Melissa Christensen
Melissa Christensen is a Mental Health Counselor in Tacoma, WA, registered under NPI 1003384348.
Getting there
Here is what surrounds this office in Tacoma, based on OpenStreetMap data collected Sep 23, 2026. Parking is available about 738 ft away. There is EV charging 791 ft from the office (Tesla Supercharger) — useful if you are driving in from out of town. The nearest transit stop is 939 ft away, served by Tacoma Mall Boulevard & Steele Street. If you arrive early, there is a coffee shop 0.44 mi away.
Getting here and what is nearby
EV charging 586 ft ~3 min
Gas station Costco Gasoline 573 ft ~3 min
2219 South 37th Street, Tacoma 98409
Mo-Fr 06:00-21:30; Sa-Su 07:00-19:00
Parking 569 ft ~3 min
Parking 570 ft ~3 min
Restaurant Five Guys 635 ft ~3 min
4027 Tacoma Mall Boulevard, Tacoma 98409
11:00-21:30
Restaurant Pho 38th 636 ft ~3 min
3815 South Steele Street, Tacoma 98409
Transit Steele Street South & South 37th Street 754 ft ~3 min
Parking 738 ft ~3 min
Restaurant Happy Teriyaki 727 ft ~3 min
4027 Tacoma Mall Boulevard, Tacoma 98409
Transit Steele Street South & South 37th Street 799 ft ~4 min
EV charging Tesla Supercharger 791 ft ~3 min
Transit Tacoma Mall Boulevard & Steele Street 939 ft ~4 min
Coffee Starbucks 0.26 mi ~6 min
Coffee Starbucks 0.29 mi ~6 min
4201 South Steele Street
Gas station Shell 0.35 mi ~7 min
Convenience 7-Eleven 0.39 mi ~8 min
Coffee Gong Cha 0.44 mi ~9 min
Convenience Hungry Bear Market 0.46 mi ~10 min
Gas station Chevron 0.46 mi ~10 min
Grocery Marline's Deli & Health Foods 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 |
|---|---|---|
| LH61574633 | WA | Mental Health Counselor primary |
This provider holds licence LH61574633 issued in WA. 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 | 1003384348 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | Nov 5, 2018 |
| Last updated | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| Gender | Female |
| Practice address |
15 OREGON AVE STE 111 Tacoma, WA 98409 (206) 774-9842 |
| Mailing address |
12228 SE 233RD ST Kent, WA 98031 |
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 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 |
Sum = 62 · next multiple of 10 = 70 · check digit = 8 · actual last digit = 8
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.