NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nicholas Brave, MS, LPCC

Mental Health Counselor · Cottage Grove, MN

Nicholas Brave, MS, LPCC is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Cottage Grove, Minnesota, and NPI 1205252400, issued on Mar 12, 2014. Check the license (Minnesota 751, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota 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
1205252400
Name
Nicholas Brave
Credential
MS, LPCC
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
License number
751 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6936 Pine Arbor Dr S Ste 200, Cottage Grove, MN 55016
Phone
(651) 461-2903
Enumerated
Mar 12, 2014
Record last updated
Sep 14, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(651) 461-2904
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20251211003774); may accept 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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Also registered at 6936 Pine Arbor Dr S Ste 200

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  1. Rahma Adem, LGSWClinical Social Worker1215699848
  2. Catherine Brightman, MA, LADC, LPCCProfessional Counselor1891207254
  3. Sarah Davis, LCSWClinical Social Worker1598417610
  4. Melinda Dols, MAProfessional Counselor1003591355
  5. Anna Drobnick, MA, LPCC TRACKProfessional Counselor1962297192
  6. Lisa Engelstad, LPC (MN)Professional Counselor1114774361

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota 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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Nicholas Brave among 4,133 mental health counselor records in Minnesota

Nicholas Brave, MS, LPCC is one of 4,133 mental health counselor records with a practice address in Minnesota. 16% 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 2014, is newer than 15% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 15% of these records are older, 82% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 16% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 21% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2017 among the 852 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 101YM0800X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

10 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Cottage Grove

They are 10 of the 287 NPPES records with a practice address in Cottage Grove, and 4,133 mental health counselor records in Minnesota. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Danielle BuchalCottage Grove, MN 550161831571983
  2. Erin Buck, LADCCottage Grove, MN 550161417569765
  3. Ross GildowCottage Grove, MN 550161578487740
  4. Claire Guentner, LPCCCottage Grove, MN 550161174471304
  5. Courtney Gundrum, PSYD, LPCCCottage Grove, MN 550161508411711
  6. Taylor Kline, MSCottage Grove, MN 550161538054119
  7. Monique Quistorff, LPCCCottage Grove, MN 550161508658311
  8. Kari SolieCottage Grove, MN 550161053044305

Common questions

What is Nicholas Brave, MS, LPCC's NPI number?

Nicholas Brave, MS, LPCC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205252400, issued on Mar 12, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nicholas Brave, MS, LPCC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6936 Pine Arbor Dr S Ste 200, Cottage Grove, MN, 55016. Phone: (651) 461-2903. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nicholas Brave, MS, LPCC's license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number 751, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota 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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