowski, LCSWSan Diego, CA 921231811982697
  5. Rachel Lopes, LCSWSan Diego, CA 921231336240027
  6. Jennifer MoynihanSan Diego, CA 921231538187638
  7. Brenda Nickolaison, LCSWSan Diego, CA 921231679675961
  8. Albert Pierce, MCSWSan Diego, CA 921231982797650

Common questions

What is Mel H. Lipsey, LCSW's NPI number?

Mel H. Lipsey, LCSW's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902876741, issued on Jan 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mel H. Lipsey, LCSW located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4540 Kearny Villa RD Ste 103, San Diego, CA, 92123. Phone: (858) 279-1223. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mel H. Lipsey, LCSW's license?

NPPES lists California license number 19825, 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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