Ruth Merle Dawson, LPC
Professional Counselor · Austin, TX
Ruth Merle Dawson, LPC is a professional counselor with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1942387402, issued on Nov 1, 2006. Check the license (Texas 12717, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.
- Name
- Ruth Merle Dawson
- Credential
- LPC
- Primary taxonomy
- Professional Counselor 101YP2500X
- License number
- 12717 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2515 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704
- Phone
- (512) 854-5601
- Enumerated
- Nov 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (512) 854-7544
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ruth Merle Dawson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 12717Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Ruth Merle Dawson among 20,712 professional counselor records in Texas
Ruth Merle Dawson, LPC 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 not. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than under 1% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, 93% newer
- In a Medicare fileNo · 8% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 14% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 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).
1,537 professional counselor records list a practice address in Austin
They are 1,537 of the 26,585 NPPES records with a practice address in Austin, and 20,712 professional counselor records in Texas. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.
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Common questions
What is Ruth Merle Dawson, LPC's NPI number?
Ruth Merle Dawson, LPC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942387402, issued on Nov 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ruth Merle Dawson, LPC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2515 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX, 78704. Phone: (512) 854-5601. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ruth Merle Dawson, LPC's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 12717, 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. 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.