NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mel Mackler, LMFT

Mental Health Counselor · San Diego, CA

Mel Mackler, LMFT is a mental health counselor with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1417980046, issued on Jul 8, 2006. Check the license (California MFT12771, 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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1417980046
Name
Mel Mackler
Credential
LMFT
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
License number
MFT12771 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2525 Camino Del Rio S Ste 205, San Diego, CA 92108
Phone
(619) 291-2511
Enumerated
Jul 8, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 6, 2023
Fax
(619) 294-3012
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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Also registered at 2525 Camino Del Rio S Ste 205

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

  1. Miriam Collada, LPCC, LMFTProfessional Counselor1538710322

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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
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Mel Mackler among 28,617 mental health counselor records in California

Mel Mackler, LMFT 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 2006, is newer than under 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, 96% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 1% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 3% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 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).

1,778 mental health counselor records list a practice address in San Diego

They are 1,778 of the 52,937 NPPES records with a practice address in San Diego, 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. Jenifer BowmanSan Diego, CA 921081982757977
  2. Raymond CancelSan Diego, CA 921081760526347
  3. Kimberly Foskett, LCPC, LPPCSan Diego, CA 921081427116722
  4. Dorothy Kowalski, B.A.San Diego, CA 921081104936152
  5. Alice McCreery, L.C.S.W.San Diego, CA 921081043351075
  6. Margaux MerziotisSan Diego, CA 921081023129921
  7. Christopher MorganSan Diego, CA 921081467564328
  8. Cara Olson, MFTSan Diego, CA 921081780750026

Common questions

What is Mel Mackler, LMFT's NPI number?

Mel Mackler, LMFT's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417980046, issued on Jul 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mel Mackler, LMFT located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2525 Camino Del Rio S Ste 205, San Diego, CA, 92108. Phone: (619) 291-2511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mel Mackler, LMFT's license?

NPPES lists California license number MFT12771, 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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