Michelle Cestaro, LCSW
Clinical Psychologist · Chicago, IL
Michelle Cestaro, LCSW is a clinical psychologist with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1184000929, issued on Aug 4, 2015. Check the license (Illinois 149.017486, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michelle Cestaro
- Credential
- LCSW
- Primary taxonomy
- Clinical Psychologist 103TC0700X
- License number
- 149.017486 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 446 East Ontario, Chicago, IL 60611
- Phone
- (312) 926-2323
- Enumerated
- Aug 4, 2015
- Record last updated
- Aug 4, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150911000791); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michelle Cestaro in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 149.017486Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Northwestern Medical Faculty FoundationChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michelle Cestaro among 3,947 clinical psychologist records in Illinois
Michelle Cestaro, LCSW is one of 3,947 clinical psychologist records with a practice address in Illinois. 16% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 16% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 27% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2004 among the 1,081 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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 103TC0700X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,478 clinical psychologist records list a practice address in Chicago
They are 1,478 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 3,947 clinical psychologist records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Michelle Cestaro, LCSW's NPI number?
Michelle Cestaro, LCSW's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184000929, issued on Aug 4, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michelle Cestaro, LCSW located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 446 East Ontario, Chicago, IL, 60611. Phone: (312) 926-2323. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michelle Cestaro, LCSW's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 149.017486, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
What is Michelle Cestaro, LCSW's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.