NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thomas Michael Ward, LPC

Mental Health Counselor · Lake Charles, LA

Thomas Michael Ward, LPC is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and NPI 1376073239, issued on Jun 14, 2017. Check the license (Louisiana 5714, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana 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
1376073239
Name
Thomas Michael Ward
Credential
LPC
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
License number
5714 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2829 4TH Ave, Lake Charles, LA 70601
Phone
(337) 477-7091
Enumerated
Jun 14, 2017
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2022
Fax
(337) 474-4552
Medicaid ID
1551228 LA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240429003075); may accept 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 2829 4TH Ave

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

  1. Cynthia AlexanderCase Manager/Care Coordinator1780187849
  2. Raymond Appling, L.C.S.W.Clinical Social Worker1831158054
  3. Stacy ArceneauxAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1609290782
  4. Dewey Archer, MDPsychiatry Physician1568529576
  5. Kendra BellCase Manager/Care Coordinator1952804015
  6. Mellisa BoothMental Health Counselor1154851038

Verify Thomas Michael Ward in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana 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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Acadian Holistic Services LLCLake Charles, LA

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

Thomas Michael Ward among 5,286 mental health counselor records in Louisiana

Thomas Michael Ward, LPC 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. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 42% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 42% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 1% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 3% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2013 among the 137 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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).

185 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Lake Charles

They are 185 of the 2,791 NPPES records with a practice address in Lake Charles, and 5,286 mental health counselor records in Louisiana.

The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Tequilla Barksdale, LMSWLake Charles, LA 706011417329863
  2. Keri Forbess-McCorquodale, MS, CEAP, LPC, LMFTLake Charles, LA 706011366421828
  3. Shelia GalmoreLake Charles, LA 706011093187155
  4. Adrian Julian, M.A., LPCLake Charles, LA 706011417327842
  5. Erica KentLake Charles, LA 706011376915322
  6. Marlaena Miller, MA, LPCLake Charles, LA 706011629481627
  7. Randy North, M.A., LPC, LMFTLake Charles, LA 706011033230040
  8. Sara Pesic, M.A., LPCLake Charles, LA 706011932577319

Common questions

What is Thomas Michael Ward, LPC's NPI number?

Thomas Michael Ward, LPC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376073239, issued on Jun 14, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Thomas Michael Ward, LPC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2829 4TH Ave, Lake Charles, LA, 70601. Phone: (337) 477-7091. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Thomas Michael Ward, LPC's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number 5714, 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. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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