Desiree Lara, MSW

Primary specialty

Clinical Social WorkerTaxonomy code 1041C0700X

License

LCSW136180 Issued in CA

Practice address

2600 Redondo Ave FL 3
Long Beach, CA 90806-2325

Phone

(562) 256-2900

NPI assigned

Sep 2, 2020

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in CA

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

Clinical Social Worker

Education

Other, 2021

Medicare assignment

May accept Medicare assignment

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

State licenses

Practice roles

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.

• Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health

  • Mental Health Clinic/Center (Including Community Mental Health Center)
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • NPI 1083633929
  Medicare reassignment
• Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health

  • Mental Health Clinic/Center (Including Community Mental Health Center)
  • Long Beach, CA
  • NPI 1114300365
  NPD
• Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health

  • Mental Health Clinic/Center (Including Community Mental Health Center)
  • Arcadia, CA
  • NPI 1902676075
  NPD
• Helpline Youth Counseling, Inc.

  • Community/Behavioral Health Agency
  • Norwalk, CA
  • NPI 1558491761
  NPD (past)

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

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    "enumeration_type": "NPI-1",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1769126400000",
    "number": "1710591102",
    "addresses": [
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "2600 REDONDO AVE FL 3",
            "city": "LONG BEACH",
            "state": "CA",
            "postal_code": "908062325",
            "telephone_number": "562-256-2900",
            "fax_number": "562-684-0670"
        },
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "2600 REDONDO AVE FL 3",
            "city": "LONG BEACH",
            "state": "CA",
            "postal_code": "908062325",
            "telephone_number": "562-256-2900"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "LARA",
        "first_name": "DESIREE",
        "credential": "MSW",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2020-09-02",
        "last_updated": "2026-01-23",
        "certification_date": "2026-01-23",
        "status": "A"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
        {
            "code": "1041C0700X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Social Worker, Clinical",
            "state": "CA",
            "license": "LCSW136180",
            "primary": true
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

• Karen Lappen, MS, LCGC
• Nancy Lewis Lappen, LCSW
• Tyler Lappen
• Mary Claire Samera Lapuz, OTR/L
• Rianna Lara-Godfrey
• Emily Stephanie Lara
• Jared Emiliano Lara
• Jennifer Maria Lara
• Karla Lara
• Linda Lara

• Clinical Social Worker in Long Beach, CA
• Providers in Long Beach, CA by specialty
• Clinical Social Worker in California

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

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