NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Wendy S. Lara, M.ED, LMHC

Mental Health Counselor · Springfield, MA

Wendy S. Lara, M.ED, LMHC is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Springfield, Massachusetts, and NPI 1285076182, issued on Jul 22, 2013. Check the license with the Massachusetts 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
1285076182
Name
Wendy S. Lara
Credential
M.ED, LMHC
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
Practice location
130 Maple Street Suite 205, Springfield, MA 01103
Phone
(413) 739-0882
Enumerated
Jul 22, 2013
Record last updated
Jun 11, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(413) 781-5729
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240815000051); 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 130 Maple Street Suite 205

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Caitlyn Semanie, M.ED.Mental Health Counselor1528328002

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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. Holyoke Medical Center IncHolyoke, MA

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

Wendy S. Lara among 18,415 mental health counselor records in Massachusetts

Wendy S. Lara, M.ED, LMHC is one of 18,415 mental health counselor records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 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 2013, is newer than 35% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 35% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 7% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 10% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2014 among the 1,811 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 60% 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 Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

916 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Springfield

They are 916 of the 8,553 NPPES records with a practice address in Springfield, and 18,415 mental health counselor records in Massachusetts.

The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Eunice Aviles Faria, PSYD, LMHCSpringfield, MA 011031073667341
  2. Heather Bachmann-Baez, MA, LMHCSpringfield, MA 011031770621104
  3. Jennifer GenoveseSpringfield, MA 011031700926946
  4. Kimberly Godfrey, MSSpringfield, MA 011031619040334
  5. Cherie Lemonde, LMHCSpringfield, MA 011031003908815
  6. Miguel Martir, M.ED.Springfield, MA 011031336288661
  7. Henry Mazzei, LSW, MEDSpringfield, MA 011031487794111
  8. Mitchell Pine, LMHCSpringfield, MA 011031265483986

Common questions

What is Wendy S. Lara, M.ED, LMHC's NPI number?

Wendy S. Lara, M.ED, LMHC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285076182, issued on Jul 22, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Wendy S. Lara, M.ED, LMHC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 130 Maple Street Suite 205, Springfield, MA, 01103. Phone: (413) 739-0882. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Wendy S. Lara, M.ED, LMHC's license?

Search the Massachusetts 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.