Ernestine Dickson, MSW, LCSW
Ernestine Dickson, MSW, LCSW is a provider specialising in Clinical Social Worker in Fayetteville, AR, registered under NPI 1003241134. 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 Fayetteville, based on OpenStreetMap data collected Sep 13, 2026. Parking is available about 0.46 mi away at Municipal Parking Deck. The nearest transit stop is 935 ft away, served by MLK Blvd & Willow (South). A pharmacy sits 0.24 mi from the entrance (Walgreens), which helps if you leave with a prescription. If you arrive early, there is a coffee shop 0.42 mi away.
Getting here and what is nearby
Transit MLK Blvd & S College 274 ft ~2 min
Transit College & MLK Blvd 531 ft ~3 min
Parking 821 ft ~4 min
Transit MLK Blvd & Willow (South) 935 ft ~4 min
Restaurant Penguin Ed's 0.20 mi ~5 min
230 South East Avenue, Fayetteville 72701
Mo-Th 10:30-20:00; Fr,Sa 10:30-21:00; Su 10:30-15:00
Pharmacy Walgreens 0.24 mi ~5 min
524 South School Avenue, Fayetteville 72701
Mo-Fr 07:00-22:00; Sa 08:00-22:00; Su 09:00-21:00
Restaurant Siam Cuisine 0.26 mi ~6 min
318 South Nelson Hackett Boulevard, Fayetteville 72701
Tu-Su 11:00-14:30,16:30-20:30
Restaurant Pizza Hut 0.28 mi ~6 min
314 South School Avenue, Fayetteville 72701
Mo-Th 11:00-24:00; Fr,Sa 11:00-01:00; Su 11:00-24:00
Hotel Stay-Inn-Style Bed & Breakfast 0.30 mi ~6 min
Parking Town Center Parking Garage 0.30 mi ~7 min
15 West Mountain Street, Fayetteville 72701
Coffee Mamaka 0.33 mi ~7 min
Coffee Jammin Java 0.35 mi ~8 min
21 West Mountain Street, Fayetteville 72701
Tu-Fr 07:30-14:00; Sa 09:00-14:00
Coffee Onyx Coffee Lab - Fayetteville Square 0.42 mi ~9 min
26 West Center Street, Fayetteville 72701
Mo-Su 07:00-20:00
Hotel Graduate by Hilton Fayetteville, AR 0.45 mi ~10 min
Parking Municipal Parking Deck 0.46 mi ~10 min
25 East Meadow Street, Fayetteville 72701
Grocery Walmart Neighborhood Market 0.50 mi ~11 min
660 West Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard, Fayetteville 72701
Mo-Su 06:00-24:00
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 9286-C | AR | Clinical Social Worker primary |
This provider holds licence 9286-C issued in AR. 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 | 1003241134 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | Sep 9, 2013 |
| Last updated | Jul 13, 2022 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| Gender | Female |
| Credential | MSW, LCSW |
| Practice address |
516 S EAST AVE Fayetteville, AR 72701 (501) 313-1033 |
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 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Sum = 46 · next multiple of 10 = 50 · check digit = 4 · actual last digit = 4
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.