VANESSA ACOSTA-AGUILERA, REGISTERED SUD COUNS
Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor in VISALIA, California. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.
What stands out: VANESSA ACOSTA-AGUILERA, REGISTERED SUD COUNS specializes in Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor and practices in VISALIA, California, listed in the federal CMS National Provider Identifier registry. Every detail on this page comes straight from federal CMS records, with no proprietary rating applied.
VANESSA ACOSTA-AGUILERA, REGISTERED SUD COUNS at a glance
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Specialty distribution in California
How Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor compares to other specialties among California providers
Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor share within California
Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor is one of the more visible NUCC categories in California
Each bar reflects the share of in-state providers whose primary NUCC taxonomy matches the specialty. Long tail of ~690 NUCC codes folded into "Other" to keep the comparison legible.
Specialty board-certification context
Estimated specialty board-certified rate — Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor (ABMS / AOA reference)
- Est. board-certified rate
- 78%
- Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor ABMS/AOA estimate
Est. board-certified rate (Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor) — ABMS / AOA estimate
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Specialty board-certified rate — Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor estimate
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus Maintenance of Certification cycles. CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field; the figure shown is the specialty-level estimated rate from ABMS / AOA reference data.
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
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VANESSA ACOSTA-AGUILERA, REGISTERED SUD COUNS is a Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor provider practicing in VISALIA, California, according to the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES). Credentials: REGISTERED SUD COUNS. NPI: 1245829498. This profile includes practice location, specialty classification, and organizational affiliations from the CMS provider registry. Provider information is self-reported to CMS and updated monthly.
VANESSA ACOSTA-AGUILERA, REGISTERED SUD COUNS appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor provider holding REGISTERED SUD COUNS credentials at 1646 S COURT ST, VISALIA, CA, 93277, with a listed phone of (559) 625-8890. NPI 1245829498 was issued on 01/12/2021. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what ACOSTA-AGUILERA most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.
Medicare Part D prescribing data is not currently published for this NPI, which typically means the provider either wrote fewer than 11 Part D claims in the most recent reporting year, does not participate in Medicare, or practices in a specialty that rarely prescribes outpatient drugs. Absence of prescribing data is not a quality signal — many Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor providers operate outside Part D entirely.
Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor is a high-volume specialty nationwide, with 109,141 enrolled providers across 55 states and an average of 645 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1245829498 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor |
| Credentials | REGISTERED SUD COUNS |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 01/12/2021 |
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How we sourced this profile
License & disciplinary context — California MBC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~150K California medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to VANESSA ACOSTA-AGUILERA, REGISTERED SUD COUNS. To verify VANESSA ACOSTA-AGUILERA, REGISTERED SUD COUNS's current license status, search the MBC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
MBC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the California disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor Overview
How VANESSA ACOSTA-AGUILERA, REGISTERED SUD COUNS fits within the Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor landscape nationally.
Nearby Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor Providers in California
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as ACOSTA-AGUILERA.
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Data Sources
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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