Merinda Hill Cutshaw, MA, LCAS, LCMHC

Primary specialty

Professional CounselorTaxonomy code 101YP2500X

License

16526 Issued in NC

Practice address

356 Biltmore Ave Ste 150
Asheville, NC 28801-4558

Phone

(828) 254-2700

NPI assigned

Jul 24, 2019

Last updated

Jul 20, 2026By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

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

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 1

Specialty

Mental Health Counselor

Education

Other, 2018

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Rha Health Services IncGroup PAC ID 8426196072, 55 clinicians

River of Hope Behavioral Health and Wellness Center PLLCGroup PAC ID 7618334442, 4 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Not enrolled

HHS exclusion list flag

CMS’s directory marks this NPI as on an HHS exclusion list; no matching OIG record was found. The OIG exclusions file (LEIE) holds no record for this NPI, and the directory does not say which list the flag comes from. How exclusions are shown Confirm with the OIG exclusions search.

Credentials

Master of Arts

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, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• River of Hope Behavioral Health and Wellness Center PLLC

  • Mental Health Clinic/Center (Including Community Mental Health Center)
  • Asheville, NC
  • NPI 1235825514
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Rha Health Services Inc

  • Community/Behavioral Health Agency
  • Concord, NC
  • NPI 1447376306
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group
• Rha Behavioral Health NC LLC

  • Community/Behavioral Health Agency
  • Whiteville, NC
  • NPI 1700318680
  Medicare reassignment
• Rha Behavioral Health NC LLC

  • Community/Behavioral Health Agency
  • Asheville, NC
  • NPI 1164151080
  NPD
• Rha Behavioral Health NC LLC

  • Community/Behavioral Health Agency
  • Burlington, NC
  • NPI 1548620297
  NPD
• Rha Health Services, Inc

  • Community/Behavioral Health Agency
  • Yanceyville, NC
  • NPI 1629489307
  NPD
• Rha Health Services, Inc.

  • Community/Behavioral Health Agency
  • Asheville, NC
  • NPI 1700918125
  NPD

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

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            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
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            "address_1": "5 DOCTORS PARK STE C",
            "city": "ASHEVILLE",
            "state": "NC",
            "postal_code": "288014520",
            "telephone_number": "828-699-4599"
        },
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    "basic": {
        "last_name": "CUTSHAW",
        "first_name": "MERINDA",
        "middle_name": "HILL",
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        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2019-07-24",
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        "certification_date": "2026-07-20",
        "status": "A"
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            "license": "LCAS24693",
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        },
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            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Counselor, Mental Health",
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}

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• Christen Cutshaw
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• David Michael Cypcar, MD
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• Professional Counselor in Asheville, NC
• Providers in Asheville, NC by specialty
• Professional Counselor in North Carolina

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jul 20, 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.