NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Luther Graham Bufford, LPC, NCC, BC-TMH

Professional Counselor · Hoover, AL

Luther Graham Bufford, LPC, NCC, BC-TMH is a professional counselor with a practice address in Hoover, Alabama, and NPI 1447859368, issued on Oct 21, 2020. Check the license (Alabama 4188, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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1447859368
Name
Luther Graham Bufford
Credential
LPC, NCC, BC-TMH
Primary taxonomy
Professional Counselor 101YP2500X
License number
4188 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
119 Shades Crest RD, Hoover, AL 35226
Phone
(205) 259-9393
Enumerated
Oct 21, 2020
Record last updated
Oct 21, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240209000582); accepts 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 Alabama board licenses this profession
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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Integrative Health Services, LLCPelham, AL

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

Luther Graham Bufford among 1,797 professional counselor records in Alabama

Luther Graham Bufford, LPC, NCC, BC-TMH is one of 1,797 professional counselor records with a practice address in Alabama. 8% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 66% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 66% of these records are older, 27% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 8% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 12% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2008 among the 214 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 101YP2500X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

59 professional counselor records list a practice address in Hoover

They are 59 of the 1,246 NPPES records with a practice address in Hoover, and 1,797 professional counselor records in Alabama.

The 8 professional counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mary Ellen Capps, LPCBirmingham, AL 352261265665137
  2. Emily DickinsonHoover, AL 352261942374319
  3. Tivica Fortune, MS, LPCHoover, AL 352261043462450
  4. Asia Gorg, PH.D., LPC, LMHCHoover, AL 352261588003388
  5. Terra Griffin, LPCVestavia, AL 352261982921763
  6. Cary Hardy, NCC, LPCHoover, AL 352261902150782
  7. Kevin Hays, LPCBirmingham, AL 352261053567255
  8. Janice Martin, EDD, LPCHoover, AL 352261841415940

Common questions

What is Luther Graham Bufford, LPC, NCC, BC-TMH's NPI number?

Luther Graham Bufford, LPC, NCC, BC-TMH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447859368, issued on Oct 21, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Luther Graham Bufford, LPC, NCC, BC-TMH located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 119 Shades Crest RD, Hoover, AL, 35226. Phone: (205) 259-9393. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Luther Graham Bufford, LPC, NCC, BC-TMH's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 4188, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama 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.