NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Wendy Dechowitz

Mental Health Counselor · Baltimore, MD

Wendy Dechowitz is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Baltimore, Maryland, and NPI 1508321290, issued on Feb 6, 2019. Check the license (Maryland LC8742, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland 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
1508321290
Name
Wendy Dechowitz
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
License number
LC8742 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3455 Wilkens Ave, Baltimore, MD 21229
Phone
(410) 525-1105
Enumerated
Feb 6, 2019
Record last updated
Feb 6, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(410) 525-1106
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240520002667); 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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Also registered at 3455 Wilkens Ave

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  4. Joshua Billings, PTPhysical Therapist1730242983
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  6. Daeena BrooksLicensed Practical Nurse1821747882

Verify Wendy Dechowitz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland 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. Cedar Ridge Counseling Centers, LLCEldersburg, MD

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

Wendy Dechowitz among 4,201 mental health counselor records in Maryland

Wendy Dechowitz is one of 4,201 mental health counselor records with a practice address in Maryland. 7% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 34% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 34% of these records are older, 60% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 7% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 11% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2016 among the 472 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 37% 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 Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

648 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Baltimore

They are 648 of the 35,183 NPPES records with a practice address in Baltimore, and 4,201 mental health counselor records in Maryland.

The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joyce Alexander, LCSW-CBaltimore, MD 212291952863813
  2. Tanea CoutherBaltimore, MD 212291801117502
  3. Leslie DalencourBaltimore, MD 212291205178050
  4. Ayanna Hatcher, LGPCBaltimore, MD 212291083343149
  5. Robert Jarrett, LCPCBaltimore, MD 212291053684902
  6. John Kent, LGPCBaltimore, MD 212291386898682
  7. Dana Lewis, LMSWBaltimore, MD 212291760955090
  8. David LewisBaltimore, MD 212291053933986

Common questions

What is Wendy Dechowitz's NPI number?

Wendy Dechowitz's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508321290, issued on Feb 6, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Wendy Dechowitz located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3455 Wilkens Ave, Baltimore, MD, 21229. Phone: (410) 525-1105. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Wendy Dechowitz's license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number LC8742, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland 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.