Veronica L. Kerns, M.A., LPC
Professional Counselor · Austin, TX
Veronica L. Kerns, M.A., LPC is a professional counselor with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1598259582, issued on Jun 21, 2018. Check the license (Texas 72281, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Veronica L. Kerns
- Credential
- M.A., LPC
- Primary taxonomy
- Professional Counselor 101YP2500X
- License number
- 72281 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 600 Congress Ave FL 14, Austin, TX 78701
- Phone
- (833) 419-0181
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2018
- Record last updated
- Oct 7, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251020000632); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Veronica L. Kerns in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 72281Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Progressive Behavioral Health, PLLCSan Antonio, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Veronica L. Kerns among 20,712 professional counselor records in Texas
Veronica L. Kerns, M.A., LPC is one of 20,712 professional counselor records with a practice address in Texas. 8% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 47% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 8% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 14% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2014 among the 2,816 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 101YP2500X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,537 professional counselor records list a practice address in Austin
They are 1,537 of the 26,585 NPPES records with a practice address in Austin, and 20,712 professional counselor records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Veronica L. Kerns, M.A., LPC's NPI number?
Veronica L. Kerns, M.A., LPC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598259582, issued on Jun 21, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Veronica L. Kerns, M.A., LPC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 Congress Ave FL 14, Austin, TX, 78701. Phone: (833) 419-0181. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Veronica L. Kerns, M.A., LPC's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 72281, 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.