NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melanie Rae Forbes, MS ED CMHC, NCC

Mental Health Counselor · Crown Point, IN

Melanie Rae Forbes, MS ED CMHC, NCC is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Crown Point, Indiana, and NPI 1386383016, issued on Jun 1, 2022. Check the license with the Indiana 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
1386383016
Name
Melanie Rae Forbes
Credential
MS ED CMHC, NCC
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
Practice location
1308 N Main St, Crown Point, IN 46307
Phone
(219) 671-2461
Enumerated
Jun 1, 2022
Record last updated
Jun 2, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250318003380); 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 1308 N Main St

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

  1. Tamim AbulhassanMental Health Counselor1487538765
  2. Michelle Albright, MSWSocial Worker1093599292
  3. Megan AllenSocial Worker1104426865
  4. Maria Alvarado, LMHC, CSAYCCounselor1962010165
  5. Nicole Barreiro, LMHCMental Health Counselor1841758208
  6. Alyvea BeardMental Health Counselor1598558132

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Heartland Behavioral Health IncLowell, IN

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

Melanie Rae Forbes among 4,962 mental health counselor records in Indiana

Melanie Rae Forbes, MS ED CMHC, NCC is one of 4,962 mental health counselor records with a practice address in Indiana. 11% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 69% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 69% of these records are older, 25% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 11% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 16% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2015 among the 807 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 50% 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 Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

74 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Crown Point

They are 74 of the 1,396 NPPES records with a practice address in Crown Point, and 4,962 mental health counselor records in Indiana.

The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Aneece Alicea, M.A., L.M.H.C.Crown Point, IN 463071790093649
  2. Suzanne Bonaventura-Krischke, MSWCrown Point, IN 463071003817032
  3. Zabrina Burnett, LMHCCrown Point, IN 463071386996015
  4. John Cece, LSW LMHCCrown Point, IN 463071770757965
  5. Kathleen Girman, LMHCCrown Point, IN 463071760707111
  6. Jilian Hus, LMHC, CCMHCCrown Point, IN 463071043582042
  7. Andrew Manning, LMHCCrown Point, IN 463071609154863
  8. Cheryl McDonald JamesCrown Point, IN 463071326446329

Common questions

What is Melanie Rae Forbes, MS ED CMHC, NCC's NPI number?

Melanie Rae Forbes, MS ED CMHC, NCC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386383016, issued on Jun 1, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melanie Rae Forbes, MS ED CMHC, NCC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1308 N Main St, Crown Point, IN, 46307. Phone: (219) 671-2461. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melanie Rae Forbes, MS ED CMHC, NCC's license?

Search the Indiana 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.