NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Merinda Hill Cutshaw, MA, LCAS, LCMHC

Professional Counselor · Asheville, NC

Merinda Hill Cutshaw, MA, LCAS, LCMHC is a professional counselor with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1689227043, issued on Jul 24, 2019. Check the license (North Carolina 16526, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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1689227043
Name
Merinda Hill Cutshaw
Credential
MA, LCAS, LCMHC
Primary taxonomy
Professional Counselor 101YP2500X
License numbers
16526 NC
LCAS24693 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
356 Biltmore Ave Ste 150, Asheville, NC 28801
Phone
(828) 254-2700
Enumerated
Jul 24, 2019
Record last updated
Jul 20, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241015003935); 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 North Carolina board licenses this profession
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Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Rha Health Services IncAsheville, NC
  2. River OF Hope Behavioral Health And Wellness Center PLLCAsheville, NC

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

Merinda Hill Cutshaw among 5,048 professional counselor records in North Carolina

Merinda Hill Cutshaw, MA, LCAS, LCMHC is one of 5,048 professional counselor records with a practice address in North Carolina. 7% 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 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 79% of these records are older, 16% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 7% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 10% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2012 among the 527 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 101YP2500X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

309 professional counselor records list a practice address in Asheville

They are 309 of the 8,173 NPPES records with a practice address in Asheville, and 5,048 professional counselor records in North Carolina.

The 8 professional counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Juli Altschul, MAAsheville, NC 288011154309102
  2. Marilyn Azar, LPCAsheville, NC 288011770558926
  3. Catherine Cope, LPCAsheville, NC 288011023056587
  4. Lynn English, LPCAsheville, NC 288011194745778
  5. Susan Frost, MA MA LPCAsheville, NC 288011225063332
  6. Deborah Hill, LPCAsheville, NC 288011831112481
  7. Russell Jones, THD, LPCAsheville, NC 288011558322495
  8. Cindy Jordan, LPCAsheville, NC 288011447204177

Common questions

What is Merinda Hill Cutshaw, MA, LCAS, LCMHC's NPI number?

Merinda Hill Cutshaw, MA, LCAS, LCMHC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689227043, issued on Jul 24, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Merinda Hill Cutshaw, MA, LCAS, LCMHC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 356 Biltmore Ave Ste 150, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (828) 254-2700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Merinda Hill Cutshaw, MA, LCAS, LCMHC's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 16526, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina 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.