Katherine Plapinger
Katherine Plapinger is a provider specialising in Clinical Social Worker in Brighton, MA, registered under NPI 1003242330.
Getting there
Here is what surrounds this office in Brighton, based on OpenStreetMap data collected Sep 6, 2026. Parking is available about 0.26 mi away. The nearest transit stop is 0.43 mi away, served by Cambridge St @ N Beacon St. A pharmacy sits 0.47 mi from the entrance (Health First Pharmacy), which helps if you leave with a prescription. If you arrive early, there is a coffee shop 0.43 mi away.
Getting here and what is nearby
Parking 248 ft ~1 min
Restaurant Sammy's Pizza & Fried Chicken 538 ft ~3 min
Convenience Father & Son Market 602 ft ~3 min
1437 Commonwealth Avenue
Parking 739 ft ~3 min
Restaurant NakSan BBQ 817 ft ~4 min
1414 Commonwealth Avenue
Restaurant Charlie's Pizza & Cafe 1,014 ft ~4 min
177 Allston Street
Su-We 11:00-12:00; Th-Sa 11:00-02:00
Convenience Allston Convenience Store 0.20 mi ~4 min
165 Allston Street
Convenience Lee's 2 Market 0.24 mi ~5 min
1383 Commonwealth Avenue
Gas station Mobil 0.24 mi ~5 min
Transit Washington St @ Monastery Rd 0.25 mi ~5 min
Transit Washington St @ Monastary Rd 0.26 mi ~6 min
Parking 0.26 mi ~6 min
45 Nevins Street
Grocery Cheema's Super Market 0.31 mi ~7 min
Pharmacy Central Pharmacy 0.32 mi ~7 min
Grocery Whole Foods Market 0.37 mi ~8 min
15 Washington Street, Brighton 02135
Mo-Su 08:00-22:00
Coffee Dash Cafe 0.40 mi ~9 min
Coffee Starbucks 0.41 mi ~9 min
1304 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston 02134
Mo-Fr 05:30-21:00; Sa-Su 06:00-21:00
Transit Cambridge St @ N Beacon St 0.43 mi ~9 min
6 Barrows Street, Allston 02134
Coffee Twin Donuts 0.43 mi ~9 min
Hotel Hotel Boston 0.44 mi ~9 min
40 Mount Hood Road, Boston 02135
Hotel Best Western University Hotel 0.45 mi ~9 min
Pharmacy Health First Pharmacy 0.47 mi ~10 min
1670 Commonwealth Avenue, Brighton 02135
Mo-Fr 09:00-19:00,Sa 11:00-17:00
Distances are straight‑line estimates — walking routes may be longer. Hours and phone numbers can change; call ahead to confirm.
Credentials and Medicare
NPPES does not list a state licence number for this record. That is not unusual — organizations and some provider types are not required to file one. Verify current licensure with the relevant state board before care.
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 | 1003242330 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | Sep 18, 2013 |
| Last updated | Sep 18, 2013 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| Gender | Female |
| Practice address |
77B WARREN ST Brighton, MA 02135 (617) 787-1901 Fax (617) 254-3461 |
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 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
Sum = 50 · next multiple of 10 = 50 · 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.