NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Merrie D. Lipton, LMFT

Marriage & Family Therapist · Santa Maria, CA

Merrie D. Lipton, LMFT is a marriage & family therapist with a practice address in Santa Maria, California, and NPI 1013932417, issued on Jul 13, 2006. Check the license (California MFC18436, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1013932417
Name
Merrie D. Lipton
Credential
LMFT
Primary taxonomy
Marriage & Family Therapist 106H00000X
License number
MFC18436 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
900 E Main St Ste 102, Santa Maria, CA 93454
Phone
(805) 925-2555
Enumerated
Jul 13, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 15, 2024
Fax
(888) 281-7061
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241024003871); 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 California board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Merrie D. Lipton among 59,889 marriage & family therapist records in California

Merrie D. Lipton, LMFT is one of 59,889 marriage & family therapist records with a practice address in California. 4% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than under 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, 93% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 4% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 8% of these records are
  • Graduated1982 · median 2013 among the 4,574 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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 106H00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

170 marriage & family therapist records list a practice address in Santa Maria

They are 170 of the 3,047 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Maria, and 59,889 marriage & family therapist records in California. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 marriage & family therapist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Pauline Bishop, MFTSanta Maria, CA 934541407936255
  2. Lucila Camacho-Craft, M.A.Santa Maria, CA 934541225133366
  3. Lisa Conn, M.A.Santa Maria, CA 934541639246051
  4. Sharon Elam, M.F.T.Santa Maria, CA 934541194756098
  5. Lynda Gantt, PHD, MFTSanta Maria, CA 934541245301555
  6. Shannon Larrabee, LMFTSanta Maria, CA 934541306876024
  7. Tina Lehman, LMFTSanta Maria, CA 934541407927064
  8. Theresa Lemaire, MFTSanta Maria, CA 934541033123757

Common questions

What is Merrie D. Lipton, LMFT's NPI number?

Merrie D. Lipton, LMFT's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013932417, issued on Jul 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Merrie D. Lipton, LMFT located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 900 E Main St Ste 102, Santa Maria, CA, 93454. Phone: (805) 925-2555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Merrie D. Lipton, LMFT's license?

NPPES lists California license number MFC18436, as entered by the provider. Search the California 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. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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