NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melanie James, LCSW

Clinical Social Worker · Kotzebue, AK

Melanie James, LCSW is a clinical social worker with a practice address in Kotzebue, Alaska, and NPI 1912421769, issued on Aug 2, 2017. Check the license (Alaska 162645, as entered in NPPES) with the Alaska 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
1912421769
Name
Melanie James
Credential
LCSW
Primary taxonomy
Clinical Social Worker 1041C0700X
License numbers
162645 AK
LCSW-4485 HI
096200 NY
0904011596 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
733 2ND Ave, Kotzebue, AK 99752
Phone
(907) 206-7953
Enumerated
Aug 2, 2017
Record last updated
Jun 26, 2025
Entity
Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 733 2ND Ave

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  4. Kerisha ClarkeCase Manager/Care Coordinator1265989891
  5. Jason Cubbin, LPCCounselor1679683700
  6. Lois Douglas, BHACommunity Health Worker1871023119

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alaska 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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Melanie James among 759 clinical social worker records in Alaska

Melanie James, LCSW is one of 759 clinical social worker records with a practice address in Alaska. 11% 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 2017, is newer than 57% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 57% of these records are older, 39% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 11% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 18% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 49% 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 Alaska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

6 clinical social worker records list a practice address in Kotzebue

They are 6 of the 289 NPPES records with a practice address in Kotzebue, and 759 clinical social worker records in Alaska. 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. Roberta Gastineau, L.C.S.W.Kotzebue, AK 997521245353259
  2. April Savage, LCAS,LCSW-A, LCSWKotzebue, AK 997521538513239
  3. Rachel Smith, LMSWKotzebue, AK 997521669342424
  4. Morgan Turner, LCSWAKotzebue, AK 997521831657121
  5. Kirsten Sundeen, LCSW-CKotzebue, AK 997541932345758
  6. Michael Applebee, LCSWNome, AK 997621942410485
  7. Dealy Blackshear, LCSWNome, AK 997621851433668
  8. Jay David, L.C.S.W.Nome, AK 997621912020777

Common questions

What is Melanie James, LCSW's NPI number?

Melanie James, LCSW's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912421769, issued on Aug 2, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melanie James, LCSW located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 733 2ND Ave, Kotzebue, AK, 99752. Phone: (907) 206-7953. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melanie James, LCSW's license?

NPPES lists Alaska license number 162645, as entered by the provider. Search the Alaska 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.

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.