NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Virginia M. Brown, LCSW, M.ED.

Clinical Social Worker · Maplewood, NJ

Virginia M. Brown, LCSW, M.ED. is a clinical social worker with a practice address in Maplewood, New Jersey, and NPI 1609952290, issued on Oct 27, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey 44SC04630400, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1609952290
Name
Virginia M. Brown
Credential
LCSW, M.ED.
Primary taxonomy
Clinical Social Worker 1041C0700X
License number
44SC04630400 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
15 Porter RD, Maplewood, NJ 07040
Phone
(973) 752-1691
Enumerated
Oct 27, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 21, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040513001162); may accept 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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Verify Virginia M. Brown in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey 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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score90.5
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Susan Menahem Psychotherapy Service, PAHighland Park, NJ

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

Virginia M. Brown among 9,790 clinical social worker records in New Jersey

Virginia M. Brown, LCSW, M.ED. is one of 9,790 clinical social worker records with a practice address in New Jersey. 12% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than under 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, 89% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 12% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 22% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2006 among the 2,147 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 59% 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 New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

74 clinical social worker records list a practice address in Maplewood

They are 74 of the 452 NPPES records with a practice address in Maplewood, and 9,790 clinical social worker records in New Jersey.

The 8 clinical social worker records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Harriet Achtentuch, MSWMaplewood, NJ 070401518179795
  2. Michelle Bass, LCSWMaplewood, NJ 070401407827348
  3. Lorraine Caputo, LCSWMaplewood, NJ 070401194886713
  4. Debra Feinberg, MSWMaplewood, NJ 070401578693412
  5. Margareta Freeman, L.C.S.W.Maplewood, NJ 070401568568053
  6. Alison Grant, LCSWMapplewood, NJ 070401023146990
  7. Janice Katz, LCSWMaplewood, NJ 070401366515116
  8. Maureen Kritzer-Lange, MSW, LCSWMaplewood, NJ 070401619193372

Common questions

What is Virginia M. Brown, LCSW, M.ED.'s NPI number?

Virginia M. Brown, LCSW, M.ED.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609952290, issued on Oct 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Virginia M. Brown, LCSW, M.ED. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15 Porter RD, Maplewood, NJ, 07040. Phone: (973) 752-1691. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Virginia M. Brown, LCSW, M.ED.'s license?

NPPES lists New Jersey license number 44SC04630400, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Virginia M. Brown, LCSW, M.ED.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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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