Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Counseling Psychologist providers in the U.S.

8,013 NPPES records list counseling psychologist as their primary taxonomy, about 2.1 per 100,000 residents; District of Columbia and Minnesota have the most per resident. 11 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.

CMS NPPES registry, loaded Aug 27, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 103TC1900X · method

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Most per resident: the 8 highest

  1. District of Columbia8.1
  2. Minnesota7.0
  3. Vermont6.8
  4. Michigan5.8
  5. Kansas5.6
  6. Massachusetts4.7
  7. Colorado4.2
  8. Oregon3.1
  9. 50 states and D.C.2.1

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 103TC1900X by practice state, loaded Aug 27, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

San Juan has the most, 131

  1. San Juan, PR131
  2. New York, NY116
  3. Caguas, PR108
  4. Austin, TX92
  5. Minneapolis, MN82
  6. Grand Rapids, MI72
  7. Houston, TX68
  8. Saint Paul, MN64

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 103TC1900X by practice city, loaded Aug 27, 2026.

All 51 by state

StateRecordsPer 100,000
Alabama531.0
Alaska182.5
Arizona1351.8
Arkansas511.7
California6431.7
Colorado2484.2
Connecticut491.4
Delaware181.7
District of Columbia558.1
Florida3161.4
Georgia1831.7
Hawaii443.1
Idaho231.2
Illinois1381.1
Indiana1271.9
Iowa611.9
Kansas1655.6
Kentucky1052.3
Louisiana751.6
Maine352.5
Maryland1322.1
Massachusetts3284.7
Michigan5805.8
Minnesota3997.0
Mississippi341.2
Missouri1212.0
StateRecordsPer 100,000
Montana151.3
Nebraska231.2
Nevada280.9
New Hampshire241.7
New Jersey1491.6
New Mexico512.4
New York3822.0
North Carolina1921.8
North Dakota172.2
Ohio2041.7
Oklahoma1162.9
Oregon1303.1
Pennsylvania3652.8
Rhode Island282.6
South Carolina621.2
South Dakota50.5
Tennessee1532.1
Texas5301.7
Utah1023.0
Vermont446.8
Virginia901.0
Washington1682.2
West Virginia402.3
Wisconsin1031.7
Wyoming122.1

In federal data

  • NUCC code103TC1900X · Psychologist
  • Size rank106th of 690 specialties by records (0.11% of all)
  • In its family4th of 18 Psychologist codes, 5.4% of the family
  • Part D prescribers11 (0.1% of records)
  • Part D claims604 a year per prescriber, on average (266th of 572)
  • Industry payments2 physicians paid $717 in 2024, $358 each on average
  • Concentration8 states hold half of all records

Source: CMS NPPES; Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF; CMS Open Payments 2024. Presence in these files is not a quality judgment.

A sample of counseling psychologist records

  1. Mary Clark, PH.D.San Diego, CA1659374775
  2. Henry Koegel, PHDNew York, NY1659374494
  3. John McFadden, PSY DWheeling, WV1952304917
  4. James Hogg, PH.D.Flagstaff, AZ1154324473
  5. Cynthia Turnbull, PH.D.Topeka, KS1427053883
  6. Patricia Firem, PH.D.Chardon, OH1437154721
  7. Leonard Hickman, PH.D, H.S.P.P.Mishawaka, IN1699770529
  8. Jane Brake, PH.D.Lexington, KY1588669436
  9. Keith Gibson, PH.D.Dubuque, IA1649275793
  10. Brenna Healy, M.A.Dubuque, IA1902801061
  11. Doris Cohen, ED.D.Northampton, MA1801891700
  12. Shirley Rader, PHDDetroit Lakes, MN1417953951
  13. Ward LawsonMarshfield, MO1083619506
  14. Jodi Nixon, PH.D., HSPPMuncie, IN1417953670
  15. Joe Jeffers, ED.D.San Angelo, TX1245236421
  16. Armen Sarkissian, EDD, HSPPAvon, IN1982600029

Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.

Common questions

Where does the large Counseling Psychologist headcount concentrate?

8,013 Counseling Psychologist NPIs span 54 states; Puerto Rico alone holds 841. Top metros include San Juan, PR; New York, NY; Caguas, PR; Austin, TX. Nationally this is 106th of 690 NUCC codes.

How large is Counseling Psychologist's Open Payments footprint?

CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 2 Counseling Psychologist physicians totaling $717 (22 payments; average $358, 405th of 551). Presence in Open Payments is not a quality judgment.

How heavy is Counseling Psychologist Part D prescribing at scale?

Among Counseling Psychologist NPIs, 11 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 604 claims and $84K drug cost per prescriber; 266th of 572 specialties by average claims). Non-prescribing clinicians in the same NUCC code are still in NPPES.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file loaded Aug 27, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org); Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF; CMS Open Payments 2024. Counts are self-designated primary taxonomy, not board certification.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.