NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Heather Nicole Thigpen, MED, LCMHC, NCC

Mental Health Counselor · Wilmington, NC

Heather Nicole Thigpen, MED, LCMHC, NCC is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Wilmington, North Carolina, and NPI 1134746399, issued on Jul 2, 2020. Check the license (North Carolina 13418, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1134746399
Name
Heather Nicole Thigpen
Credential
MED, LCMHC, NCC
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
License number
13418 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8651B Stephens Church RD Apt 305, Wilmington, NC 28411
Phone
(919) 398-5067
Enumerated
Jul 2, 2020
Record last updated
Sep 29, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250626000121); may accept Medicare assignment
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
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Heather Nicole Thigpen among 8,858 mental health counselor records in North Carolina

Heather Nicole Thigpen, MED, LCMHC, NCC 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 not. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 47% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 47% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 6% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 11% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · 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).

312 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Wilmington

They are 312 of the 6,526 NPPES records with a practice address in Wilmington, and 8,858 mental health counselor records in North Carolina. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brenda CareyWilmington, NC 284111942286109
  2. Sharon Dickey, LCMHCWilmington, NC 284111235782186
  3. Sarah Dotzler, LCMHCAWilmington, NC 284111811760853
  4. Stacey Gobins, LMHCWilmington, NC 284111215473509
  5. Kasha HowardWilmington, NC 284111952610719
  6. Jennifer Leigh, LPC, LCASWilmington, NC 284111194849737
  7. Julee Llanos, LCMHCA, NCCWilmington, NC 284111306437454
  8. Lisa Loeffel, M.S. NCC, LPCWilmington, NC 284111205964442

Common questions

What is Heather Nicole Thigpen, MED, LCMHC, NCC's NPI number?

Heather Nicole Thigpen, MED, LCMHC, NCC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134746399, issued on Jul 2, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Heather Nicole Thigpen, MED, LCMHC, NCC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8651B Stephens Church RD Apt 305, Wilmington, NC, 28411. Phone: (919) 398-5067. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Heather Nicole Thigpen, MED, LCMHC, NCC's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 13418, 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. 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.