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 49 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. Danielle JeffersonMonroe, LA 712011184114183
  2. Doris JeffersonVidalia, LA 713731063936250
  3. Edwin JeffersonShreveport, LA 711011780197996
  4. Jacqueline Jefferson, MA COUNSELORBaton Rouge, LA 708061255782249
  5. Linda Jefferson, MHPKenner, LA 700651194263871
  6. Maurice JeffersonNew Orleans, LA 701271629441597
  7. Alonda JenkinsScott, LA 705831326574955
  8. Amelia Jenkins, CST, MHSNew Orleans, LA 701261407380231
  9. Cora JenkinsShreveport, LA 711181992228985
  10. Danielle JenkinsSlidell, LA 704611790232726
  11. Devin JenkinsBaton Rouge, LA 708061659800928
  12. Erica JenkinsLake Charles, LA 706061386153401
  13. James Jenkins, MA, LPC, NCCBossier City, LA 711111891015418
  14. Kali JenkinsLa Place, LA 700681821441049
  15. Kandi JenkinsShreveport, LA 711031437680428
  16. Kayla JenkinsCovington, LA 704331295282689
  17. Laiton JenkinsFranklinton, LA 704381023574522
  18. Latwann Jenkins, PARAPROFESSIONALBossier City, LA 711111528592714
  19. Natasha JenkinsHomer, LA 710401093214769
  20. Paige Jenkins, MSW, LCSWBaton Rouge, LA 708101518092006
  21. Hayden JerniganJefferson, LA 701211629754163
  22. Markisha JeterShreveport, LA 711071912766049
  23. Tonnique JeterShreveport, LA 711081538889647
  24. Ariel JewettShreveport, LA 711181366910622
  25. Ira Jewitt, B.A.Baton Rouge, LA 708161154784767
  26. Vernestine JilesBaton Rouge, LA 708161619410263
  27. Latasha Jiles Monroe, BALake Charles, LA 706011639697295
  28. Lenier JillesDenham Springs, LA 707261629507389
  29. Vanessa Joachin, M.S.New Orleans, LA 701121730934787
  30. Kelly JohansonNew Orleans, LA 701191629922927
  31. Alysia JohnsonCovington, LA 704331972964039
  32. Amber JohnsonVidalia, LA 713731043782774
  33. Angela JohnsonNew Orleans, LA 701191780136572
  34. Anthony JohnsonBossier City, LA 711111609249564
  35. Barbara JohnsonNatchitoches, LA 715471760918999
  36. Brenisha JohnsonMonroe, LA 712021326753419
  37. Brian JohnsonBaton Rouge, LA 708091538686035
  38. Charles JohnsonOpelousas, LA 705701528591724
  39. Charles JohnsonShreveport, LA 711031265976047
  40. Chelsea Johnson, PLPC, NCCBaton Rouge, LA 708061396329827
  41. Cheryl JohnsonNew Orleans, LA 701271255897872
  42. Christen JohnsonBaton Rouge, LA 708161982076105
  43. Christina JohnsonVivian, LA 710821659885515
  44. Christine JohnsonNew Orleans, LA 701191669243523
  45. Christopher JohnsonThibodaux, LA 703011578086609
  46. Cortlin JohnsonNew Orleans, LA 701311033575188
  47. Danielle JohnsonGramercy, LA 700521316303191
  48. Danielle JohnsonNew Orleans, LA 701301023849791
  49. Dea JohnsonNew Orleans, LA 701281932629177
  50. Debra JohnsonBaton Rouge, LA 708091700259009

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.