Dina Brue, LCSW
Dina Brue, LCSW is a provider specialising in Clinical Social Worker in Scotch Plains, NJ, registered under NPI 1003072836. 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 Scotch Plains, based on OpenStreetMap data collected Sep 3, 2026. Parking is available about 975 ft away. A pharmacy sits 571 ft from the entrance (CVS Pharmacy), which helps if you leave with a prescription. If you arrive early, there is a coffee shop 900 ft away.
Getting here and what is nearby
Parking 196 ft ~1 min
Parking 489 ft ~2 min
Pharmacy CVS Pharmacy 571 ft ~3 min
Coffee Black Drop Coffee 900 ft ~4 min
431 Park Avenue, 07076
Mo-Fr 07:00-17:00; Sa-Su 07:30-16:00
Restaurant Grano Pizzeria & Italian Restaurant 884 ft ~4 min
Parking 975 ft ~4 min
Restaurant Main Star Chinese Restaurant 950 ft ~4 min
Restaurant Osaka Japanese Cuisine 971 ft ~4 min
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 44SC05515700 | NJ | Clinical Social Worker primary |
This provider holds licence 44SC05515700 issued in NJ. 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 Clinical covers
A social worker who holds a master's or doctoral degree in social work from an accredited school of social work in addition to at least two years of post-master's supervised experience in a clinical setting. The social worker must be licensed, certified, or registered at the clinical level in the jurisdiction of practice. A clinical social worker provides direct services, including interventions focused on interpersonal interactions, intrapsychic dynamics, and life management issues. Clinical social work services are based on bio-psychosocial perspectives. Services consist of assessment, diagnosis, treatment (including psychotherapy and counseling), client-centered advocacy, consultation, evaluation, and prevention of mental illness, emotional, or behavioral disturbances. NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 1041C0700X
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 | 1003072836 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | Jul 31, 2008 |
| Last updated | Jan 14, 2013 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| Gender | Female |
| Credential | LCSW |
| Practice address |
551 PARK AVE Scotch Plains, NJ 07076 (646) 643-5345 |
| Mailing address |
2064 PRINCETON AVE Scotch Plains, NJ 07076 |
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 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
Sum = 54 · next multiple of 10 = 60 · check digit = 6 · actual last digit = 6
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.