NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Teresa Ann Puff, MSW, LICSW

Clinical Social Worker · West St Paul, MN

Teresa Ann Puff, MSW, LICSW is a clinical social worker with a practice address in West St Paul, Minnesota, and NPI 1700127032, issued on Mar 12, 2013. Check the license (Minnesota 18829, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1700127032
Name
Teresa Ann Puff
Credential
MSW, LICSW
Primary taxonomy
Clinical Social Worker 1041C0700X
License number
18829 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
149 Thompson Ave E Ste 150, West St Paul, MN 55118
Phone
(651) 450-0860
Enumerated
Mar 12, 2013
Record last updated
Feb 12, 2026
Fax
(651) 450-0759
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160309001764); accepts Medicare assignment
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 149 Thompson Ave E Ste 150

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

  1. Courtney Chess, MSW, LICSW, CSWClinical Social Worker1700769049
  2. Adam Elwood, MS, LPCC, LMHCProfessional Counselor1376109132
  3. Timothy Gendron, MDPsychiatry Physician1316968985
  4. Nancy Kerian, MA, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1700952769
  5. Nicole Larson, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1720048317
  6. Alice Lehman, MS, RN, PMHCNS-BCAdult Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist1669539599

Verify Teresa Ann Puff in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota 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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%63.3
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Associated Clinic OF Psychology IncWest St Paul, MN
  2. Optum Behavioral Care OF Colorado PCMendota Heights, MN

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

Teresa Ann Puff among 6,609 clinical social worker records in Minnesota

Teresa Ann Puff, MSW, LICSW is one of 6,609 clinical social worker records with a practice address in Minnesota. 24% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 33% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 33% of these records are older, 64% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 24% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 31% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2014 among the 2,023 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 48% 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 Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

21 clinical social worker records list a practice address in West St Paul

They are 21 of the 150 NPPES records with a practice address in West St Paul, and 6,609 clinical social worker records in Minnesota.

The 8 clinical social worker records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kia Cashman, MSW, LICSWWest St Paul, MN 551181023340734
  2. William ColemanSaint Paul, MN 551181659492486
  3. Nicole Helland, LICSWWest St Paul, MN 551181295797819
  4. Elizabeth Hendrikson, LICSWWest St Paul, MN 551181588186803
  5. Suzanne Kirk, MSW, LICSWLilydale, MN 551181770641557
  6. Kimberly Lester, MSW, LICSWWest St Paul, MN 551181871877175
  7. Rebecca Malan, MSW, LICSW, LCSWWest St Paul, MN 551181487774063
  8. Kara Marriott, LICSWWest St Paul, MN 551181841460458

Common questions

What is Teresa Ann Puff, MSW, LICSW's NPI number?

Teresa Ann Puff, MSW, LICSW's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700127032, issued on Mar 12, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Teresa Ann Puff, MSW, LICSW located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 149 Thompson Ave E Ste 150, West St Paul, MN, 55118. Phone: (651) 450-0860. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Teresa Ann Puff, MSW, LICSW's license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number 18829, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Teresa Ann Puff, MSW, LICSW's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.