Clara Ruth Couch, LPC, NCC
Mental Health Counselor · Charleston, SC
Clara Ruth Couch, LPC, NCC is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1134802713, issued on Aug 9, 2023. Check the license (South Carolina 8170, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Clara Ruth Couch
- Credential
- LPC, NCC
- Primary taxonomy
- Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
- License number
- 8170 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425
- Phone
- (843) 792-1414
- Enumerated
- Aug 9, 2023
- Record last updated
- Aug 9, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240122003716); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Clara Ruth Couch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 8170Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University Medical Associates OF The Medical University OF South CarolCharleston, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Clara Ruth Couch among 4,189 mental health counselor records in South Carolina
Clara Ruth Couch, LPC, NCC is one of 4,189 mental health counselor records with a practice address in South Carolina. 3% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 78% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 3% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 5% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2014 among the 202 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 101YM0800X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
371 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Charleston
They are 371 of the 10,840 NPPES records with a practice address in Charleston, and 4,189 mental health counselor records in South Carolina.
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The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Theresa SkojecCharleston, SC 294251679077820
- Lindsay Carr, LPC-A, LPCAwendaw, SC 294291750211751
- Kathryn Campbell, LPCANorth Charleston, SC 294201891522165
- Barbara DavenportNorth Charleston, SC 294201720814890
Common questions
What is Clara Ruth Couch, LPC, NCC's NPI number?
Clara Ruth Couch, LPC, NCC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134802713, issued on Aug 9, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Clara Ruth Couch, LPC, NCC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 792-1414. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Clara Ruth Couch, LPC, NCC's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 8170, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.