NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Emma Jean Pluta, LCMHC

Mental Health Counselor · Asheville, NC

Emma Jean Pluta, LCMHC is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1659678175, issued on Feb 18, 2011. Check the license (North Carolina 8537, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1659678175
Name
Emma Jean Pluta
Credential
LCMHC
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
License number
8537 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
49 Laurel Ter, Asheville, NC 28804
Phone
(828) 206-1700
Enumerated
Feb 18, 2011
Record last updated
Dec 11, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240314003981); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Thriveworks Clinical - North Carolina PCGreensboro, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Emma Jean Pluta among 8,858 mental health counselor records in North Carolina

Emma Jean Pluta, LCMHC is one of 8,858 mental health counselor records with a practice address in North Carolina. 6% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 17% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 17% of these records are older, 81% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 6% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 11% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2015 among the 931 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 37% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

574 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Asheville

They are 574 of the 8,173 NPPES records with a practice address in Asheville, and 8,858 mental health counselor records in North Carolina.

The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Leland Baggett, M.A.Asheville, NC 288041104087972
  2. Deborah Burns, MED., MS.Asheville, NC 288041629198445
  3. Donna Clausen, LPCAsheville, NC 288041366974990
  4. Catherine Connor, LMFTAsheville, NC 288041063468726
  5. Erika CookAsheville, NC 288041063800779
  6. Amy Datla, LCMHCS, LMHC, LMFTAsheville, NC 288041306002019
  7. Anne Doucette, PH.D.Asheville, NC 288041316273394
  8. Mark Durham, MA, LPC, NCCAsheville, NC 288041306836960

Common questions

What is Emma Jean Pluta, LCMHC's NPI number?

Emma Jean Pluta, LCMHC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659678175, issued on Feb 18, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Emma Jean Pluta, LCMHC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 49 Laurel Ter, Asheville, NC, 28804. Phone: (828) 206-1700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Emma Jean Pluta, LCMHC's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 8537, as entered by the provider. Search the North 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.