NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melinda Leeann Baker, LCSW

Professional Counselor · Grand Junction, CO

Melinda Leeann Baker, LCSW is a professional counselor with a practice address in Grand Junction, Colorado, and NPI 1265074348, issued on Oct 10, 2019. Check the license (Colorado CSW0992882, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado 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
1265074348
Name
Melinda Leeann Baker
Credential
LCSW
Primary taxonomy
Professional Counselor 101YP2500X
License numbers
CSW0992882 CO
LSW.0009922716 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1000 N 9TH St Ste 24, Grand Junction, CO 81501
Phone
(970) 712-1492
Enumerated
Oct 10, 2019
Record last updated
Jan 11, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250227003755); 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 Colorado 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
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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Creative Directions Counseling And Consulting, LLCGrand Junction, CO

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

Melinda Leeann Baker among 6,935 professional counselor records in Colorado

Melinda Leeann Baker, LCSW is one of 6,935 professional counselor records with a practice address in Colorado. 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 2019, is newer than 60% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 60% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 12% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 19% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2016 among the 1,339 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 101YP2500X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

178 professional counselor records list a practice address in Grand Junction

They are 178 of the 3,482 NPPES records with a practice address in Grand Junction, and 6,935 professional counselor records in Colorado.

The 8 professional counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Julie Albright, MAGrand Junction, CO 815011609824663
  2. Anne Cyphers, MAGrand Junction, CO 815011699720409
  3. Teresa Goodman, MA, LPCGrand Junction, CO 815011902886641
  4. Kathleen Grace, MA LPC CACIIGrand Junction, CO 815011841275286
  5. Sheri Heath, LPCGrand Junction, CO 815011700835709
  6. Michelle Hoy, MAGrand Junction, CO 815011679521991
  7. Barbara Jetley, MAGrand Junction, CO 815011891744868
  8. Erin Kinney, MAGrand Junction, CO 815011487605663

Common questions

What is Melinda Leeann Baker, LCSW's NPI number?

Melinda Leeann Baker, LCSW's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265074348, issued on Oct 10, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melinda Leeann Baker, LCSW located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 N 9TH St Ste 24, Grand Junction, CO, 81501. Phone: (970) 712-1492. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melinda Leeann Baker, LCSW's license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number CSW0992882, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado 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.