NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Dearing, LMHC

Mental Health Counselor · Boston, MA

William Dearing, LMHC is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1982245163, issued on Sep 30, 2019. Check the license (Massachusetts LMHC10002702, as entered in NPPES) 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
1982245163
Name
William Dearing
Credential
LMHC
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
License number
LMHC10002702 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
185 Devonshire St FL 5, Boston, MA 02110
Phone
(617) 543-1826
Enumerated
Sep 30, 2019
Record last updated
Nov 18, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241021002443); 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 Massachusetts board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Toward Independent Living And Learning, Inc.Dedham, MA

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

William Dearing among 18,415 mental health counselor records in Massachusetts

William Dearing, 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 2019, is newer than 61% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 61% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 7% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 10% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2014 among the 1,811 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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).

819 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Boston

They are 819 of the 41,865 NPPES records with a practice address in Boston, and 18,415 mental health counselor records in Massachusetts.

The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Paula Ainsworth, M.ED.Boston, MA 021101467588848
  2. Teresa Carreiro, MA, LMHCBoston, MA 021101033257860
  3. Lucienne Cohen, PSY.D.Boston, MA 021101740655380
  4. Molly DonovanBoston, MA 021101689011645
  5. David Hays, MS, LMHCBoston, MA 021101609087246
  6. Yvonne Hole, LCMHCBoston, MA 021101750560603
  7. Leila KaramBoston, MA 021101487964201
  8. Brittany King, LMHC, LPCBoston, MA 021101376093351

Common questions

What is William Dearing, LMHC's NPI number?

William Dearing, LMHC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982245163, issued on Sep 30, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Dearing, LMHC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 185 Devonshire St FL 5, Boston, MA, 02110. Phone: (617) 543-1826. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Dearing, LMHC's license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number LMHC10002702, as entered by the provider. 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.