Heather Leigh Bedford, MA, LPCA, NCC
Counselor · Columbia, SC
Heather Leigh Bedford, MA, LPCA, NCC is a counselor with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1699329292, issued on Jul 31, 2019. Check the license (South Carolina 7173, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather Leigh Bedford
- Credential
- MA, LPCA, NCC
- Primary taxonomy
- Counselor 101Y00000X
- License number
- 7173 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 900 Saint Andrews RD, Columbia, SC 29210
- Phone
- (803) 731-4708
- Enumerated
- Jul 31, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jul 31, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240118001732); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Heather Leigh Bedford 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 7173Check 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
- Columbia Counseling Center And AssociatesColumbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heather Leigh Bedford among 1,432 counselor records in South Carolina
Heather Leigh Bedford, MA, LPCA, NCC is one of 1,432 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 2019, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 63% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 3% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 5% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2013 among the 65 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 101Y00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Counselor providers in South Carolina
There are 1,432 counselor records in South Carolina.
All 1,432 in South Carolina → Every provider in Columbia → Counselor nationwide →
The 8 counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jewel Canty, LPCColumbia, SC 292101407228653
- Jane Eliza ChisholmColumbia, SC 292101538968821
- Charlotte Drayton, MA, CACPColumbia, SC 292101700372349
- Laura EdwardsColumbia, SC 292101801245113
- Laura Jones, ED.S., LPCS-CANDIDATColumbia, SC 292101942522891
- Veronica McLeanColumbia, SC 292101801689229
- Ayanna McNeil, LPCColumbia, SC 292101457817520
- Elizabeth MullinsColumbia, SC 292101396055786
Common questions
What is Heather Leigh Bedford, MA, LPCA, NCC's NPI number?
Heather Leigh Bedford, MA, LPCA, NCC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699329292, issued on Jul 31, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather Leigh Bedford, MA, LPCA, NCC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 900 Saint Andrews RD, Columbia, SC, 29210. Phone: (803) 731-4708. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather Leigh Bedford, MA, LPCA, NCC's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 7173, 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.