NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Anne Behrends-Gelfman

Marriage & Family Therapist · Los Angeles, CA

Melissa Anne Behrends-Gelfman is a marriage & family therapist with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1821358094, issued on May 22, 2012. Check the license (California LMFT146473, as entered in NPPES) with the California 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
1821358094
Name
Melissa Anne Behrends-Gelfman
Primary taxonomy
Marriage & Family Therapist 106H00000X
License number
LMFT146473 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2034 Cotner Ave Ste 200, Los Angeles, CA 90025
Phone
(818) 335-5200
Enumerated
May 22, 2012
Record last updated
Apr 27, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20251007002521); may accept 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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Also registered at 2034 Cotner Ave Ste 200

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  1. Beatriz AntonioMarriage & Family Therapist1891583506
  2. Paige DenholmMarriage & Family Therapist1689590978
  3. Karlyn Farris, BBSMental Health Counselor1952025876
  4. Cora GonzalezMental Health Counselor1053238790
  5. Caroline GravesSocial Worker1427982891
  6. Shannae HartClinical Social Worker1225786619

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California 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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Melissa Anne Behrends-Gelfman among 59,889 marriage & family therapist records in California

Melissa Anne Behrends-Gelfman is one of 59,889 marriage & family therapist records with a practice address in California. 4% 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 2012, is newer than 37% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 37% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 4% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 8% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2013 among the 4,574 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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 106H00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

4,428 marriage & family therapist records list a practice address in Los Angeles

They are 4,428 of the 69,537 NPPES records with a practice address in Los Angeles, and 59,889 marriage & family therapist records in California. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 marriage & family therapist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Richard Cohn, MFTLos Angeles, CA 900251740205087
  2. Brian Dietrich, PH.D.Los Angeles, CA 900251356360812
  3. Judi Hauswirth, PSYDLos Angeles, CA 900251386678704
  4. Richard Hirschkoff, L.M.F.T.Los Angeles, CA 900251003811738
  5. Deborah Kurman, M.F.T.Los Angeles, CA 900251902825581
  6. Joellen Lapidus, MFT, PSYDLos Angeles, CA 900251477561835
  7. Chiyo Maniwa, MFTLos Angeles, CA 900251831158740
  8. Charles Moshontz, M.F.T.Los Angeles, CA 900251548221351

Common questions

What is Melissa Anne Behrends-Gelfman's NPI number?

Melissa Anne Behrends-Gelfman's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821358094, issued on May 22, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Anne Behrends-Gelfman located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2034 Cotner Ave Ste 200, Los Angeles, CA, 90025. Phone: (818) 335-5200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Anne Behrends-Gelfman's license?

NPPES lists California license number LMFT146473, as entered by the provider. Search the California 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.

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