NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tara A. Hays, LCPC, NCC

Mental Health Counselor · Missoula, MT

Tara A. Hays, LCPC, NCC is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Missoula, Montana, and NPI 1891308086, issued on Aug 26, 2020. Check the license (Montana 44112, as entered in NPPES) with the Montana 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
1891308086
Name
Tara A. Hays
Credential
LCPC, NCC
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
License number
44112 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
700 SW Higgins Ave, Missoula, MT 59803
Phone
(406) 396-4130
Enumerated
Aug 26, 2020
Record last updated
Aug 26, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(406) 797-5008
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240925003862); 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 700 SW Higgins Ave

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  1. Riley Warren, BSWCase Manager/Care Coordinator1235951203

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Little Sunflower Counseling LLCKalispell, MT

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

Tara A. Hays among 1,146 mental health counselor records in Montana

Tara A. Hays, LCPC, NCC is one of 1,146 mental health counselor records with a practice address in Montana. 7% 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 51% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 51% of these records are older, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 7% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 16% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2015 among the 185 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 41% 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 Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

164 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Missoula

They are 164 of the 3,567 NPPES records with a practice address in Missoula, and 1,146 mental health counselor records in Montana.

The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Emily Anderson, MA, LCPC, LACMissoula, MT 598031972993319
  2. Katelyn Armstrong, MA, LCPCMissoula, MT 598031497209514
  3. Thomas Colgan, PCLCMissoula, MT 598031750199527
  4. Megan Compton, MA, NCC, PCLCMissoula, MT 598031053293183
  5. Jacquelyn Fabey, LCPCMissoula, MT 598031356016141
  6. Ruth Guthrie, MA, PCLCMissoula, MT 598031740082627
  7. Brook Hodge, MS, CRC-CVE, PCLCMissoula, MT 598031871485953
  8. Elli KiselicaMissoula, MT 598031720811532

Common questions

What is Tara A. Hays, LCPC, NCC's NPI number?

Tara A. Hays, LCPC, NCC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891308086, issued on Aug 26, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tara A. Hays, LCPC, NCC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 700 SW Higgins Ave, Missoula, MT, 59803. Phone: (406) 396-4130. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tara A. Hays, LCPC, NCC's license?

NPPES lists Montana license number 44112, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana 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.