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.
- 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
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Verify Melquiades Lara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- 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.
All 2,141 in Washington → Every provider in Tacoma → Social Worker nationwide →
The 8 social worker records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Barbara Allendoerfer, MSWTacoma, WA 984051235234568
- Jennifer Beals, MA, LMHCTacoma, WA 984051043239494
- Kim Caruso, LICSWTacoma, WA 984051831114644
- Bettye Craft, LICSWTacoma, WA 984051710903919
- Thomas Egnew, LICSWTacoma, WA 984051558382085
- Jolene Hawthorne, LSWTacoma, WA 984051760574347
- Julie Johnson, MSWTacoma, WA 984051588757702
- 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.