Individual provider Active NPI

Shakira Releford

  • Behavior Technician
  • Merrillville, IN
National Provider Identifier
1609463199
Registry record updated Mar 28, 2026
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Behavior TechnicianTaxonomy code 106S00000X
Practice address
5996 Adams St
Merrillville, IN 46410-2602
Phone
(319) 455-6770
NPI assigned
Dec 30, 2020
Sex
Female
Sole proprietor
Yes

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Mar 28, 2026

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

Specialties & licenses 1

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Behavior TechnicianGroup: 193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP 106S00000X IN Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

5996 Adams St
Merrillville, IN 46410-2602

Mailing address

5996 Adams St
Merrillville, IN 46410-2602
Phone (317) 721-4728

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

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Connecting Youth Achievement Center & Consulting Behavior Analyst CurrentSince Jan 3, 2021 Accepting new patients
Connecting Youth Achievement Center & Consulting CurrentSince Jan 1, 2021 Accepting new patients

Organizations & group practices 2

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": "1774656000000",
    "number": "1609463199",
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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "5996 ADAMS ST",
            "city": "MERRILLVILLE",
            "state": "IN",
            "postal_code": "464102602",
            "telephone_number": "317-721-4728"
        },
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "5996 ADAMS ST",
            "city": "MERRILLVILLE",
            "state": "IN",
            "postal_code": "464102602",
            "telephone_number": "319-455-6770"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "RELEFORD",
        "first_name": "SHAKIRA",
        "sole_proprietor": "YES",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2020-12-30",
        "last_updated": "2026-03-28",
        "certification_date": "2026-03-28",
        "status": "A"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
        {
            "code": "106S00000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP",
            "desc": "Behavior Technician",
            "state": "IN",
            "license": null,
            "primary": true
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

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Sources for this page

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

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