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Department of Children and Family Services

Foster Care Agency in Lakewood, CA · enumerated 2009 · authorized official Deborah Jaffe, Children'S Social Worker.

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

National Provider Identifier

1548597040

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Registry record

Entity type Organization (Type 2)

Legal business name Department of Children and Family Services

Practice address 4060 Watson Plaza Dr, Lakewood, CA, 90712

Phone (562) 497-3543

Enumeration date Nov 4, 2009

Last updated in NPPES Nov 4, 2009

Taxonomy & classification

253J00000X Foster Care Agency Agencies · License LCS25775 (CA) Primary

Authorized official

Name Deborah Jaffe

Title Children'S Social Worker

Phone (562) 497-3543

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A National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique 10-digit number that CMS assigns to every U.S. healthcare provider and organization under HIPAA. Type 1 NPIs identify individual providers; Type 2 NPIs identify organizations. The NPI appears on insurance claims, prescriptions, and credentialing paperwork, and never changes, even if the provider moves or changes specialty.

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What is a Type 2 NPI?

A Type 2 NPI identifies an organization (group practice, hospital, pharmacy, lab), while Type 1 NPIs identify individual providers. Organizations bill under their Type 2 NPI.

What type of organization is Department of Children and Family Services?

Department of Children and Family Services is registered in NPPES as a Foster Care Agency (its primary provider taxonomy).

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Source: CMS NPPES (public data). Snapshot 2026-07-13. Provider record last updated 2009-11-04.