NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Bluford

Mental Health Counselor · Cherry Hill, NJ

Melissa Bluford is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and NPI 1003237876, issued on Dec 21, 2013. Check the license (New Jersey SC0631820044, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey 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
1003237876
Name
Melissa Bluford
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
License number
SC0631820044 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2201 Chapel Ave W, Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
Phone
(856) 665-3613
Enumerated
Dec 21, 2013
Record last updated
Nov 6, 2024
Fax
(856) 665-7127
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240716004417); 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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Also registered at 2201 Chapel Ave W

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Syed Abedi, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1780419275
  2. Emily Alexis, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTPhysician Assistant1710866090
  3. Melanie Angelo, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1881632024
  4. Tamara Augustin, M.S.Mental Health Counselor1386957967
  5. Leigh Babiasz, MA, BC-DMTProfessional Counselor1760053243
  6. Eliza Barnes, MDFamily Medicine Physician1558001602

Verify Melissa Bluford in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey 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. Rutgers Health Behavioral HealthCherry Hill, NJ

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

Melissa Bluford among 10,009 mental health counselor records in New Jersey

Melissa Bluford is one of 10,009 mental health counselor records with a practice address in New Jersey. 2% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 12% of these records are older, 87% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 2% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 4% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2015 among the 436 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 101YM0800X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

326 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Cherry Hill

They are 326 of the 4,331 NPPES records with a practice address in Cherry Hill, and 10,009 mental health counselor records in New Jersey.

The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Timothy BlackCherry Hill, NJ 080021689830523
  2. Tara CostelloCherry Hill, NJ 080021306002241
  3. Barbara CurtisCherry Hill, NJ 080021568648327
  4. Michelle DuffyCherry Hill, NJ 080021942466883
  5. Rana GriffinCherry Hill, NJ 080021588820427
  6. Michelle Leathery BernsteinCherry Hill, NJ 080021174789390
  7. Maria MatiasCherry Hill, NJ 080021114183050
  8. Kelly McAlaryCherry Hill, NJ 080021104082049

Common questions

What is Melissa Bluford's NPI number?

Melissa Bluford's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003237876, issued on Dec 21, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Bluford located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2201 Chapel Ave W, Cherry Hill, NJ, 08002. Phone: (856) 665-3613. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Bluford's license?

NPPES lists New Jersey license number SC0631820044, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey 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.