NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rita M. Ballinger, CADC

Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor · Tahlequah, OK

Rita M. Ballinger, CADC is an addiction (substance use disorder) counselor with a practice address in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and NPI 1497950752, issued on Jun 18, 2007. Check the license (Oklahoma 281, as entered in NPPES) with the Oklahoma board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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1497950752
Name
Rita M. Ballinger
Credential
CADC
Primary taxonomy
Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor 101YA0400X
License number
281 OK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
109 W 2ND St, Tahlequah, OK 74464
Phone
(918) 431-0418
Enumerated
Jun 18, 2007
Record last updated
Aug 2, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 109 W 2ND St

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  1. Janine ScrapperAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1922233501
  2. Stephanie Willner, CAC IIAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1174794291

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Oklahoma 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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Rita M. Ballinger among 1,323 addiction (substance use disorder) counselor records in Oklahoma

Rita M. Ballinger, CADC is one of 1,323 addiction (substance use disorder) counselor records with a practice address in Oklahoma. 3% 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 2007, is newer than 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 3% of these records are older, 73% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 3% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 4% of these records are
  • Record last updated2013 · 81% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 101YA0400X and a Oklahoma practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

25 addiction (substance use disorder) counselor records list a practice address in Tahlequah

They are 25 of the 1,190 NPPES records with a practice address in Tahlequah, and 1,323 addiction (substance use disorder) counselor records in Oklahoma. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 addiction (substance use disorder) counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joan Candy-FireTahlequah, OK 744641811185689
  2. Katherine ChojnackiTahlequah, OK 744641386849602
  3. Kendall DeanTahlequah, OK 744641316198666
  4. Shirley DeaneTahlequah, OK 744641578755690
  5. Richard EllerTahlequah, OK 744641811163694
  6. Kathy Hampton-Swaffar, LADC U/STahlequah, OK 744641124338272
  7. Callie Hathcoat, LADCTahlequah, OK 744641255501144
  8. Brenda Lawson, MS, LADC-MHTahlequah, OK 744641609068501

Common questions

What is Rita M. Ballinger, CADC's NPI number?

Rita M. Ballinger, CADC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497950752, issued on Jun 18, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rita M. Ballinger, CADC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 109 W 2ND St, Tahlequah, OK, 74464. Phone: (918) 431-0418. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rita M. Ballinger, CADC's license?

NPPES lists Oklahoma license number 281, as entered by the provider. Search the Oklahoma 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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