Melinda Ortega, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker · Houston, TX
Melinda Ortega, LCSW is a clinical social worker with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1841802246, issued on Aug 18, 2020. Check the license (Texas 56016, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melinda Ortega
- Credential
- LCSW
- Primary taxonomy
- Clinical Social Worker 1041C0700X
- License number
- 56016 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6617 Avenue T, Houston, TX 77011
- Phone
- (832) 423-0921
- Enumerated
- Aug 18, 2020
- Record last updated
- Aug 18, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 610-4321
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201109001892); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melinda Ortega in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 56016Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Behavioral Health Specialists Medical Group (DE), PASugar Land, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melinda Ortega among 11,683 clinical social worker records in Texas
Melinda Ortega, LCSW 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 2020, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 56% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 12% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 19% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2012 among the 2,264 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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).
1,660 clinical social worker records list a practice address in Houston
They are 1,660 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 11,683 clinical social worker records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Melinda Ortega, LCSW's NPI number?
Melinda Ortega, LCSW's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841802246, issued on Aug 18, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melinda Ortega, LCSW located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6617 Avenue T, Houston, TX, 77011. Phone: (832) 423-0921. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melinda Ortega, LCSW's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 56016, 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.