NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melquiades Lara, LMSW

Social Worker · Tacoma, WA

Melquiades Lara, LMSW is a social worker with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1023267424, issued on Sep 10, 2008. Check the license with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1023267424
Name
Melquiades Lara
Credential
LMSW
Primary taxonomy
Social Worker 104100000X
License number
075664 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
209 Martin Luther King JR Way, Tacoma, WA 98405
Phone
(253) 596-3300
Enumerated
Sep 10, 2008
Record last updated
Mar 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(253) 596-3301
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190725000685); 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 209 Martin Luther King JR Way

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

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  2. Karen Ackerman, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1164574554
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  4. Fahad Alroumi, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1295010676
  5. Michael Alston, MDPediatrics Physician1023403193
  6. Charles Anderson, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1225004120

Verify Melquiades Lara in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan OF WashingtonTacoma, WA

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

Melquiades Lara among 2,141 social worker records in Washington

Melquiades Lara, LMSW is one of 2,141 social worker records with a practice address in Washington. 5% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 10% of these records are older, 87% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 5% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 8% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2014 among the 165 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 37% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 104100000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Social Worker providers in Washington

There are 2,141 social worker records in Washington.

The 8 social worker records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Barbara Allendoerfer, MSWTacoma, WA 984051235234568
  2. Jennifer Beals, MA, LMHCTacoma, WA 984051043239494
  3. Kim Caruso, LICSWTacoma, WA 984051831114644
  4. Bettye Craft, LICSWTacoma, WA 984051710903919
  5. Thomas Egnew, LICSWTacoma, WA 984051558382085
  6. Jolene Hawthorne, LSWTacoma, WA 984051760574347
  7. Julie Johnson, MSWTacoma, WA 984051588757702
  8. Lisa Loveland, MSW, RCTacoma, WA 984051285641191

Common questions

What is Melquiades Lara, LMSW's NPI number?

Melquiades Lara, LMSW's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023267424, issued on Sep 10, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melquiades Lara, LMSW located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 209 Martin Luther King JR Way, Tacoma, WA, 98405. Phone: (253) 596-3300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melquiades Lara, LMSW's license?

Search the Washington 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.