Stephanie Nicole Vela , LMHC
Counselor β’ Ames, IA
214 5th St
Ames, IA 500106202
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
214 5th St
Ames, IA 500106202
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Counselor: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
NPI first issued
2008
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 Ames and Iowa
17 active clinicians are listed under Counselor with a practice address in Ames, IA (355 in Iowa).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Ames
5.9% of these 17 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
11.8% of these 17 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
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
Self-certified to NPPES: 2025-10-24NUCC 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.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 101YM0800X
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 101YP2500X
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Chiropractor
Doctor of Chiropractic
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 214 5TH ST, AMES, IA 500106202 (Tel: 5152331699)
Registered at 214 5TH ST, AMES, IA 500106202 (Tel: 5152331699)
Recorded as STEPHANIE VELA, LMHC
Counselor
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 420 KELLOGG AVE, AMES, IA 500106226 (Tel: 5152332250)
Registered at 420 KELLOGG AVE, AMES, IA 500106226
Recorded as STEPHANIE VELA
Counselor
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Mailing Address
214 5th St
Ames, IA 500106202
Phone: 5152331699