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A Gentle Beginning

Naturopath in Canby, OR · enumerated 2007 · authorized official Madeline Schaefer, General Partner.

Data current as of Jul 13, 2026 · sourced from CMS NPPES

National Provider Identifier

1174671473

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Registry record

Entity type Organization (Type 2)

Legal business name A Gentle Beginning

Practice address 1736 N Locust St, Canby, OR, 97013

Phone (503) 263-2058

Fax (503) 263-3655

Enumeration date Jan 5, 2007

Last updated in NPPES Sep 11, 2025

Taxonomy & classification

175F00000X Naturopath Other Service Providers · License 0661 (OR) Secondary

175F00000X Naturopath Other Service Providers · License 45 (OR) Secondary

175F00000X Naturopath Other Service Providers · License 0583 (OR) Secondary

175F00000X Naturopath Other Service Providers · License 34 (OR) Primary

176B00000X Midwife Other Service Providers · License AP30007172 (WA) Secondary

176B00000X Midwife Other Service Providers · License AP30006813 (WA) Secondary

176B00000X Midwife Other Service Providers Secondary

Authorized official

Name Madeline Schaefer

Title General Partner

Phone (503) 263-2058

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How current is this record?

Data comes from the CMS NPPES public dissemination file; this record was last updated in NPPES on 2025-09-11. Verify at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov.

Where is A Gentle Beginning located?

The practice location on file with NPPES is in Canby, OR.

Source: CMS NPPES (public data). Snapshot 2026-07-13. Provider record last updated 2025-09-11.