NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thomas Sterling, LCSW

Clinical Social Worker · Sacramento, CA

Thomas Sterling, LCSW is a clinical social worker with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1487760682, issued on Aug 21, 2006. Check the license (California 18845, as entered in NPPES) with the California 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
1487760682
Name
Thomas Sterling
Credential
LCSW
Primary taxonomy
Clinical Social Worker 1041C0700X
License number
18845 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2001 N St Ste 120, Sacramento, CA 95811
Phone
(916) 743-1763
Enumerated
Aug 21, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 13, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(916) 744-2574
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160106000613); 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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California 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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Thomas Sterling among 36,261 clinical social worker records in California

Thomas Sterling, LCSW is one of 36,261 clinical social worker records with a practice address in California. 6% 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 2006, is newer than under 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, 91% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 6% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 11% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2012 among the 4,008 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 45% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,120 clinical social worker records list a practice address in Sacramento

They are 1,120 of the 33,083 NPPES records with a practice address in Sacramento, and 36,261 clinical social worker records in California. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 clinical social worker records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Natalie Benjamin, LCSWSacramento, CA 958111790974277
  2. Cynthia Cassano, LCSWSacramento, CA 958111033306634
  3. Natalie Daylami, LCSWSacramento, CA 958111699774737
  4. Susan Goetz, LCSWSacramento, CA 958111285803106
  5. Tracie Hall, LCSWSacramento, CA 958111043374994
  6. Claudia Hein, LCSW 29220Sacramento, CA 958111700087467
  7. Melissa Hensel, LCSWSacramento, CA 958111063523363
  8. Mai Her-Holloway, LCSWSacramento, CA 958111417169699

Common questions

What is Thomas Sterling, LCSW's NPI number?

Thomas Sterling, LCSW's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487760682, issued on Aug 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Thomas Sterling, LCSW located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2001 N St Ste 120, Sacramento, CA, 95811. Phone: (916) 743-1763. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Thomas Sterling, LCSW's license?

NPPES lists California license number 18845, as entered by the provider. Search the California 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.

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.