NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Shaakira A. Ford, LCSW

Clinical Social Worker · Flowery Branch, GA

Shaakira A. Ford, LCSW is a clinical social worker with a practice address in Flowery Branch, Georgia, and NPI 1518457449, issued on May 16, 2018. Check the license (Georgia CSW006444, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia 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
1518457449
Name
Shaakira A. Ford
Credential
LCSW
Primary taxonomy
Clinical Social Worker 1041C0700X
License number
CSW006444 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4919 Atlanta Hwy, Flowery Branch, GA 30542
Phone
(770) 848-9160
Enumerated
May 16, 2018
Record last updated
Jan 7, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(770) 848-9161
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180706000636); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Loyola University Of Chicago, Stritch School Of Medicine, 2005
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 4919 Atlanta Hwy

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

  1. Christian Baumgartner, MDFamily Medicine Physician1700413804
  2. Paul Cerny, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1093707473
  3. Erik RodriguezFamily Medicine Physician1891258471
  4. Wendy Royal, PAPhysician Assistant1740294560
  5. Julie Smith, PAMedical Physician Assistant1407119753
  6. Jessica Snyder, DOFamily Medicine Physician1528452471

Verify Shaakira A. Ford in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia 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. Morehouse Healthcare, Inc.Atlanta, GA

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

Shaakira A. Ford among 4,911 clinical social worker records in Georgia

Shaakira A. Ford, LCSW is one of 4,911 clinical social worker records with a practice address in Georgia. 10% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 57% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 57% of these records are older, 39% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 10% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 17% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2008 among the 854 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1041C0700X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

12 clinical social worker records list a practice address in Flowery Branch

They are 12 of the 267 NPPES records with a practice address in Flowery Branch, and 4,911 clinical social worker records in Georgia.

The 8 clinical social worker records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Stephanie Bailey, LCSWFlowery Branch, GA 305421366670895
  2. Bobbie Girardeau, LCSWFlowery Branch, GA 305421245525286
  3. Carolyn Hodge-Armstrong, LCSWFlowery Branch, GA 305421184779936
  4. Janelle Luczka, LCSWFlowery Branch, GA 305421093957052
  5. Michele Malone, LCSWFlowery Branch, GA 305421932341906
  6. Nikia PinsonFlowery Branch, GA 305421619669447
  7. Mary Schutter, LCSWFlowery Branch, GA 305421639870165
  8. Sandra Seaton, LCSWFlowery Branch, GA 305421770622565

Common questions

What is Shaakira A. Ford, LCSW's NPI number?

Shaakira A. Ford, LCSW's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518457449, issued on May 16, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Shaakira A. Ford, LCSW located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4919 Atlanta Hwy, Flowery Branch, GA, 30542. Phone: (770) 848-9160. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Shaakira A. Ford, LCSW's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number CSW006444, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia 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.