NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael Timothy Puffer

Clinical Social Worker · Chelsea, MA

Michael Timothy Puffer is a clinical social worker with a practice address in Chelsea, Massachusetts, and NPI 1457969438, issued on Jul 16, 2020. Check the license (Massachusetts LCSW2130780, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts 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
1457969438
Name
Michael Timothy Puffer
Primary taxonomy
Clinical Social Worker 1041C0700X
License number
LCSW2130780 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
70 Everett Ave Ste 515, Chelsea, MA 02150
Phone
(617) 466-6650
Enumerated
Jul 16, 2020
Record last updated
Jun 16, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250710000511); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 70 Everett Ave Ste 515

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

  1. Francis Cintron, M.MFTStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1952881203
  2. Laura Cisler, MSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1538670831
  3. Kelly DionneMental Health Counselor1396261376
  4. Krystal Garcia Deras, R-DMTMental Health Counselor1699381491
  5. Elisabeth HarveyMental Health Counselor1588157994
  6. Katherine HurleyClinical Social Worker1770017758

Verify Michael Timothy Puffer in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts 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. Boston Neurobehavioral Associates, LLCNew Bedford, MA

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

Michael Timothy Puffer among 17,815 clinical social worker records in Massachusetts

Michael Timothy Puffer is one of 17,815 clinical social worker records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 8% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 79% of these records are older, 17% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 8% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 17% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2004 among the 3,059 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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 1041C0700X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

125 clinical social worker records list a practice address in Chelsea

They are 125 of the 998 NPPES records with a practice address in Chelsea, and 17,815 clinical social worker records in Massachusetts.

The 8 clinical social worker records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Caryn Brady, LCSWChelsea, MA 021501750426417
  2. Liala Buoniconti, LCSWChelsea, MA 021501831229442
  3. Christine Dresp, LICSWChelsea, MA 021501770619108
  4. Lee Farrington, LICSWChelsea, MA 021501194882209
  5. Bonnie Fishman, MSWChelsea, MA 021501568455285
  6. Georgia Green, L.I.C.S.W.Chelsea, MA 021501194860940
  7. Pamela Miller, LICSWChelsea, MA 021501316070709
  8. Beth Muccini, LICSWChelsea, MA 021501124151626

Common questions

What is Michael Timothy Puffer's NPI number?

Michael Timothy Puffer's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457969438, issued on Jul 16, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Timothy Puffer located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 70 Everett Ave Ste 515, Chelsea, MA, 02150. Phone: (617) 466-6650. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael Timothy Puffer's license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number LCSW2130780, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts 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.

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