Richard Gage Howard, LCMHC, NCC

Primary specialty

Professional CounselorTaxonomy code 101YP2500X

License

17398 Issued in NC

Practice address

3825 Market St Ste 4
Wilmington, NC 28403-1426

Phone

(910) 777-5575

Fax

(910) 777-5273

NPI assigned

Mar 29, 2022

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

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, 2021

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

Lifesource of North CarolinaGroup PAC ID 7416132428, 172 clinicians

Wilmington Mental Health PLLCGroup PAC ID 8325439201, 11 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

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.

• Wilmington Mental Health, PLLC

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Wilmington, NC
  • NPI 1396206330

  Mental Health

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Lifesource of North Carolina

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Wilmington, NC
  • NPI 1811286156
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group

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

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• Carrie Howard, RBT
• Christa T Howard, LCSW
• Kasha Howard
• Kirk A Howard, MD
• Kristen Stoner Howard, LCAS-P
• Howell Support Services
• Adam Howell, LPC
• Cameron Howell, PA-C
• Charlotta King Howell
• Yelena Bulatova Howell, DNP

• Professional Counselor in Wilmington, NC
• Providers in Wilmington, 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 Apr 9, 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.

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