Amber Bankson, LMHC
Amber Bankson, LMHC is a Mental Health Counselor in New York, NY, registered under NPI 1003202656. 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 York, based on OpenStreetMap data collected Sep 11, 2026. Parking is available about 0.30 mi away. There is EV charging 0.35 mi from the office (ChargePoint) — useful if you are driving in from out of town. The nearest transit stop is 432 ft away, served by Coach executive bus stop. A pharmacy sits 0.30 mi from the entrance (Pasteur Pharmacy), which helps if you leave with a prescription. If you arrive early, there is a coffee shop 538 ft away.
Getting here and what is nearby
Restaurant Chef 28 53 ft ~1 min
Transit Madison Avenue & East 28th Street 151 ft ~1 min
Grocery Whole Foods Market 133 ft ~1 min
Transit Madison Avenue & East 29th Street 199 ft ~1 min
Restaurant Atoboy 197 ft ~1 min
43 East 28th Street, New York 10016
17:00-21:00; Fr,Sa 17:00-22:00
Restaurant Tarallucci e Vino 204 ft ~1 min
44 East 28th Street, 10016
Mo-Th 17:00-22:30, Fr-Sa 17:00-23:00
Coffee Bourke Street Bakery 308 ft ~2 min
Hotel Hotel Seville NoMad 301 ft ~2 min
Coffee Birch Coffee 351 ft ~2 min
21 East 27th Street, New York 10016
Mo-Fr 07:00-20:00; Sa-Su 08:00-20:00
Hotel Royalton Park Avenue 355 ft ~2 min
Transit Coach executive bus stop 432 ft ~2 min
Pharmacy Duane Reade 428 ft ~2 min
401 Park Avenue South, New York 10016
Mo-Su 07:00-23:00
Hotel Latham 456 ft ~2 min
4 East 28th Street, New York
Coffee Slate Cafe 538 ft ~3 min
121 Madison Avenue, 10016
Mo-Fr 07:30-17:00; Sa-Su 08:00-17:00
Parking 564 ft ~3 min
10 East 30th Street, New York 10016
Convenience Yamadaya 826 ft ~4 min
Convenience Little Michael 834 ft ~4 min
Grocery Kalustyan's 924 ft ~4 min
123 Lexington Avenue, 10016
Mo-Sa 10:00-20:00; Su 11:00-19:00
Convenience Shiva Wireless 948 ft ~4 min
Pharmacy CVS Pharmacy 0.24 mi ~5 min
320 5th Avenue, 10001
07:00-24:00 open "Store" || Mo-Fr 08:00-20:00; Sa,Su 10:00-17:00 open "Pharmacy"
EV charging ChargePoint 0.25 mi ~6 min
Parking Red Ball Garage 0.25 mi ~6 min
142 East 31st Street, 10016
Grocery Eataly 0.26 mi ~6 min
200 5th Avenue, New York 10010
Mo-Su 09:00-23:00
Parking 0.30 mi ~7 min
148 East 33rd Street, 10016
Pharmacy Pasteur Pharmacy 0.30 mi ~7 min
53 East 34th Street, New York 10016
Mo-Fr 08:00-17:00, Sa 10:00-15:00
EV charging ChargePoint 0.33 mi ~7 min
EV charging ChargePoint 0.35 mi ~7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 006485 | NY | Mental Health Counselor primary |
This provider holds licence 006485 issued in NY. 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 Mental Health covers
Definition to come... NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 101YM0800X
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 | 1003202656 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | Apr 10, 2015 |
| Last updated | Nov 13, 2015 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| Gender | Female |
| Credential | LMHC |
| Practice address |
37 E 28TH ST SUITE 408 New York, NY 10016 (347) 291-6721 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
Sum = 44 · next multiple of 10 = 50 · 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.