Valerie Christine Richards , LMHC, CST, EDS
Counselor β’ Stuart, FL
201 Sw Flagler Ave
Stuart, FL 349942143
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
201 Sw Flagler Ave
Stuart, FL 349942143
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Fort Pierce, FL. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
What Public CMS Data Show
Counselor: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
NPI first issued
2012
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, βDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?β
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Compared with the same specialty in Stuart and Florida
8 active clinicians are listed under Counselor with a practice address in Stuart, FL (3,303 in Florida).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Sources: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 101Y00000X
A provider who is trained and educated in the performance of behavior health services through interpersonal communications and analysis. Training and education at the specialty level usually requires a master's degree and clinical experience and supervision for licensure or certification.
Secondary Practice Locations
2814 S Federal Hwy, Ste D
Fort Pierce, FL 349828120
Phone: 7724894726
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 201 SW FLAGLER AVE, STUART, FL 349942143 (Tel: 7729328482)
Registered at 1698 SE MARIANA RD, PORT ST LUCIE, FL 349527141 (Tel: 7728286245)
Recorded as VALERIE RICHARDS, LMHC, CST, EDS
Counselor (license number reported to NPPES: FL MH12579)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 2814 S FEDERAL HWY, STE D, FORT PIERCE, FL 349828120 (Tel: 7724894726)
Registered at 2814 S FEDERAL HWY, FORT PIERCE, FL 349828120 (Tel: 7724894726)
Recorded as VALERIE RICHARDS, MS, EDS
Counselor (license number reported to NPPES: FL IMH 10001)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Mailing Address
1698 Se Mariana Rd
Port St Lucie, FL 349527141
Phone: 7728286245