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 6 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. Kenneth BarnesLogansport, LA 710491801344171
  2. Kenya BarnesNew Orleans, LA 701191801245758
  3. Krystie BarnesVacherie, LA 700901285174581
  4. Lameka BarnesAlexandria, LA 713031518535483
  5. Marian Barnes, M.A., PLPC, PLMFTMonroe, LA 712011992160402
  6. Judith Barnes-Cochran, PH.D.New Orleans, LA 701151568516979
  7. Natasha BarnettMonroe, LA 712011073060240
  8. Jessie Barnfield, PLPCMetairie, LA 700021922968072
  9. Melody Barnum, LM, CPM, PLPCNew Orleans, LA 701191992301980
  10. Nicole Barnum, PLPCWalker, LA 707851184381774
  11. Kristen BaroniLafayette, LA 705081417518341
  12. Amy Barras, MS, PLPCLafayette, LA 705081144030529
  13. Kristin BarrasLafayette, LA 705011871029637
  14. Michael BarrasCovington, LA 704331972973444
  15. Zina BarreNew Orleans, LA 701191346738481
  16. Victorian BarrieCovington, LA 704331700244142
  17. Susan Bartholomew, MA, PLPCAlexandria, LA 713031700679487
  18. Trutajua BartieLake Charles, LA 706011932691607
  19. Ashanti BashfulCovington, LA 704331114475167
  20. Christine Bass, LPC, NCCMetairie, LA 700051891582425
  21. Marilyn BastinLafayette, LA 705031982356390
  22. Allamont BatesShreveport, LA 711071023539103
  23. Chelsea BatesVidalia, LA 713731497277362
  24. Amina BatisteGretna, LA 700531033749551
  25. Christian BatisteLafayette, LA 705031134594039
  26. Colby BatisteLafayette, LA 705031528501616
  27. Cory BatisteMinden, LA 710551457880635
  28. Darrien BatisteGonzales, LA 707371821945023
  29. Marisha BatisteLafayette, LA 705061033663893
  30. Thesia BatisteBunkie, LA 713221295268597
  31. Ursula Batiste, LPC, NCCSaint Martinville, LA 705821639543382
  32. Caroline Batsche, LPCBaton Rouge, LA 708081962016295
  33. Ann Batson, PLPCHaughton, LA 710371093576795
  34. Julie BattNew Orleans, LA 701151891213120
  35. Ashlee BattisteBossier City, LA 711121801250170
  36. Gilbert BattisteMandeville, LA 704481124545504
  37. Kara BattleySaint Francisville, LA 707751396256210
  38. Angelia Bautista, MHSFranklinton, LA 704381396264164
  39. Christopher BautistaFranklinton, LA 704381700305570
  40. Laura Baxter, LPC-S, LMFT, NCCShreveport, LA 711011184875890
  41. Dario Bayardo, MS, PLPC, NCCNew Orleans, LA 701151134992480
  42. Ashley Bayer, LPCNew Orleans, LA 701151881587533
  43. Ed'Nasha BaylorBaton Rouge, LA 708181295606416
  44. Morgan Bayman, COUNSELORAlexandria, LA 713011467929885
  45. Chantelle BazileBaton Rouge, LA 708091104311182
  46. Tori BazileBaton Rouge, LA 708091972073245
  47. Dejandra BealAlexandria, LA 713031598120081
  48. Ebony Beal-CollinsShreveport, LA 711051942976063
  49. Deresha BeanNew Orleans, LA 701121508313982
  50. Arnesha BeardRuston, LA 712701477083517

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.