Mariel Diaz, LPC – Professional Counselor

Key facts

NPI: 1669985115
Entity type: Individual (NPI type 1)
Primary specialty: Professional Counselor 101YP2500X
License: P2303018 (AR)
Practice address: 809 W Main St Ste C-D
Trumann, AR 72472-2611
Phone: (870) 483-0068
Fax: (870) 483-0066
NPI assigned: Nov 7, 2017
Sex: Female
Sole proprietor: Yes

Organizations & group practices 3

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.

Nextstep Counseling Services, LLC Mental Health Clinic/Center (Including Community Mental Health Center) · Paragould, AR · NPI 1801488317

Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD AR
Life Strategies Counseling, Inc. Adolescent and Children Mental Health Clinic/Center · Jonesboro, AR · NPI 1932154945

NPD (past)
Optum Behavioral Care of North Carolina, P.C. Clinical Social Worker · Little Rock, AR · NPI 1053298711

NPD (past)

Medicare Care Compare profile

Specialty: Mental Health Counselor
Education: Other, 2017
Medicare assignment: Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Group practices: Nextstep Counseling Services LLC (22 clinicians)

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

1707 Linwood Dr
Suite B
Paragould, AR 72450-5365
Phone (870) 604-4455

Medicare participation

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment: Enrolled in AR
Eligible to order & refer: Part B services: Yes · DME: Yes · Home health: No · Power mobility devices: No · Hospice: No

Medicare enrollment records

Enrollment ID	State	Provider type	PAC ID	Details
I20240118003859	AR	Practitioner - Mental Health Counselor	5395197958	Reassigns benefits to 1 organization

National Provider Directory

Medicare enrollment (NPD): Yes

Practice roles

Organization	Status	New patients
Nextstep Counseling Services, LLC	Current since Dec 21, 2025	Accepting new patients
Life Strategies Counseling, Inc.	Past since Jan 1, 2024	Accepting new patients
Optum Behavioral Care of North Carolina, P.C.	Past since Dec 21, 2025	Accepting new patients

Locations

1707 Linwood Dr
Ste B
Paragould, AR 72450
Phone (870) 215-0669

Specialties & licenses

Specialty (taxonomy)	Code	License	State	Primary
Professional Counselor	101YP2500X	P2303018	AR	Yes

Addresses

Primary practice location

809 W Main St Ste C-D
Trumann, AR 72472-2611

Mailing address

2809 Forest Home Rd
Jonesboro, AR 72401-5320
Phone (866) 972-1268

Other practice location 1

2200 E Matthews Ave
Jonesboro, AR 72401-4347
Phone (870) 972-1268

Other providers in Trumann, AR

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Sources for this page

NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Record last updated by the provider on Apr 3, 2023. Information in NPPES is self-reported and not verified by CMS.
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy: specialty names.
Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (CMS/PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments.
Order and Referring (CMS).
Medicare Care Compare provider data (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.