NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mental Health Counselor in Kentucky

3,794 NPPES records list mental health counselor with a practice address in Kentucky, 84 per 100,000 residents, the 21st highest rate of 51. Prestonsburg and Corbin have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Kentucky license search. Page 39 of 76.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 101YM0800X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Prestonsburg has the most, 1,151

  1. Prestonsburg1,151
  2. Corbin468
  3. Lexington427
  4. Louisville366
  5. Somerset111

Mental Health Counselor records in Kentucky

  1. Allison Key, BACorbin, KY 407011578890935
  2. James Key, BACorbin, KY 407011164666335
  3. Jewel KeysPrestonsburg, KY 416531871078303
  4. Eliza KhoPaducah, KY 420011467380196
  5. Elizabeth KiddLouisville, KY 402031609195890
  6. Santana KiddPrestonsburg, KY 416531649994369
  7. Carsyn Kidwell, MFT ASSOCIATELouisville, KY 402071760266431
  8. Felecia Kilgore, BSPikeville, KY 415011730368416
  9. Michael KillebrewPaducah, KY 420011770995235
  10. Claudia KillenPrestonsburg, KY 416531952184418
  11. Misty KillionPrestonsburg, KY 416531467238121
  12. Julian KimLexington, KY 405051982218871
  13. Lisa KimPrestonsburg, KY 416531285378406
  14. Amber KinastHopkinsville, KY 422401679466163
  15. Emily KincadePrestonsburg, KY 416531407791247
  16. Abby KingLexington, KY 405111932855681
  17. Angie King, MED, LPCCCorbin, KY 407011063644508
  18. Christina KingCorbin, KY 407011346830494
  19. Dalacy KingPrestonsburg, KY 416531114819257
  20. Deborah KingPrestonsburg, KY 416531861238578
  21. Kiersten KingPrestonsburg, KY 416531295580876
  22. Leighann King, BSCorbin, KY 407011114350618
  23. Robin KingPrestonsburg, KY 416531811539950
  24. Jill Kinnaird, BSStanford, KY 404841528108206
  25. Kaitlyn Kinne, MHAPrestonsburg, KY 416531376403337
  26. Erin KinnetzLouisville, KY 402041396901401
  27. Melissa KinneyPrestonsburg, KY 416531659117372
  28. Jacob KiperHenderson, KY 424201922249796
  29. Taylor Kirby, LPCCPrestonsburg, KY 416531528613643
  30. Benjamin KirchingerElizabethtown, KY 427011063339794
  31. Sophia Kiri, M.ED, LMHCEdgewood, KY 410171073196457
  32. Darcey KirkPrestonsburg, KY 416531932684461
  33. Lakin KirkPrestonsburg, KY 416531790384048
  34. Megan KirkPrestonsburg, KY 416531023593555
  35. Ashton KirkhamPrestonsburg, KY 416531619502366
  36. Sarah Kirkland, BSCorbin, KY 407011538380688
  37. Connie Kiser, LPCACrittenden, KY 410301205059045
  38. Jason Kishpaugh, LPCC, MEDCorbin, KY 407011902023724
  39. Sharon Kissel, LPCCCorbin, KY 407011447651583
  40. Sheila KleiserCorbin, KY 407011659591030
  41. Sandra KlemanskiPrestonsburg, KY 416531215688387
  42. Jeffery KlimperPrestonsburg, KY 416531962287433
  43. Emily Klingensmith, LPCCLiberty, KY 425391356701353
  44. Megan KnackPrestonsburg, KY 416531174080725
  45. Kathryn Knackmuhs, LMHC, LPCCBowling Green, KY 421031316312887
  46. Ann KnightHopkinsville, KY 422401851473490
  47. Katherine KnightSomerset, KY 425031588409106
  48. Molly KnippenbergLouisville, KY 402041801153788
  49. Stephanie KnipperFort Thomas, KY 410751285385278
  50. Sarah Knisely, MA, LPCCNicholasville, KY 403561659685485

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 101YM0800X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Kentucky ranks 21 of 51 per resident

  1. Montana101
  2. Arkansas87
  3. Illinois85
  4. Kentucky84
  5. Maine82
  6. Idaho82
  7. 50 states and D.C.87

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 101YM0800X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

5.3% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 5.2% 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. Kentucky5.3%
  2. United States5.2%

Mental Health Counselor records in Kentucky, measured

  • In a Medicare file200 of 3,794 · 5.3% here, 5.2% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file287 · 7.6% here, 8.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more2,068 · 54.5% here, 52.6% nationally
  • Median graduation year2016 · the 287 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 101YM0800X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

3,794 NPPES records list mental health counselor (101YM0800X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Kentucky: 84 per 100,000 residents against 87 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Prestonsburg has 1,151 of them (30%).

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. Michigan3,987
  2. Virginia4,088
  3. Minnesota4,133
  4. South Carolina4,189

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Maine82.5
  2. Idaho82.5
  3. Utah82.3
  4. Illinois85.4

The largest states

  1. California28,617
  2. Florida23,249
  3. New York19,989
  4. Massachusetts18,415
  5. Washington18,094

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.