Lucia Dunbar, LCSW
Lucia Dunbar, LCSW is a provider specialising in Community Health Worker in New Orleans, LA, registered under NPI 1003071531. NPPES records them as a sole proprietor, meaning the practice is not incorporated as a separate legal entity.
Getting there
Here is what surrounds this office in New Orleans, based on OpenStreetMap data collected Sep 3, 2026. Parking is available about 0.42 mi away. The nearest transit stop is 0.37 mi away. A pharmacy sits 0.45 mi from the entrance (Walgreens), which helps if you leave with a prescription. If you arrive early, there is a coffee shop 0.50 mi away.
Getting here and what is nearby
Hotel Hampton Inn 729 ft ~3 min
Parking Prytania Street Parking Garage 757 ft ~3 min
Coffee Orleans Coffee 930 ft ~4 min
Hotel Hotel Henrietta 1,015 ft ~4 min
Parking Delachise Street Parking Garage 0.20 mi ~4 min
Gas station St. Charles Discount 0.23 mi ~5 min
Restaurant Sukho Thai 0.23 mi ~5 min
3701 Magazine Street, New Orleans 70115
Mo-Fr 11:30-14:30; Mo-Fr 17:00-22:00; Sa 11:30-22:00; Su 11:30-22:00
Restaurant Lilette 0.24 mi ~5 min
3637 Magazine Street, New Orleans 70115
Mo 17:30-21:30; Tu-Th 11:30-21:30; Fr-Sa 11:30-22:30
Restaurant Cavan 0.24 mi ~5 min
3607 Magazine Street, New Orleans 70115
We-Su 11:00-21:00
Grocery The Fresh Market 0.30 mi ~7 min
Transit Magazine at Constantinople 0.31 mi ~7 min
Transit 0.36 mi ~8 min
Transit 0.37 mi ~8 min
Grocery Breaux Mart 0.40 mi ~9 min
3233 Magazine Street, New Orleans 70115
Parking 0.42 mi ~9 min
Pharmacy Walgreens 0.45 mi ~9 min
Coffee HEY! Café & Coffee Roastery 0.50 mi ~10 min
4332 Magazine Street, New Orleans 70115
Distances are straight‑line estimates — walking routes may be longer. Hours and phone numbers can change; call ahead to confirm.
Credentials and Medicare
| Licence | State | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| 4464 | LA | Community Health Worker primary |
This provider holds licence 4464 issued in LA. A licence number in NPPES reflects what was filed at registration — it does not confirm the licence is still active today.
This NPI does not appear in the PECOS Medicare enrolment file. Providers who do not bill Medicare — or who bill only through a group's enrolment — will not appear here. It is not a sign of any problem with the registration.
What Community Health Worker covers
Community health workers (CHW) are lay members of communities who work either for pay or as volunteers in association with the local health care system in both urban and rural environments and usually share ethnicity, language, socioeconomic status and life experiences with the community members they serve. They have been identified by many titles such as community health advisors, lay health advocates, "promotores(as), outreach educators, community health representatives, peer health promoters, and peer health educators. CHWs offer interpretation and translation services, provide culturally appropriate health education and information, assist people in receiving the care they need, give informal counseling and guidance on health behaviors, advocate for individual and community health needs, and provide some direct services such as first aid and blood pressure screening. Some examples of these practitioners are Community Health Aides or Practitioners established under 25 USC 1616 (l) under HHS, Indian Health Service, Public Health Service. NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 172V00000X
The taxonomy records how the provider classifies their own practice. It does not confirm which conditions they currently treat, whether they are accepting new patients, or which insurance they take — call the office for that.
Full NPPES record
An NPI-1 identifies a single person. It stays with the clinician for life, even if they move practice or change state, which is why the address on file can lag behind where they actually work today.
| NPI | 1003071531 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | Jul 24, 2008 |
| Last updated | Jul 24, 2008 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| Gender | Female |
| Credential | LCSW |
| Practice address |
3706 PERRIER ST New Orleans, LA 70115 (504) 891-3838 |
Number check
How the check works, step by step
Every NPI carries a Luhn check digit — the same scheme used on credit cards. CMS prefixes the number with 80840 before computing it, which marks it as a US health identifier.
| Digit | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
Sum = 49 · next multiple of 10 = 50 · check digit = 1 · actual last digit = 1
A valid check digit only means the number is well-formed. It does not mean the provider is licensed, active, or in good standing — those are separate questions answered by the sections above.