Joseph Karel Stertz Jr., LCSW

Primary specialty

Clinical Social WorkerTaxonomy code 1041C0700X

License

C011313 Issued in NC

Practice address

5 Forest Run Dr
Asheville, NC 28803-8564

Phone

(803) 507-4970

NPI assigned

Nov 5, 2009

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

Yes

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

Specialties & licenses 3

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in NC, OR2 enrollments

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: No
• Power mobility devices: No
• Hospice: No

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 2

Specialty

Clinical Social Worker

Education

Other, 2015

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

Laurel Hill CenterGroup PAC ID 2365604261, 3 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

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.

• Laurel Hill Center

  • Community/Behavioral Health Agency
  • Eugene, OR
  • NPI 1639231715
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Trailhead Counseling and Wellness PLLC

  • Clinical Social Worker
  • Asheville, NC
  • NPI 1174086672
  Medicare reassignment Authorized official
• Brightside Medical of New Jersey, P.C.

  • Psychiatry Physician
  • San Francisco, CA
  • NPI 1811524754

  NC

  Medicare reassignment

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

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    "number": "1255668687",
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            "country_name": "United States",
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            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "5 FOREST RUN DR",
            "city": "ASHEVILLE",
            "state": "NC",
            "postal_code": "288038564",
            "telephone_number": "803-507-4970"
        },
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            "state": "NC",
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            "telephone_number": "803-507-4970"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [
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            "address_1": "29 N Market St Ste 300",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "city": "Asheville",
            "state": "NC",
            "postal_code": "288012924",
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            "telephone_number": "803-507-4970",
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            "address_type": "DOM"
        }
    ],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "STERTZ",
        "first_name": "JOSEPH",
        "middle_name": "KAREL",
        "name_prefix": "Mr.",
        "name_suffix": "Jr.",
        "credential": "LCSW",
        "sole_proprietor": "YES",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2009-11-05",
        "last_updated": "2026-03-23",
        "certification_date": "2026-03-23",
        "status": "A"
    },
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            "code": "101YM0800X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Counselor, Mental Health",
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            "license": null,
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        },
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            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Social Worker, Clinical",
            "state": "OR",
            "license": "L14806",
            "primary": false
        },
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            "code": "1041C0700X",
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}

• Jonathan Bricker Stephenson, RN
• Shane Gray Stephenson, MD
• Sterling Therapy LLC
• Shane Byron Sterling, MD
• Colette Stern, M.D.
• Steven L Cahan MD PA
• Elizabeth D Stevens, LPN
• Gary Stevens
• George Edward Stevens
• Jessica D Stevens, PA-C

• Clinical Social Worker in Asheville, NC
• Providers in Asheville, NC by specialty
• Clinical Social Worker in North Carolina

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Mar 23, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.