NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michelle Douglass Essary, MA, LPC, BCN

Professional Counselor · Hoover, AL

Michelle Douglass Essary, MA, LPC, BCN is a professional counselor with a practice address in Hoover, Alabama, and NPI 1154785996, issued on Apr 7, 2016. Check the license (Alabama 4284, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama 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
1154785996
Name
Michelle Douglass Essary
Credential
MA, LPC, BCN
Primary taxonomy
Professional Counselor 101YP2500X
License numbers
4284 AL
0012901 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5330 Stadium Trace Pkwy Ste 310, Hoover, AL 35244
Phone
(205) 490-6983
Enumerated
Apr 7, 2016
Record last updated
May 19, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(205) 490-6984
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). 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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Michelle Douglass Essary among 1,797 professional counselor records in Alabama

Michelle Douglass Essary, MA, LPC, BCN 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 not. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 45% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 45% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 8% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 12% of these records are
  • Record last updated2021 · 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. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 professional counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Maggie Banger, LPCBirmingham, AL 352441124540836
  2. Pamela Bivins, LPC-S,LMFT,NCC,JSOCCHoover, AL 352441558817999
  3. Peter Boyle, MA, LPC, NCC, CCFCHoover, AL 352441316475866
  4. Amy Flowers, LPCHoover, AL 352441063651651
  5. Jessica Hendrix, LPC, NCCHoover, AL 352441841721065
  6. Lois Lambert, LPCHoover, AL 352441740581479
  7. Kirsten Loveridge, PHD, LPC, NCC, CSTHoover, AL 352441841762788
  8. D. Pearson, LPCHoover, AL 352441689790370

Common questions

What is Michelle Douglass Essary, MA, LPC, BCN's NPI number?

Michelle Douglass Essary, MA, LPC, BCN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154785996, issued on Apr 7, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michelle Douglass Essary, MA, LPC, BCN located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5330 Stadium Trace Pkwy Ste 310, Hoover, AL, 35244. Phone: (205) 490-6983. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michelle Douglass Essary, MA, LPC, BCN's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 4284, 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. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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