NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tara Hedrick, MA, NCC, LPCA

Professional Counselor · Hickory, NC

Tara Hedrick, MA, NCC, LPCA is a professional counselor with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1487194783, issued on Mar 6, 2017. Check the license (North Carolina A12795, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1487194783
Name
Tara Hedrick
Credential
MA, NCC, LPCA
Primary taxonomy
Professional Counselor 101YP2500X
License number
A12795 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
326 2ND Ave NW, Hickory, NC 28601
Phone
(828) 328-4313
Enumerated
Mar 6, 2017
Record last updated
Mar 6, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(828) 328-4820
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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Also registered at 326 2ND Ave NW

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  5. Angela Hamilton, MA, CCCSpeech-Language Pathologist1396041851
  6. Linda Johnson, M.A., LPA, HSP-PAPsychologist1962642439

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina 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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Tara Hedrick among 5,048 professional counselor records in North Carolina

Tara Hedrick, MA, NCC, LPCA is one of 5,048 professional counselor records with a practice address in North Carolina. 7% 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 2017, is newer than 68% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 68% of these records are older, 27% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 7% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 10% of these records are
  • Record last updated2017 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 101YP2500X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

82 professional counselor records list a practice address in Hickory

They are 82 of the 2,124 NPPES records with a practice address in Hickory, and 5,048 professional counselor records in North Carolina. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 professional counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Virginia Detweiler, M.A.Hickory, NC 286011689818171
  2. Michelle Ellwanger, LPCHickory, NC 286011932319290
  3. Brian Hissom, MA, LPC, NCCHickory, NC 286011770683385
  4. Shirley Huffman, PH.D.Hickory, NC 286011902820194
  5. William Jarman, MA, LPCHickory, NC 286011841431558
  6. David Keyes, LPCHickory, NC 286011558478040
  7. Beverlee Leslie, LPCHickory, NC 286011497083992
  8. Teresa McCourt, LPCHickory, NC 286011649470188

Common questions

What is Tara Hedrick, MA, NCC, LPCA's NPI number?

Tara Hedrick, MA, NCC, LPCA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487194783, issued on Mar 6, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tara Hedrick, MA, NCC, LPCA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 326 2ND Ave NW, Hickory, NC, 28601. Phone: (828) 328-4313. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tara Hedrick, MA, NCC, LPCA's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number A12795, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina 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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