NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor in North Carolina

3,066 NPPES records list addiction (substance use disorder) counselor with a practice address in North Carolina, 28 per 100,000 residents, the 21st highest rate of 51. Charlotte and Raleigh have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the North Carolina license search. Page 34 of 62.

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

Charlotte has the most, 387

Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor records in North Carolina

  1. Halle LeeGoldsboro, NC 275341467942904
  2. Rita Lee, CSAC, NCACIIFayetteville, NC 283011104848944
  3. Susan Lee, LCSW LPC CCASCharlotte, NC 282111942396122
  4. Thomas Lee, III, MAEDAsheville, NC 288011891711081
  5. Heather Legault, LCASAAsheville, NC 288061861938219
  6. Edward LeshureAsheville, NC 288031790161271
  7. Everitte LeslieWhitsett, NC 273771891564886
  8. Carol LewallenCharlotte, NC 282171407262736
  9. Angelitha Lewis, LCASGoldsboro, NC 275341881589067
  10. Marcus Lewis, LCAS-ASmithfield, NC 275771588406573
  11. Mendi Lewis, CADCWashington, NC 278891679364459
  12. Ron LewisWake Forest, NC 275871346367968
  13. Stuffon LewisAsheboro, NC 272031609307065
  14. Susanna Lewis, LCAS, LPCAGastonia, NC 280541750682134
  15. Suzanne Lewis, LCAS-AGoldsboro, NC 275341730692807
  16. Veda Lewis, CADCRoseboro, NC 283821306620083
  17. Yolanda Lewis, CSAC,LCAS-ALumberton, NC 283581679837405
  18. Sarah Lewis Yow, LCASGreensboro, NC 274551477179968
  19. Tamara Liaschenko, MA LCASAEmerald Isle, NC 285941831625441
  20. Linda Libby, LPC MACFt Bragg, NC 283101467416321
  21. Arthur Light, MA, CSAC, CCS, LCASReidsville, NC 273201992033484
  22. Cornelia Liles, LCAS-ARockingham, NC 283791831441278
  23. Leslie Liles, MCAP, CADCConnelly Springs, NC 286121992440937
  24. Harold Lilly, LCASAsheboro, NC 272031366427320
  25. David Lindeman, LCASGreensboro, NC 274071942320163
  26. Carolyn LinderGastonia, NC 280541033525449
  27. Kionna Lindsay, CADC-RGoldsboro, NC 275301619670270
  28. Larry Lindsey, MACharlotte, NC 282111760785125
  29. Laura LindseyDurham, NC 277071528840352
  30. Nyasia LindseyRaleigh, NC 276161801667282
  31. Sherry Lindsley, M.S., LPC, LCASWake Forest, NC 275871770665044
  32. Taylor Lingren, CADC-ARockingham, NC 283791528869658
  33. Krista LininAsheboro, NC 272051255277984
  34. Michael Link, CSACReidsville, NC 273201578049011
  35. Briana LittleGreensboro, NC 274071679388458
  36. Scott LittlejohnCharlotte, NC 282111053970459
  37. Christie LittletonGoldsboro, NC 275341942694252
  38. Amye Llamas, LCSWAHickory, NC 286021083479208
  39. Natalka Lock MasseyRaleigh, NC 276091861622946
  40. Brenda Locklear, LCASLumberton, NC 283581770710733
  41. Erica LocklearRaleigh, NC 276031467296707
  42. Kayla LocklearLumberton, NC 283601730013590
  43. L Locklear, CADC-RLaurinburg, NC 283521306539028
  44. Lisa LocklearPembroke, NC 283721740790666
  45. Mesca Locklear, LCASALumberton, NC 283581437538535
  46. Michelle Locklear, MSLPC, LCASALaurel Hill, NC 283511306508247
  47. Nikki LocklearPembroke, NC 283721841775681
  48. Tasha LocklearWhitsett, NC 273771598620213
  49. Tina Locklear, LCAS-APembroke, NC 283721598499360
  50. Tonya LocklearLumberton, NC 283581649658048

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

North Carolina ranks 21 of 51 per resident

  1. Colorado32
  2. Nebraska30
  3. Iowa30
  4. North Carolina28
  5. New York26
  6. Nevada25
  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.

2.1% 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. North Carolina2.1%
  2. United States1.0%

Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor records in North Carolina, measured

  • In a Medicare file64 of 3,066 · 2.1% here, 1.0% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file121 · 3.9% here, 1.7% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more1,765 · 57.6% here, 57.4% nationally
  • Median graduation year2015 · the 120 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

3,066 NPPES records list addiction (substance use disorder) counselor (101YA0400X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in North Carolina: 28 per 100,000 residents against 28 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Charlotte has 387 of them (13%).

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. Texas2,435
  2. Massachusetts2,375
  3. Michigan2,317
  4. Wisconsin2,096

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. New York26.5
  2. Iowa30.3
  3. Nebraska30.3
  4. Nevada25.0

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.