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Debra Caplan , LCPC

Counselor - Professional • Gaithersburg, MD

Active NPI 1487793196 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner Accepts Medicare assignment Telehealth (some services)
Practice location in NPPES

604 S Frederick Ave, Suite 213
Gaithersburg, MD 208771275

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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

604 S Frederick Ave
Suite 213

Gaithersburg, MD 208771275

Telephone 2404987448
Organization at the Same NPPES Address or Phone
Aiping Sui Md And Wei Xu Md, Pc Facility NPI 1447298989

Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.

Medicare Profile & Education

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File

Graduation Year

1996

Years since graduation

30 years (graduated 1996)

CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1996 as the year this clinician finished professional school.

What this does not show: Years since graduation

It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.

NPI first issued

2007

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.

Accepts Medicare assignment

CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.

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, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”

Guide: What Medicare assignment means

Telehealth (some services)

Recent Medicare claims show this clinician provided some services by telehealth, such as a video or phone visit.

What this does not show: Telehealth (some services)

It does not mean all services are offered by telehealth, or that telehealth is covered by your plan.

Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.

Guide: How Medicare covers telehealth

Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)

Debra Caplan has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.

It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.

Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.

Guide: What Medicare enrollment (PECOS) means

Can order Medicare-covered services

CMS lists Debra Caplan as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services and durable medical equipment (DME) for people with Medicare.

What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services

It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.

Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.

Guide: What ordering and referring status means

Compared with the same specialty in Gaithersburg and Maryland

88 active clinicians are listed under Counselor - Professional with a practice address in Gaithersburg, MD (4,074 in Maryland).

Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.

Telehealth indicator in Gaithersburg

9.1% of these 88 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.

12.5% of these 88 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

Counselor - Professional Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 101YP2500X

License # reported to NPPES MD LC1366
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Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid ID
816700100 (MD)

Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility

Source: CMS PECOS
Medicare FFS Enrollment Status Medicare Enrollment on File
CMS Provider Specialty

PRACTITIONER - MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR

Medicare Enrollment ID

I20241205003427

Enrollment State Jurisdiction

DC

PECOS Control ID

4981130580

Medicare Order & Referring Eligibility
Clinical Lab & Imaging (Part B) Eligible
Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Eligible
Home Health Agency (HHA) Not Eligible
Power Mobility Devices (PMD) Not Eligible

Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.

Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone

Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.

2 listed
Lakshya Nair , NP

Nurse Practitioner - Psychiatric/Mental Health

NPI 1831513274

Nurse Practitioner

Dr. Ramesh Thapar , MD

Psychiatry & Neurology - Psychiatry

NPI 1942255732

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History

NPI enumerated February 06, 2007.

No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1487793196
Entity Type:
Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)
Enumeration Date: February 06, 2007
Last Update: January 19, 2011
Sole Proprietor: Yes

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Mailing Address

604 S Frederick Ave, Suite 213

Gaithersburg, MD 208771275

Phone: 2404987448

About This Data NPPES fields (address, phone, specialty, license) are self-reported and may be outdated; Medicare fields follow the CMS dataset named in each section. Correct directly at NPPES.