NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard Gerard Sanchez, L.P.C.

Mental Health Counselor · Alice, TX

Richard Gerard Sanchez, L.P.C. is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Alice, Texas, and NPI 1871773945, issued on Nov 6, 2007. Check the license (Texas 61344, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas 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
1871773945
Name
Richard Gerard Sanchez
Credential
L.P.C.
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
License number
61344 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
614 W Front St, Alice, TX 78332
Phone
(361) 644-9587
Enumerated
Nov 6, 2007
Record last updated
Jan 18, 2023
Medicaid ID
1871773945 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240124000695); 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 614 W Front St

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

  1. Mary Duarte, APRN, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1568140366
  2. Jennifer Flores, LCDCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1598460404
  3. Melanie GraciaMental Health Counselor1972295566

Verify Richard Gerard Sanchez in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas 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. Coastal Plains Community Mhmr CenterAlice, TX

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

Richard Gerard Sanchez among 9,782 mental health counselor records in Texas

Richard Gerard Sanchez, L.P.C. is one of 9,782 mental health counselor records with a practice address in Texas. 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 6% of these records are older, 89% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 4% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 8% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 2016 among the 831 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 36% 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 Texas 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 Alice

They are 10 of the 276 NPPES records with a practice address in Alice, and 9,782 mental health counselor records in Texas.

The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sandra Cantu, M.A., LPC-INTERNAlice, TX 783321295910586
  2. Joanne Flores-Tunchez, LPCAlice, TX 783321174749337
  3. Melanie GraciaAlice, TX 783321972295566
  4. Belinda Guerrero, LPCAlice, TX 783321538559141
  5. Joel Johnson, LPCAlice, TX 783321568675981
  6. Nicole Juarez, LCDC, LPCAlice, TX 783321558840272
  7. Jean Maresch, LPCAlice, TX 783321265645758
  8. Gretchen Saenz, M.S.,LPCAlice, TX 783321588849863

Common questions

What is Richard Gerard Sanchez, L.P.C.'s NPI number?

Richard Gerard Sanchez, L.P.C.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871773945, issued on Nov 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Gerard Sanchez, L.P.C. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 614 W Front St, Alice, TX, 78332. Phone: (361) 644-9587. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Gerard Sanchez, L.P.C.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 61344, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas 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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