NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Samantha Carter, LMHCA

Mental Health Counselor · East Chicago, IN

Samantha Carter, LMHCA is a mental health counselor with a practice address in East Chicago, Indiana, and NPI 1518564335, issued on Oct 5, 2020. Check the license (Indiana 88000962A, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana 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
1518564335
Name
Samantha Carter
Credential
LMHCA
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
License number
88000962A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5532 Wegg Ave, East Chicago, IN 46312
Phone
(708) 359-5626
Enumerated
Oct 5, 2020
Record last updated
Oct 6, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250212001311); 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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana 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. Munster Behavioral Health IncMerrillville, IN

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

Samantha Carter among 4,962 mental health counselor records in Indiana

Samantha Carter, LMHCA is one of 4,962 mental health counselor records with a practice address in Indiana. 11% 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 · 11% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 16% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2015 among the 807 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 50% 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 Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

11 mental health counselor records list a practice address in East Chicago

They are 11 of the 376 NPPES records with a practice address in East Chicago, and 4,962 mental health counselor records in Indiana.

The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sandra Appleby, LMHCEast Chicago, IN 463121780728311
  2. Susana Frydman Levin, M ED,LMHCEast Chicago, IN 463121184743916
  3. Michelle Hardlannert, LMHCEast Chicago, IN 463121033381330
  4. Shanese HibblerEast Chicago, IN 463121407448376
  5. Zagorka James, LMHCEast Chicago, IN 463121891014221
  6. Gail Kuss, LMHCEast Chicago, IN 463121285778886
  7. Denise Polen, LMHCEast Chicago, IN 463121023159316
  8. Ericka RouseEast Chicago, IN 463121821415076

Common questions

What is Samantha Carter, LMHCA's NPI number?

Samantha Carter, LMHCA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518564335, issued on Oct 5, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Samantha Carter, LMHCA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5532 Wegg Ave, East Chicago, IN, 46312. Phone: (708) 359-5626. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Samantha Carter, LMHCA's license?

NPPES lists Indiana license number 88000962A, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana 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.