NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ricky Lee Vaughn

Professional Counselor · Merkel, TX

Ricky Lee Vaughn is a professional counselor with a practice address in Merkel, Texas, and NPI 1043829179, issued on Jul 24, 2020. Check the license (Texas 80145, 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
1043829179
Name
Ricky Lee Vaughn
Primary taxonomy
Professional Counselor 101YP2500X
License number
80145 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
217 Edwards, Merkel, TX 79536
Phone
(325) 928-0014
Enumerated
Jul 24, 2020
Record last updated
May 4, 2023
Fax
(325) 928-1175
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231202000151); accepts 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 217 Edwards

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

  1. Holly Biggs, LPCProfessional Counselor1518781152
  2. Alan Nichols, FNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1144283664
  3. Houston Schoonmaker, PAPhysician Assistant1962096115
  4. Sherron Torres, APNFamily Nurse Practitioner1013995026
  5. Meagan Wheat, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1093365702
  6. Lindsay WilsonMental Health Counselor1275058232

Verify Ricky Lee Vaughn 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. Shackelford County Community Resource CenterMerkel, TX

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

Ricky Lee Vaughn among 20,712 professional counselor records in Texas

Ricky Lee Vaughn is one of 20,712 professional counselor records with a practice address in Texas. 8% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 57% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 57% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 8% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 14% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2014 among the 2,816 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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 101YP2500X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2 professional counselor records list a practice address in Merkel

They are 2 of the 23 NPPES records with a practice address in Merkel, and 20,712 professional counselor records in Texas.

The 8 professional counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Holly Biggs, LPCMerkel, TX 795361518781152
  2. Jessica Baldridge, LPCSnyder, TX 795491588447270
  3. Gloria GonzalezSnyder, TX 795491487219432
  4. Hayle JonesHaskell, TX 795211891544409
  5. Laurie Markey, LPC-A, MFT-AHaskell, TX 795211275270837
  6. Kristi Stewart, LPCHaskell, TX 795211912024332
  7. Andrea PonderHamlin, TX 795201730728759
  8. Lauten EscobedoStamford, TX 795531669369997

Common questions

What is Ricky Lee Vaughn's NPI number?

Ricky Lee Vaughn's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043829179, issued on Jul 24, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ricky Lee Vaughn located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 217 Edwards, Merkel, TX, 79536. Phone: (325) 928-0014. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ricky Lee Vaughn's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 80145, 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.

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.