NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Paula R. Christiansen, MSW & LCSW

Mental Health Counselor · Chicago, IL

Paula R. Christiansen, MSW & LCSW is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1235334426, issued on Jun 18, 2007. Check the license (Illinois 149003146, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois 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
1235334426
Name
Paula R. Christiansen
Credential
MSW & LCSW
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
License number
149003146 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2109 W Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
Phone
(773) 769-6839
Enumerated
Jun 18, 2007
Record last updated
Jun 15, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20081104000696); 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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois 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. Lutheran Social Services OF IllinoisChicago, IL

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

Paula R. Christiansen among 10,716 mental health counselor records in Illinois

Paula R. Christiansen, MSW & LCSW is one of 10,716 mental health counselor records with a practice address in Illinois. 4% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 4% of these records are older, 91% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 4% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 7% of these records are
  • Graduated1984 · median 2015 among the 726 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 47% 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 Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2,130 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Chicago

They are 2,130 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 10,716 mental health counselor records in Illinois.

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The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Manya Bahraini, LPC, JD, CDRChicago, IL 606251518336247
  2. Ray BarkeyChicago, IL 606251184994816
  3. Colette Blakely, LCPCChicago, IL 606251871672337
  4. Suzanne Blomberg, LCPCChicago, IL 606251326392408
  5. Olushola DasilvaChicago, IL 606251861801730
  6. Holly Gosse, M.S., LCPCChicago, IL 606251992147664
  7. Ariel HommesChicago, IL 606251881058691
  8. Joan Juhnke, MSChicago, IL 606251760713085

Common questions

What is Paula R. Christiansen, MSW & LCSW's NPI number?

Paula R. Christiansen, MSW & LCSW's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235334426, issued on Jun 18, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Paula R. Christiansen, MSW & LCSW located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2109 W Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL, 60625. Phone: (773) 769-6839. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Paula R. Christiansen, MSW & LCSW's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 149003146, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.