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David Costa , LMHC LMFT LCSW

Social Worker • New Bedford, MA

Active NPI 1013979392 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner
Practice location in NPPES

106 Spring St, Ste 109
New Bedford, MA 02740

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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

106 Spring St
Ste 109

New Bedford, MA 02740

Telephone 5086780041
Fax 5083249002
Organization at the Same NPPES Address or Phone
Paula Obrien, L.m.h.c., P.c. Facility NPI 1013329275

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

NPI first issued

2006

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

Guide: What Medicare assignment means

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.

Guide: How Medicare covers telehealth

Compared with the same specialty in New Bedford and Massachusetts

72 active clinicians are listed under Social Worker with a practice address in New Bedford, MA (5,517 in Massachusetts).

Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.

Telehealth indicator in New Bedford

8.3% of these 72 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.

11.1% of these 72 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

Social Worker Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 104100000X

License # reported to NPPES MA 202045

A social worker is a person who is qualified by a Social Work degree, and licensed, certified or registered by the state as a social worker to practice within the scope of that license. A social worker provides assistance and counseling to clients and their families who are dealing with social, emotional and environmental problems. Social work services may be rendered to individuals, families, groups, and the public.

Counselor

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 101Y00000X

License # reported to NPPES MA 103

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.

Marriage & Family Therapist

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 106H00000X

License # reported to NPPES MA 129

A marriage and family therapist is a person with a master's degree in marriage and family therapy, or a master's or doctoral degree in a related mental health field with substantially equivalent coursework in marriage and family therapy, who receives supervised clinical experience, or a person who meets the state requirements to practice as a marriage and family therapist. A marriage and family therapist treats mental and emotional disorders within the context of marriage and family systems. A marriage and family therapist provides mental health and counseling services to individuals, couples, families, and groups.

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Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Other Identifier Lmhc License
103 (MA)
Other Identifier Lmft License
129 (MA)
Other Identifier Lcsw License
202045 (MA)

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
Kristin Aylward , LCSW

Social Worker - Clinical

NPI 1538138482

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Obiageli Ukatu

Nurse Practitioner - Psychiatric/Mental Health

NPI 1558031518

Career & Practice History

NPI enumerated April 04, 2006.

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: 1013979392
Entity Type:
Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)
Enumeration Date: April 04, 2006
Last Update: July 13, 2026
Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

106 Spring St, Ste 109

New Bedford, MA 02747

Phone: 5089961280

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.