Christine Dougherty, LCSW
Christine Dougherty, LCSW is a provider specialising in Clinical Social Worker in Vista, CA, registered under NPI 1003194960.
Getting there
Here is what surrounds this office in Vista, based on OpenStreetMap data collected Sep 10, 2026. Parking is available about 0.40 mi away. The nearest transit stop is 0.25 mi away.
Getting here and what is nearby
Transit 737 ft ~3 min
Transit 814 ft ~4 min
Convenience 7-Eleven 0.23 mi ~5 min
Restaurant Little Caesars 0.24 mi ~5 min
Transit 0.25 mi ~5 min
Restaurant New Panda Buffet 0.25 mi ~5 min
Parking 0.33 mi ~7 min
Restaurant Jack in the Box 0.34 mi ~7 min
Parking 0.40 mi ~9 min
Grocery Northgate Market 0.48 mi ~10 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 26686 | CA | Clinical Social Worker primary |
This provider holds licence 26686 issued in CA. A licence number in NPPES reflects what was filed at registration — it does not confirm the licence is still active today.
- Status
- Approved
- Provider type
- Order And Referring Only - Clinical Social Worker
- PAC ID
- 3072943885
- Enrollment ID
- I20200420000172
Medicare enrolment is recorded as approved under the provider type Order And Referring Only - Clinical Social Worker. Being enrolled means the provider can bill Medicare; it does not tell you whether they are currently accepting new Medicare patients. Call the office to confirm.
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 | 1003194960 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | Jul 26, 2011 |
| Last updated | Mar 17, 2020 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| Gender | Female |
| Credential | LCSW |
| Practice address |
1000 VALE TERRACE DR Vista, CA 92084 (760) 631-5000 |
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 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
Sum = 60 · next multiple of 10 = 60 · check digit = 0 · actual last digit = 0
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.