NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Button, LMHC

Mental Health Counselor · Syracuse, NY

Melissa Button, LMHC is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Syracuse, New York, and NPI 1194281972, issued on Feb 16, 2019. Check the license (New York 005966, as entered in NPPES) with the New York 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
1194281972
Name
Melissa Button
Credential
LMHC
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
License number
005966 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
132 Nichols Ave, Syracuse, NY 13206
Phone
(315) 404-5809
Enumerated
Feb 16, 2019
Record last updated
Nov 20, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240205001905); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 New York 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. Psychiatry Faculty Practice, IncSyracuse, NY

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

Melissa Button among 19,989 mental health counselor records in New York

Melissa Button, LMHC is one of 19,989 mental health counselor records with a practice address in New York. 6% 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 44% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 44% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 6% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 11% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2018 among the 2,142 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 46% 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 York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

296 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Syracuse

They are 296 of the 9,922 NPPES records with a practice address in Syracuse, and 19,989 mental health counselor records in New York.

The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Wendy Carman, L.C.S.W.Syracuse, NY 132061487745709
  2. Michelle Cesare, LMHCSyracuse, NY 132061295419307
  3. Amanda Digenova, LMHCSyracuse, NY 132061407391188
  4. Louise Fenton, MASTERSSyracuse, NY 132061659522282
  5. Jaime Gaglianese, LMHCSyracuse, NY 132061538824313
  6. Virginia Kingsley, LMHCSyracuse, NY 132061841340403
  7. Carolyn Koch, M.A., L.M.H.C.Syracuse, NY 132061871644153
  8. Niccole Lorenzo, LMHCSyracuse, NY 132061356905996

Common questions

What is Melissa Button, LMHC's NPI number?

Melissa Button, LMHC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194281972, issued on Feb 16, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Button, LMHC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 132 Nichols Ave, Syracuse, NY, 13206. Phone: (315) 404-5809. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Button, LMHC's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 005966, as entered by the provider. Search the New York 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.

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