NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melina Chavez

Clinical Social Worker · El Paso, TX

Melina Chavez is a clinical social worker with a practice address in El Paso, Texas, and NPI 1255116000, issued on Aug 29, 2023. Check the license (Texas 51080, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas 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
1255116000
Name
Melina Chavez
Primary taxonomy
Clinical Social Worker 1041C0700X
License number
51080 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6089 Vintage St, El Paso, TX 79932
Phone
(915) 309-8166
Enumerated
Aug 29, 2023
Record last updated
Aug 29, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20260325003726); accepts Medicare assignment
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas 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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Author Health Professionals, PCHouston, TX

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

Melina Chavez among 11,683 clinical social worker records in Texas

Melina Chavez is one of 11,683 clinical social worker records with a practice address in Texas. 12% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 74% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 74% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 12% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 19% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2012 among the 2,264 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

305 clinical social worker records list a practice address in El Paso

They are 305 of the 11,091 NPPES records with a practice address in El Paso, and 11,683 clinical social worker records in Texas.

The 8 clinical social worker records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Cynthia Brun, LCSWEl Paso, TX 799321871737049
  2. Lilia GallegosEl Paso, TX 799321437844404
  3. Gustavo Garay-Vidal, LCSWEl Paso, TX 799321750660346
  4. Jeanen Karakrah, LCSWEl Paso, TX 799321952179475
  5. Adrian Rives, LCSWEl Paso, TX 799321285369082
  6. Luis Soriano-Hidalgo, LCSWEl Paso, TX 799321851468821
  7. Mari TuckerEl Paso, TX 799321720779432
  8. Audrey Alonzo, LCSWEl Paso, TX 799301841922101

Common questions

What is Melina Chavez's NPI number?

Melina Chavez's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255116000, issued on Aug 29, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melina Chavez located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6089 Vintage St, El Paso, TX, 79932. Phone: (915) 309-8166. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melina Chavez's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 51080, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas 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.