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 62 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. Deborah Young, LCASGreensboro, NC 274101619099587
  2. Deborah Young, MS, LPC, LCAS, CSI,Durham, NC 277041265608665
  3. Denise Young, LCASARich Square, NC 278691013316579
  4. Erika Young, B.S., CSACConcord, NC 280251790194033
  5. Maureen Young, LCASFuquay Varina, NC 275261811266307
  6. Robert Young, LPC, LCASRaleigh, NC 276051770633471
  7. Walter YoungFayetteville, NC 283111316650419
  8. Whitney Young, LCAS-ALenoir, NC 286451003417387
  9. Cecil Yount, M.A., L.C.A.S., CCSSylva, NC 287791669505426
  10. Elizabeth Yow, LCAS, MSW, PLCSWWilmington, NC 284011548458854
  11. Joseph Zacarolo, BA, CADC, ISSA-MTKannapolis, NC 280811366366528
  12. David Zealy-Wright, LPC, LCASHickory, NC 286021982985537
  13. Mary Grace Zeigler, CADC-IAsheville, NC 288061972389666
  14. Alireza Zibaie, MS. LCAS-AAsheville, NC 288061497298228
  15. Aubree Zimmerman, CSAC-RRaleigh, NC 276131730623554
  16. Anthony ZordanoStatesville, NC 286251730458811

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.