NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor in Louisiana

933 NPPES records list addiction (substance use disorder) counselor with a practice address in Louisiana, 20 per 100,000 residents, the 30th highest rate of 51. Baton Rouge and New Orleans have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Louisiana license search. Page 7 of 19.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 101YA0400X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Baton Rouge has the most, 155

  1. Baton Rouge155
  2. New Orleans87
  3. Lafayette68
  4. Monroe67
  5. Shreveport62

Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor records in Louisiana

  1. Lisa Ferguson, GSWSlidell, LA 704581972811347
  2. Jeanne Fernandez, RACLafayette, LA 705061912333873
  3. Rochelle FernandezDonaldsonville, LA 703461144005315
  4. Bernadette Fields, CACHouma, LA 703601730114844
  5. Ryan Findish, CITSorrento, LA 707781366392680
  6. Charles FisherBaton Rouge, LA 708161528930500
  7. Cortisha FisherBaton Rouge, LA 708091558142505
  8. Comfort Folarin, LACAlexandria, LA 713031962880666
  9. Donelle Fontenot, CITDenham Springs, LA 707261316707334
  10. Martha Fontenot, LACLake Charles, LA 706071639329022
  11. Viola FortenberryNew Orleans, LA 701191275029894
  12. Ashley Foster, CITMany, LA 714491598448169
  13. Trent FrancesBaton Rouge, LA 708061811767403
  14. Janice Francois, CITSorrento, LA 707781295554988
  15. Connie FrankNew Iberia, LA 705601851177844
  16. Ulysses Frank, RACAlexandria, LA 713011992984397
  17. Albert Franklin, LACNew Orleans, LA 701151497206932
  18. Chad FrederickRuston, LA 712701417362278
  19. Daniel Freedman, RACBaton Rouge, LA 708061487309357
  20. Jaquetta FreemanHammond, LA 704031003769811
  21. Jean FronterhouseShreveport, LA 711051639684160
  22. Diane Fruge, RACLake Charles, LA 706071114206760
  23. Lauryn Fry, CITDenham Springs, LA 707261003521899
  24. Alfreda Fulton, LACNew Orleans, LA 701191609431428
  25. Marella Fuselier, LACNew Iberia, LA 705601578593364
  26. Melissa GabrielNew Orleans, LA 701191376038521
  27. Philip Gaharan, LACRayville, LA 712691386336485
  28. Lynda Galloway, LACShreveport, LA 711011568566164
  29. Cecilia Garceau, CAC, CCSBossier City, LA 711111205190857
  30. Susan Garner, CITLafayette, LA 705011104381409
  31. Adam Garrett, CIT, MS, BS, CPELafayette, LA 705011710838677
  32. Danielle GarthBaton Rouge, LA 708091669941688
  33. Andrea Gaspard, CITAbbeville, LA 705101225853062
  34. Brian Gauthier, RACCovington, LA 704331124794532
  35. Lindsey GautreauBaton Rouge, LA 708101609560549
  36. Gregory Gentry, LACShreveport, LA 711041174047856
  37. Heather GernoldHammond, LA 704011942813274
  38. Cyresia GibsonHammond, LA 704011083086409
  39. Franchesca GibsonBastrop, LA 712201376390351
  40. Guy Gideon, CACLafayette, LA 705011164896668
  41. Christine Gilmore, CAC, CCSDenham Springs, LA 707261841760444
  42. Sandra GinsburgShreveport, LA 711291841228541
  43. Ross Githens, LAC 1144Shreveport, LA 711041063609782
  44. Andria GoinsMonroe, LA 712011730724238
  45. Jacob Goldberg, MSW,LMSW,LAC,CCSNew Orleans, LA 701271700446382
  46. Nicole Goldin-Muro, MMT, LAC, MT-BC, NMTNew Orleans, LA 701191306332929
  47. Juan GomezShreveport, LA 711011962506550
  48. Brooke Goodwin, CACMonroe, LA 712031700613437
  49. Vanissa GosserandBaton Rouge, LA 708141093287716
  50. M. Charisse GrangerLafayette, LA 705011942674460

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 101YA0400X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Louisiana ranks 30 of 51 per resident

  1. Michigan23
  2. Connecticut21
  3. South Carolina21
  4. Louisiana20
  5. Wyoming20
  6. District of Columbia20
  7. 50 states and D.C.28

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 101YA0400X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

0.5% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 1.0% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. Louisiana0.5%
  2. United States1.0%

Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor records in Louisiana, measured

  • In a Medicare file5 of 933 · 0.5% here, 1.0% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file13 · 1.4% here, 1.7% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more486 · 52.1% here, 57.4% nationally
  • Median graduation year2014 · the 13 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 101YA0400X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

933 NPPES records list addiction (substance use disorder) counselor (101YA0400X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Louisiana: 20 per 100,000 residents against 28 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Baton Rouge has 155 of them (17%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. Iowa971
  2. Alaska987
  3. Maine855
  4. Arizona837

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Wyoming20.2
  2. South Carolina20.7
  3. District of Columbia20.0
  4. Connecticut21.0

The largest states

  1. California27,741
  2. Ohio11,255
  3. New York5,180
  4. Washington4,416
  5. Oregon4,037

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record 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.