NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephen Charles Kessler, LPC, LAC

Mental Health Counselor · Metairie, LA

Stephen Charles Kessler, LPC, LAC is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Metairie, Louisiana, and NPI 1831648005, issued on Sep 28, 2016. Check the license (Louisiana LPC: 3435, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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1831648005
Name
Stephen Charles Kessler
Credential
LPC, LAC
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
License numbers
LPC: 3435 LA
LAC: 1237 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4933 Wabash St, Metairie, LA 70001
Phone
(504) 308-3326
Enumerated
Sep 28, 2016
Record last updated
Sep 28, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(504) 308-3290
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
    Search for license LPC: 3435    Check the board
  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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Stephen Charles Kessler among 5,286 mental health counselor records in Louisiana

Stephen Charles Kessler, LPC, LAC is one of 5,286 mental health counselor records with a practice address in Louisiana. 1% 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 2016, is newer than 20% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 20% of these records are older, 58% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 1% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 3% of these records are
  • Record last updated2016 · 72% 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

147 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Metairie

They are 147 of the 5,682 NPPES records with a practice address in Metairie, and 5,286 mental health counselor records in Louisiana. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

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The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jennifer Bach, M.S., NCC, PLPCMetairie, LA 700011255786844
  2. Laura BlakeMetairie, LA 700011013317080
  3. Jennifer ChamberlainMetairie, LA 700011023569258
  4. Mark Coleman, L.P.C., L.A.C.Metairie, LA 700011780877746
  5. Carrie ColeyMetairie, LA 700011013346618
  6. Christopher Howard, LPCMetairie, LA 700011558790592
  7. Yari Kelley, PLPCMetairie, LA 700011821644139
  8. Gina LiuzzaMetairie, LA 700011396119558

Common questions

What is Stephen Charles Kessler, LPC, LAC's NPI number?

Stephen Charles Kessler, LPC, LAC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831648005, issued on Sep 28, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephen Charles Kessler, LPC, LAC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4933 Wabash St, Metairie, LA, 70001. Phone: (504) 308-3326. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephen Charles Kessler, LPC, LAC's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number LPC: 3435, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana 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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