NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Dotson, LMHC

Mental Health Counselor · Anderson, IN

Melissa Dotson, LMHC is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Anderson, Indiana, and NPI 1740681469, issued on Sep 12, 2014. Check the license (Indiana 39002923A, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana 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
1740681469
Name
Melissa Dotson
Credential
LMHC
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
License number
39002923A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2003 W 12TH St, Anderson, IN 46016
Phone
(260) 827-7596
Enumerated
Sep 12, 2014
Record last updated
Jan 16, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250210000577); 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 Indiana 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. Bowen Health IncPlymouth, IN

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

Melissa Dotson among 4,962 mental health counselor records in Indiana

Melissa Dotson, LMHC is one of 4,962 mental health counselor records with a practice address in Indiana. 11% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 33% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 33% of these records are older, 64% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 11% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 16% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2015 among the 807 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 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 101YM0800X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

38 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Anderson

They are 38 of the 1,325 NPPES records with a practice address in Anderson, and 4,962 mental health counselor records in Indiana.

The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kimberly Alvey, LMHCAnderson, IN 460161750621447
  2. Kay Beard, LMHCAnderson, IN 460161811088925
  3. Hailee Carter, LMHCAnderson, IN 460161871831040
  4. Lesley Chodkowski, LMHCAnderson, IN 460161497102255
  5. Larry Davenport, LMHCAnderson, IN 460161396804548
  6. Scott Erny, LMHCAnderson, IN 460161437232873
  7. Terry Green, LMHCAnderson, IN 460161639107535
  8. Michael Haars, LMHCAnderson, IN 460161053479451

Common questions

What is Melissa Dotson, LMHC's NPI number?

Melissa Dotson, LMHC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740681469, issued on Sep 12, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Dotson, LMHC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2003 W 12TH St, Anderson, IN, 46016. Phone: (260) 827-7596. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists Indiana license number 39002923A, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana 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.