Individual provider Active NPI

Veronica Chantel Shorten, LPC

  • Professional Counselor
  • Houston, TX
National Provider Identifier
1225753577
Registry record updated Apr 30, 2025
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Professional CounselorTaxonomy code 101YP2500X
License
85377 Issued in TX
Practice address
12337 Jones Rd Ste 114
Houston, TX 77070-4844
Phone
(281) 894-7222
NPI assigned
Oct 10, 2022
Sex
Female
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Apr 30, 2025

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Professional Counselor 101YP2500X 85377 TX Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

12337 Jones Rd Ste 114
Houston, TX 77070-4844

Mailing address

937 Ellington St
Houston, TX 77088-5131
Phone (832) 483-1445

Other practice location 1

3131 W Bellfort Ave Apt 1104
Houston, TX 77054-5047
Phone (832) 229-3075

Electronic endpoints 1

TypeEndpointUseAffiliation
Direct Messaging Address vcomeaux@shieldbearer.org

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Not listed in the public Medicare enrollment file

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Not enrolled

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
85377TXMDProfessional Counselor

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Shield-Bearer Counseling Centers PastSince Oct 16, 2022 Accepting new patients

Organizations & group practices 1

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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    "enumeration_type": "NPI-1",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1745971200000",
    "number": "1225753577",
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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "937 ELLINGTON ST",
            "city": "HOUSTON",
            "state": "TX",
            "postal_code": "770885131",
            "telephone_number": "832-483-1445"
        },
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "12337 JONES RD STE 114",
            "city": "HOUSTON",
            "state": "TX",
            "postal_code": "770704844",
            "telephone_number": "281-894-7222"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [
        {
            "address_1": "3131 W Bellfort Ave Apt 1104",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "city": "Houston",
            "state": "TX",
            "postal_code": "770545047",
            "country_code": "US",
            "telephone_number": "832-229-3075",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_type": "DOM"
        }
    ],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "SHORTEN",
        "first_name": "VERONICA",
        "middle_name": "CHANTEL",
        "name_prefix": "Miss",
        "credential": "LPC",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2022-10-10",
        "last_updated": "2025-04-30",
        "certification_date": "2025-04-30",
        "status": "A"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
        {
            "code": "101YP2500X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Counselor, Professional",
            "state": "TX",
            "license": "85377",
            "primary": true
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [
        {
            "endpointType": "DIRECT",
            "endpointTypeDescription": "Direct Messaging Address",
            "endpoint": "vcomeaux@shieldbearer.org",
            "affiliation": "N",
            "endpointDescription": "Organization Email",
            "address_1": "12337 Jones Rd Ste 114",
            "city": "Houston",
            "state": "TX",
            "country_code": "US",
            "postal_code": "770704844",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_type": "DOM"
        }
    ],
    "other_names": []
}

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  • National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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