NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Yota L. Gikas, PH.D.

Mental Health Counselor · Brighton, MA

Yota L. Gikas, PH.D. is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Brighton, Massachusetts, and NPI 1619002086, issued on Feb 23, 2007. 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
1619002086
Name
Yota L. Gikas
Credential
PH.D.
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
Practice location
77B Warren Street, Brighton, MA 02135
Phone
(617) 787-1901
Enumerated
Feb 23, 2007
Record last updated
May 21, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
1312677 MA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140123000497); 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 77B Warren Street

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

  1. Christine Axbey, M.A.Mental Health Counselor1265670111
  2. Chelsea Goldstein-WalshStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1922403393
  3. Elizabeth Haas, LICSWClinical Social Worker1073616991
  4. Alexandra Leonard, LCSWClinical Social Worker1790182715

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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. Family And Community Solutions IncBrighton, MA

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

Yota L. Gikas among 18,415 mental health counselor records in Massachusetts

Yota L. Gikas, PH.D. 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 2007, is newer than 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 6% of these records are older, 84% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 7% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 10% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2014 among the 1,811 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 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).

88 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Brighton

They are 88 of the 1,638 NPPES records with a practice address in Brighton, and 18,415 mental health counselor records in Massachusetts.

The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Eileen Chodos, LMHCBrighton, MA 021351043419922
  2. Valerie Epstein-JohnsonBrighton, MA 021351811195431
  3. Erika Hellwig, LMHCBrighton, MA 021351437227931
  4. Terry Hunt, ED.D.Brighton, MA 021351750429833
  5. Deanna Kanavas-Derocher, LMHCBrighton, MA 021351184710998
  6. Josh LechterBrighton, MA 021351114125614
  7. Judi Locke, LMHCBrighton, MA 021351942304688
  8. Eve Lyons, LMHCBrighton, MA 021351457443350

Common questions

What is Yota L. Gikas, PH.D.'s NPI number?

Yota L. Gikas, PH.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619002086, issued on Feb 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Yota L. Gikas, PH.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 77B Warren Street, Brighton, MA, 02135. Phone: (617) 787-1901. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Yota L. Gikas, PH.D.'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.

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