Paul E. Ruffer, MSW (LICSW & LCSW-C)
Mental Health Counselor · Washington, DC
Paul E. Ruffer, MSW (LICSW & LCSW-C) is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Washington, District of Columbia, and NPI 1407005416, issued on Sep 15, 2008. Check the license (District of Columbia LC300557, as entered in NPPES) with the District of Columbia board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.
- Name
- Paul E. Ruffer
- Credential
- MSW (LICSW & LCSW-C)
- Primary taxonomy
- Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
- License numbers
- LC300557 DC
13575 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1050 17TH St NW, Washington, DC 20036
- Phone
- (202) 641-3981
- Enumerated
- Sep 15, 2008
- Record last updated
- Feb 27, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040623001512); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paul E. Ruffer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich District of Columbia board licenses this profession
Search for license LC300557Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Paul E. Ruffer among 751 mental health counselor records in District of Columbia
Paul E. Ruffer, MSW (LICSW & LCSW-C) is one of 751 mental health counselor records with a practice address in District of Columbia. 1% 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 2008, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 7% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileNo · 1% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 4% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2015 among the 29 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 39% 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 District of Columbia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
748 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Washington
They are 748 of the 45,857 NPPES records with a practice address in Washington, and 751 mental health counselor records in District of Columbia. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.
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Common questions
What is Paul E. Ruffer, MSW (LICSW & LCSW-C)'s NPI number?
Paul E. Ruffer, MSW (LICSW & LCSW-C)'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407005416, issued on Sep 15, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul E. Ruffer, MSW (LICSW & LCSW-C) located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1050 17TH St NW, Washington, DC, 20036. Phone: (202) 641-3981. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul E. Ruffer, MSW (LICSW & LCSW-C)'s license?
NPPES lists District of Columbia license number LC300557, as entered by the provider. Search the District of Columbia 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.
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.