Deborah Kay Blankenship, LMHC

Primary specialty

Mental Health CounselorTaxonomy code 101YM0800X

Practice address

1202 S Main St
Charles City, IA 50616-3465

Phone

(641) 715-1183

NPI assigned

Feb 6, 2023

Last updated

Apr 28, 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 1

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in IA

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, 2022

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Avalon CenterGroup PAC ID 9032409594, 2 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, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Avalon Center

  • Community/Behavioral Health Agency
  • Mason City, IA
  • NPI 1003969148
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• North Iowa Mercy Clinics

  dba MercyOne North Iowa Family and Sports Medicine

  • Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician
  • Mason City, IA
  • NPI 1982300349
  NPD (past)
• Wellsource

  • Psychologist
  • Mason City, IA
  • NPI 1992818249
  NPD (past)

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

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            "address_1": "1202 S MAIN ST",
            "city": "CHARLES CITY",
            "state": "IA",
            "postal_code": "506163465",
            "telephone_number": "641-715-8118",
            "fax_number": "641-715-1184"
        },
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        }
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    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "BLANKENSHIP",
        "first_name": "DEBORAH",
        "middle_name": "KAY",
        "credential": "LMHC",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2023-02-06",
        "last_updated": "2026-04-28",
        "certification_date": "2026-04-28",
        "status": "A"
    },
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            "code": "101YM0800X",
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}

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• Mental Health Counselor in Charles City, IA
• Providers in Charles City, IA by specialty
• Mental Health Counselor in Iowa

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Apr 28, 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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