Monica Blandford, LMFT
Monica Blandford, LMFT is a Marriage & Family Therapist in Atascadero, CA, registered under NPI 1639814916.
Getting there
The practice address on file is 4555 EL CAMINO REAL STE J, Atascadero, CA 93422. We have not yet mapped what surrounds this office — parking, transit, and nearby pharmacies are added as our data collection reaches each location.
Credentials and Medicare
| Licence | State | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| 146445 | CA | Marriage & Family Therapist primary |
This provider holds licence 146445 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
- Practitioner - Marriage And Family Therapist
- PAC ID
- 1658713102
Enrolled in Medicare 3 times, across 3 states:
| State | Enrollment ID | Provider type |
|---|---|---|
| California | I20240529002328 | Practitioner - Marriage And Family Therapist |
| District of Columbia | I20240917001519 | Practitioner - Marriage And Family Therapist |
| Wisconsin | I20251023002457 | Practitioner - Marriage And Family Therapist |
Medicare enrolment is recorded as approved under the provider type Practitioner - Marriage And Family Therapist. There are 3 separate enrolment records across 3 states (CA, DC, WI). Multiple enrolments usually mean the provider bills Medicare from more than one practice location, or has kept an earlier enrolment after moving. Each record carries its own enrolment ID, listed above. 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 Marriage & Family Therapist covers
A marriage and family therapist is a person with a master's degree in marriage and family therapy, or a master's or doctoral degree in a related mental health field with substantially equivalent coursework in marriage and family therapy, who receives supervised clinical experience, or a person who meets the state requirements to practice as a marriage and family therapist. A marriage and family therapist treats mental and emotional disorders within the context of marriage and family systems. A marriage and family therapist provides mental health and counseling services to individuals, couples, families, and groups. NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 106H00000X
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 | 1639814916 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | May 2, 2022 |
| Last updated | May 30, 2024 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| Gender | Female |
| Credential | LMFT |
| Practice address |
4555 EL CAMINO REAL STE J Atascadero, CA 93422 (805) 952-3223 |
| Mailing address |
4515 CAYUCOS AVE Atascadero, CA 93422 |
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 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 |
Sum = 74 · next multiple of 10 = 80 · 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.