NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ruth Ellen Smith, LPCC

Mental Health Counselor · Rochester, MN

Ruth Ellen Smith, LPCC is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Rochester, Minnesota, and NPI 1265215966, issued on Aug 16, 2023. Check the license (Minnesota CC03976, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota 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
1265215966
Name
Ruth Ellen Smith
Credential
LPCC
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
License number
CC03976 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
401 16TH St SE Ste 100, Rochester, MN 55904
Phone
(507) 516-0030
Enumerated
Aug 16, 2023
Record last updated
Aug 16, 2023
Fax
(507) 516-0031
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240212002516); 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 401 16TH St SE Ste 100

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

  1. Samantha AlleyStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1508786039
  2. Paul BeattyProfessional Counselor1124728597
  3. David Brown, LADCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1033762398
  4. Ashley Camacho, BA, MSMental Health Counselor1992327076
  5. Amber Fofana, LPCCMental Health Counselor1417434291
  6. Melinda GrassAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1598390031

Verify Ruth Ellen Smith in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota 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. Nystrom And Associates LtdRochester, MN

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

Ruth Ellen Smith among 4,133 mental health counselor records in Minnesota

Ruth Ellen Smith, LPCC is one of 4,133 mental health counselor records with a practice address in Minnesota. 16% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 64% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 64% of these records are older, 24% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 16% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 21% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2017 among the 852 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 38% 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 Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

178 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Rochester

They are 178 of the 12,854 NPPES records with a practice address in Rochester, and 4,133 mental health counselor records in Minnesota.

The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michaelene Brownfield, MA, LCPC, NCCRochester, MN 559041700925666
  2. Ashley Camacho, BA, MSRochester, MN 559041992327076
  3. Emily Christenson, LICSWRochester, MN 559041447806450
  4. Amber Fofana, LPCCRochester, MN 559041417434291
  5. Hailie KallembachRochester, MN 559041447871553
  6. Mallory Labelle, MARochester, MN 559041821658410
  7. Kevin McClure, LMFTRochester, MN 559041356718134
  8. Debra Melton, MA, LADCRochester, MN 559041417586140

Common questions

What is Ruth Ellen Smith, LPCC's NPI number?

Ruth Ellen Smith, LPCC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265215966, issued on Aug 16, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ruth Ellen Smith, LPCC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 401 16TH St SE Ste 100, Rochester, MN, 55904. Phone: (507) 516-0030. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ruth Ellen Smith, LPCC's license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number CC03976, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota 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.