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 83 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. Ladette Ruplinger, LCPCBaton Rouge, LA 708181336537497
  2. Ashley Rush, LPCLafayette, LA 705081528902160
  3. Marion Rushing-Robinson, COUNSELORShreveport, LA 711041831603240
  4. Wynona Russ, LPCLafayette, LA 705081588108989
  5. Alexis RussellGonzales, LA 707371083084834
  6. Erika Russell, MS, PLPCLafayette, LA 705061053881581
  7. Jamal RussellRuston, LA 712701841795945
  8. Natalee Russell, PLPCShreveport, LA 711051174210850
  9. Randall RussellBaton Rouge, LA 708151285171892
  10. Savanah RussellMonroe, LA 712011508236001
  11. Shandricka Russell, LPCBaton Rouge, LA 708091457966590
  12. Sara RussoMetairie, LA 700051710735261
  13. Rebecca Ryan, PLPC, MT-BCMetairie, LA 700021558986836
  14. Tara SabbathBossier City, LA 711121306357108
  15. Ashley SabidoBaton Rouge, LA 708101952819625
  16. Kayleigh Sagar, LPC, PLMFTMetairie, LA 700011013510015
  17. Suzanne Saia, LPC-SHouma, LA 703601730233842
  18. Adriann Saint, PLPCGretna, LA 700561255219184
  19. Denise SalaamNew Orleans, LA 701271043660988
  20. Amanda Salgado, MS, NCCTerrytown, LA 700561619332731
  21. Roy Salgado, PH.D., LPC, LMFTKenner, LA 700621578759445
  22. Larhonda SaloneShreveport, LA 711011437635521
  23. Bridgette SalsberryShreveport, LA 711011528573961
  24. Carlin SalterNew Orleans, LA 701251992404909
  25. Soncia Salter, MS, MANew Orleans, LA 701121558028399
  26. India SamOpelousas, LA 705701144733353
  27. Calvary SampsonLafayette, LA 705061487305405
  28. Kiara SampsonAlexandria, LA 713021437694742
  29. Trent SampsonRuston, LA 712701841748522
  30. Tiffini SamuelsDenham Springs, LA 707061447035936
  31. Adrian SandersBaton Rouge, LA 708101225508559
  32. Allison SandersBaton Rouge, LA 708061477080786
  33. Angela SandersNew Orleans, LA 701131184083412
  34. Ayanna SandersMonroe, LA 712031184166621
  35. Carl SandersBossier City, LA 711121417493149
  36. Earl SandersBaton Rouge, LA 708061447785746
  37. Gwendolyn SandersLake Charles, LA 706011487141453
  38. Lonnia SandersShreveport, LA 711071265985394
  39. Shekeidra SandersFerriday, LA 713341104376094
  40. Shelia Sanders, LMSWHammond, LA 704011447726187
  41. Shitara SandersLa Place, LA 700681265965966
  42. Tresia SandersAlexandria, LA 713021821530452
  43. Vanessa SandersGonzales, LA 707371760935878
  44. William SandinoNew Orleans, LA 701191568855815
  45. Emily Sandoz, PH.D.Lafayette, LA 705011750520680
  46. Laurel SantosNew Orleans, LA 701161659649101
  47. Peter SantosMetairie, LA 700061437716495
  48. Leslie Santure, MASTER OF ARTSShreveport, LA 711011285008185
  49. Melondy SappBaton Rouge, LA 708091629528807
  50. Sara SappMonroe, LA 712011093407546

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.