NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mental Health Counselor in Louisiana

5,286 NPPES records list mental health counselor with a practice address in Louisiana, 116 per 100,000 residents, the 12th highest rate of 51. New Orleans and Shreveport have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Louisiana license search. Page 25 of 106.

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).

New Orleans has the most, 709

  1. New Orleans709
  2. Shreveport695
  3. Baton Rouge619
  4. Lafayette310
  5. Monroe203

Mental Health Counselor records in Louisiana

  1. Janelle DennisNew Orleans, LA 701261154785053
  2. Michelle DennisShreveport, LA 711081306392998
  3. Natashia DennisShreveport, LA 711071356715932
  4. Sandra Dennis, MHSVivian, LA 710821568949063
  5. Trenelle DennisChalmette, LA 700431013378843
  6. Ebony DentShreveport, LA 711091063962827
  7. Gregory DepronBaton Rouge, LA 708021336519750
  8. Bethany Derby, MA, LPCNew Orleans, LA 701161528808144
  9. Mary Dermody, LPC,LMFT,NCC,MAMetairie, LA 700051487705257
  10. Brandi DerouenLafayette, LA 705031245727361
  11. Casey DerouenLake Charles, LA 706011134586845
  12. Kelly Derouen, LPC,LMFT,NCC,NCSCHouma, LA 703631619996519
  13. Wendy DerouenOpelousas, LA 705701104353531
  14. Ryan DerousselleNew Orleans, LA 701221679932099
  15. Latonya DerozanBaton Rouge, LA 708161447772843
  16. Jennifer DerrickShreveport, LA 711051013676741
  17. Lauren Desalvo, LPCBaton Rouge, LA 708101720945090
  18. Denise Deselle, ATR-BC, LPCZachary, LA 707911619997111
  19. Chad Deshotel, MHSOpelousas, LA 705701144727983
  20. Christine Desjardins, MEDMandeville, LA 704711821486614
  21. Michele DeslattesShreveport, LA 711181306675731
  22. Callie Desormeaux, PLPCLafayette, LA 705031043039522
  23. Erin DespanieOpelousas, LA 705701053861302
  24. Madison DesrochersCovington, LA 704331235091364
  25. Crystal Devaux, MED, LPCPrairieville, LA 707691780373894
  26. Tamika DevilleTerrytown, LA 700561265950745
  27. Anthony DevoilMer Rouge, LA 712611396277356
  28. Yolanda DewberryShreveport, LA 711061902316144
  29. John Dewell, PH.D. LPCNew Orleans, LA 701181699215962
  30. Angeletter DewhartShreveport, LA 711061952828840
  31. Lacynthia DewhartShreveport, LA 711061194244467
  32. Tammy DhuetLafayette, LA 705061689146706
  33. Liora Diamond, M.S., PLPCNew Orleans, LA 701191225606601
  34. Ester DiazMarrero, LA 700721275033318
  35. Megan Diaz, PLPC, PLMFTWest Monroe, LA 712911528780293
  36. Martina Diaz AguilarLake Charles, LA 706051861364762
  37. Michelle Dickens, MA,LPC,NCCNew Orleans, LA 701191598111668
  38. Nancy Diedrich, LPC, LMFT, NCCHouma, LA 703601942345491
  39. Alisha Diggs, PHD, LPC-SBaton Rouge, LA 708161639679657
  40. Michalen DillardShreveport, LA 711081154054682
  41. Angela DillonHammond, LA 704011790207645
  42. Eboni DillonHarvey, LA 700581760908792
  43. Radaiah DillonNew Orleans, LA 701271225553639
  44. Savannah DillonMandeville, LA 704711689198103
  45. Krystle DionHouma, LA 703601023582210
  46. Lindy DismanNew Orleans, LA 701301386537660
  47. Tanya DixNew Orleans, LA 701311861847642
  48. Alfra DixonShreveport, LA 711041003346172
  49. Demetrice Dixon, RSWBaton Rouge, LA 708161699448704
  50. Gabrielle DixonBossier, LA 706011275018103

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

Louisiana ranks 12 of 51 per resident

  1. Colorado147
  2. Rhode Island131
  3. New Mexico129
  4. Louisiana116
  5. District of Columbia111
  6. New Jersey108
  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.

1.4% 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. Louisiana1.4%
  2. United States5.2%

Mental Health Counselor records in Louisiana, measured

  • In a Medicare file73 of 5,286 · 1.4% here, 5.2% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file137 · 2.6% here, 8.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more3,816 · 72.2% here, 52.6% nationally
  • Median graduation year2013 · the 137 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

5,286 NPPES records list mental health counselor (101YM0800X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Louisiana: 116 per 100,000 residents against 87 nationally (50 states and D.C.). New Orleans has 709 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. Indiana4,962
  2. Georgia4,878
  3. Tennessee4,698
  4. Nebraska4,490

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. District of Columbia110.6
  2. New Jersey107.7
  3. Mississippi107.6
  4. Florida102.8

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.