NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ruby R. Benjamin, ED.D.08/14/1931

Mental Health Counselor · New York, NY

Ruby R. Benjamin, ED.D.08/14/1931 is a mental health counselor with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1770529331, issued on Jun 21, 2006. Check the license (New York 19-000334, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1770529331
Name
Ruby R. Benjamin
Credential
ED.D.08/14/1931
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
License number
19-000334 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
205 W End Ave, New York, NY 10023
Phone
(212) 721-5744
Enumerated
Jun 21, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(212) 721-0013
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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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York 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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Ruby R. Benjamin among 19,989 mental health counselor records in New York

Ruby R. Benjamin, ED.D.08/14/1931 is one of 19,989 mental health counselor records with a practice address in New York. 6% 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 2006, is newer than under 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, 96% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 6% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 11% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 46% 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

3,794 mental health counselor records list a practice address in New York

They are 3,794 of the 98,468 NPPES records with a practice address in New York, and 19,989 mental health counselor records in New York. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Cynthia Bink, LMHC., LPCNew York, NY 100231669592325
  2. Hsuan-Ju Cheng, L.M.H.C.New York, NY 100231144415852
  3. Rod Cummings, LMHCNew York, NY 100231154541563
  4. Yarmila Gabron, MANew York, NY 100231376743047
  5. Fred Lipschitz, PH.D.New York, NY 100231720142037
  6. Gwen Mancuso, LCSWNew York, NY 100231588791735
  7. Jeff Mechanic, JEFF MECHANICNew York, NY 100231235268665
  8. Fredric Paterno, LCATNew York, NY 100231598824997

Common questions

What is Ruby R. Benjamin, ED.D.08/14/1931's NPI number?

Ruby R. Benjamin, ED.D.08/14/1931's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770529331, issued on Jun 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ruby R. Benjamin, ED.D.08/14/1931 located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 205 W End Ave, New York, NY, 10023. Phone: (212) 721-5744. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ruby R. Benjamin, ED.D.08/14/1931's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 19-000334, as entered by the provider. Search the New York 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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