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 54 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. Lacey KellyBaton Rouge, LA 708101861156267
  2. Melissa KellyRuston, LA 712701336500545
  3. W. Kelly, LPC/LMFTSlidell, LA 704581689757056
  4. Sharon Kelly-GeeSterlington, LA 712801033640305
  5. Lacy KemkerBaton Rouge, LA 708181780142414
  6. Amy Kennedy, PLCLake Charles, LA 706011275377251
  7. Azure KennedyMonroe, LA 712031891244836
  8. Brandy Kennedy, MSLafayette, LA 705011720598105
  9. Lashonda KennedyShreveport, LA 711181316455306
  10. Linda KennedyMarrero, LA 700721144695131
  11. Madison Kennedy, PLPCShreveport, LA 711051851085476
  12. Tyla Kennedy, MA, NCC, LPCMetairie, LA 700031811543358
  13. Latanyle Kennedy-Smith, MSVidalia, LA 713731952768707
  14. Erica KentLake Charles, LA 706011376915322
  15. Marva KentNew Orleans, LA 701141679105134
  16. Georgia Kenyan, MAShreveport, LA 711011811479207
  17. Caitlyn KernanHammond, LA 704031902449143
  18. Stephen Kessler, LPC, LACMetairie, LA 700011831648005
  19. Elydia KetchensNew Orleans, LA 701141295192052
  20. Christopher KeyNew Orleans, LA 701131396074100
  21. Jacqueline KeySterlington, LA 712801588102420
  22. Terrance KeySterlington, LA 712801083075873
  23. Ty KeyRuston, LA 712701609313253
  24. Arian Keys, CSWAmite, LA 704221093165110
  25. Kamilah KeysLafayette, LA 705081346889128
  26. Mechelle KeysBaton Rouge, LA 708061366980872
  27. Nia KeysLafayette, LA 705061972048015
  28. Shanjeta KhanNew Orleans, LA 701271043751688
  29. Keona KiddShreveport, LA 711031477191591
  30. Christian KiddyMonroe, LA 712011881359826
  31. Christopher KidwellHarvey, LA 700581144042987
  32. Lexi KieferMetairie, LA 700011588443550
  33. Nicole KiernanChalmette, LA 700431255585709
  34. Linda KilbourneBaton Rouge, LA 708161063944015
  35. Shelly Killingsworth, MSLafayette, LA 705031225489776
  36. Tiffany KillingsworthShreveport, LA 711291447620752
  37. Aerim KimNew Orleans, LA 701141760979025
  38. Daniel Kimball, LCSWLafayette, LA 705011255439535
  39. Ashlei KimbleShreveport, LA 711071801244280
  40. Jamar Kimble Sr.Monroe, LA 712011649799511
  41. Brittany KimbroughNew Orleans, LA 701311326419185
  42. Anna KingBaker, LA 707141225498801
  43. Anne King, LMSWCrowley, LA 705261467385716
  44. Brandee KingLake Charles, LA 706011780177808
  45. Christopher KingClinton, LA 707221518311406
  46. Edna KingLake Providence, LA 712541184158594
  47. Freddericka KingNew Orleans, LA 701191023482544
  48. Heather KingLake Providence, LA 712541417489097
  49. Kathryn King, LPCDuson, LA 705291477179703
  50. Mia King, LPCMandeville, LA 704481336653302

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.