NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vanessa M. Faulkner, LPCA

Mental Health Counselor · Amarillo, TX

Vanessa M. Faulkner, LPCA is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Amarillo, Texas, and NPI 1689311839, issued on May 18, 2022. Check the license (Texas 85277, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas 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
1689311839
Name
Vanessa M. Faulkner
Credential
LPCA
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
License number
85277 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
10050 Chicory LN, Amarillo, TX 79119
Phone
(806) 340-7083
Enumerated
May 18, 2022
Record last updated
Jul 15, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231215002898); 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 Texas 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 2 group practices

  1. Brave Health Medical Group, PAGarland, TX
  2. Thrive Counseling LLCCollege Station, TX

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

Vanessa M. Faulkner among 9,782 mental health counselor records in Texas

Vanessa M. Faulkner, LPCA is one of 9,782 mental health counselor records with a practice address in Texas. 4% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 51% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 51% of these records are older, 41% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 4% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 8% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2016 among the 831 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 36% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

55 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Amarillo

They are 55 of the 3,934 NPPES records with a practice address in Amarillo, and 9,782 mental health counselor records in Texas.

The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sonia Higgins, M.ED. LPCAmarillo, TX 791191366560948
  2. Jon Klein, MA, LPC-S, LSOTPAmarillo, TX 791191871611491
  3. Gina Rejino, LPCAmarillo, TX 791191033879127
  4. Irma CandelarioAmarillo, TX 791181578348728
  5. Vanessa Ceballos, MA, LPC ASSOCIATEAmarillo, TX 791181710705694
  6. Bobbi Britto, LPCAmarillo, TX 791211437586245
  7. Deloris Conwill, LPC-AAmarillo, TX 791211942128319
  8. Stephen Dunlap, LPC-SAmarillo, TX 791211669139408

Common questions

What is Vanessa M. Faulkner, LPCA's NPI number?

Vanessa M. Faulkner, LPCA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689311839, issued on May 18, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vanessa M. Faulkner, LPCA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10050 Chicory LN, Amarillo, TX, 79119. Phone: (806) 340-7083. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vanessa M. Faulkner, LPCA's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 85277, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas 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.

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.