Mental Health Counselor providers in the U.S.
290,729 NPPES records list mental health counselor as their primary taxonomy, about 87 per 100,000 residents; Oregon and Alaska have the most per resident. 90 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 101YM0800X means
101YM0800X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Counselor, Mental Health, in the grouping Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers. 290,729 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
Source: NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, definition as NUCC publishes it (nucc.org); counts from CMS NPPES.
Most per resident: the 8 highest
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 101YM0800X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Westampton has the most, 4,385
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 101YM0800X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 51 by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 2,243 | 44 |
| Alaska | 2,237 | 305 |
| Arizona | 3,260 | 44 |
| Arkansas | 2,663 | 87 |
| California | 28,617 | 73 |
| Colorado | 8,626 | 147 |
| Connecticut | 2,386 | 66 |
| Delaware | 793 | 77 |
| District of Columbia | 751 | 111 |
| Florida | 23,249 | 103 |
| Georgia | 4,878 | 44 |
| Hawaii | 1,049 | 73 |
| Idaho | 1,620 | 83 |
| Illinois | 10,716 | 85 |
| Indiana | 4,962 | 72 |
| Iowa | 2,567 | 80 |
| Kansas | 716 | 24 |
| Kentucky | 3,794 | 84 |
| Louisiana | 5,286 | 116 |
| Maine | 1,151 | 83 |
| Maryland | 4,201 | 68 |
| Massachusetts | 18,415 | 263 |
| Michigan | 3,987 | 40 |
| Minnesota | 4,133 | 72 |
| Mississippi | 3,163 | 108 |
| Missouri | 2,399 | 39 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | 1,146 | 101 |
| Nebraska | 4,490 | 227 |
| Nevada | 2,468 | 77 |
| New Hampshire | 2,284 | 163 |
| New Jersey | 10,009 | 108 |
| New Mexico | 2,722 | 129 |
| New York | 19,989 | 102 |
| North Carolina | 8,858 | 82 |
| North Dakota | 230 | 29 |
| Ohio | 7,764 | 66 |
| Oklahoma | 6,520 | 161 |
| Oregon | 15,190 | 359 |
| Pennsylvania | 10,019 | 77 |
| Rhode Island | 1,437 | 131 |
| South Carolina | 4,189 | 78 |
| South Dakota | 753 | 82 |
| Tennessee | 4,698 | 66 |
| Texas | 9,782 | 32 |
| Utah | 2,813 | 82 |
| Vermont | 1,506 | 233 |
| Virginia | 4,088 | 47 |
| Washington | 18,094 | 232 |
| West Virginia | 694 | 39 |
| Wisconsin | 2,622 | 44 |
| Wyoming | 327 | 56 |
In federal data
- NUCC code101YM0800X · Counselor
- Size rank4th of 688 specialties by records (3.97% of all)
- In its family1st of 6 Counselor codes, 45.4% of the family
- Part D prescribers90 (under 0.1% of records)
- Part D claims797 a year per prescriber, on average (110th of 496)
- Industry payments42 physicians paid $44K in 2024, $1K each on average
- Concentration9 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 mental health counselor records
- Anastasia Kenney, LPCAnchorage, AK1588778286
- Allen Levy, LPAAnchorage, AK1912035957
- Diana BlineAnchorage, AK1235325366
- Marilou Laisnez, LMFTAnchorage, AK1154581031
- Michele CaseAnchorage, AK1245519073
- Jennifer RiggAnchorage, AK1487937108
- Heidi CarsonAnchorage, AK1235412958
- Gregory KramerAnchorage, AK1073897542
- Kathy SegalAnchorage, AK1588948053
- Gena Graves, BSWAnchorage, AK1255615720
- William HutchingsAnchorage, AK1245502129
- Michael BredeAnchorage, AK1609124858
- Carlie ShawAnchorage, AK1225380611
- Jesse WellsAnchorage, AK1407286933
- Matthew TerryAnchorage, AK1023438363
- Sarah DrummondAnchorage, AK1427468115
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Where does the large Mental Health Counselor headcount concentrate?
290,729 Mental Health Counselor NPIs span 55 states; California alone holds 28,617. Top metros include Westampton, NJ; New York, NY; Portland, OR; Seattle, WA. Nationally this is 4th of 688 NUCC codes.
How large is Mental Health Counselor's Open Payments footprint?
CMS Open Payments 2024 lists 42 Mental Health Counselor physicians totaling $44K (1,083 payments; average $1K, 226th of 470). Presence in Open Payments is not a quality judgment.
How heavy is Mental Health Counselor Part D prescribing at scale?
Among Mental Health Counselor NPIs, 90 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 797 claims and $89K drug cost per prescriber; 110th of 496 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 of Aug 9, 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.
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.