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 5 of 62.

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).

Charlotte has the most, 387

  1. Charlotte387
  2. Raleigh221
  3. Asheville166
  4. Fayetteville137
  5. Greensboro119

Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor records in North Carolina

  1. Demetria BennettGreensboro, NC 274011336698042
  2. Tawanda Bennett, LCAS-ARockingham, NC 283791841683448
  3. John Bensinger, MA, LCAS, LPCN Wilkesboro, NC 286591316271141
  4. Melissa Benson, LCAS, LCMHCSCharlotte, NC 282111659678225
  5. Daphne Benthall, LCASAWilmington, NC 284031477998797
  6. Julia Bentley, MS, LCAS-AConcord, NC 280251215474267
  7. Melissa Bentley, LCASTroy, NC 273711811093628
  8. John Benton, CADC, ICADCRaleigh, NC 276091750014221
  9. Lisa Bentz, LCASWilmington, NC 284011710124227
  10. Lisa BeresnyakRaleigh, NC 276101477109940
  11. Erin Beretsky, LCASNewland, NC 286571346374295
  12. Courtney Berger Coon, CADCFt Bragg, NC 283081992651616
  13. Rose BernardGreenville, NC 278341528851151
  14. Thomas Bernhardt, M.S., LCASRaleigh, NC 276101558431569
  15. Jefforey Best, LCASCharlotte, NC 282111184851677
  16. Lysha Best, LCAS-ADurham, NC 277041063807816
  17. Megan Best, MSW, LCAS, LCSWWilmington, NC 284111518535863
  18. Michael Betancourt, CSACAsheville, NC 288011841695970
  19. Damion BetheaConcord, NC 280251952680399
  20. Donna Bethea, LCAS-ALaurinburg, NC 283521164878443
  21. Jacquelyn Betts, CSACRaleigh, NC 276121205874823
  22. Stephanie Beverly, LCAS-AGoldsboro, NC 275341215365903
  23. Emily BeyCharlotte, NC 282111629660444
  24. Claire Biddix, MSW, LCAS-ASanford, NC 273301982336095
  25. Susan Bigelow, MS, LAC, LCASDurham, NC 277011104095967
  26. Schuyler Biles, LCAS-AJacksonville, NC 285461174413082
  27. Hope Billings, LCAS-AShelby, NC 281501659895977
  28. James Billings, CSACAsheboro, NC 272031114480316
  29. Lorrainne Bilodeau, LCAS, CCSWest End, NC 273761881784288
  30. Ragen BirchallBurlington, NC 272151407703705
  31. Erin Bircher, LPC, LCASCary, NC 275131942486196
  32. Corbin Bird, LCAS-AChapel Hill, NC 275161689208100
  33. Sarinia Bishop, MSWDurham, NC 277071508428202
  34. Patricia Bistrick, LCASAsheville, NC 288011558615328
  35. Robert BitskoDurham, NC 277071265091110
  36. Barbara Black, M.S., LCASFayetteville, NC 283051225127707
  37. Jason Black, L.P.A., L.C.A.SWilmington, NC 284121194097022
  38. Shaphaun Black, CSACCharlotte, NC 282031326448960
  39. Sophia Black, LPC, NCCKernersville, NC 272841205032802
  40. Cheryl Blackmon, LCASAFayetteville, NC 283111164662045
  41. Kimberly Blackmon, LPC, NCC, LCAS, CCSCharlotte, NC 282111083747224
  42. Lindsay Blackmon, MSW, LCSW, LCASCharlotte, NC 282171164872347
  43. Pamela Blackmon, C.S.A.C.Charlotte, NC 282121427154699
  44. Vanessa Blackwell, LCASReidsville, NC 273201801171400
  45. Cadricia BlairConcord, NC 280251073230603
  46. Jacquelyn BlakeThomasville, NC 273601285355453
  47. Sarah BlakelyWinterville, NC 285901417490194
  48. Douglas Blakeman, CSACHickory, NC 286021689117335
  49. Ahmad Blakeney, LCAS-ACharlotte, NC 282051275108599
  50. Joseph Blanchard, LCAS, M.A.Charlotte, NC 282701215326269

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.