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 87 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. Shelby SimpsonRuston, LA 712701447184155
  2. Antoinette SimsNew Orleans, LA 701261033623657
  3. Brandi SimsWhite Castle, LA 707881467904185
  4. Christine SimsTallulah, LA 712821225484322
  5. Elizabeth Sims, LPCShreveport, LA 711051902186091
  6. Erin SimsNew Orleans, LA 701191427457704
  7. Kayla SimsShreveport, LA 711071528561255
  8. Kelvin SimsGreenwood, LA 710331235586843
  9. Lakeisha SimsLake Charles, LA 706011881069813
  10. Dana SinegalLafayette, LA 705011609382936
  11. Donovan SinegalLake Charles, LA 706011295192904
  12. Mercedes SinegalLake Charles, LA 706011972031375
  13. Ruth SingletaryLake Charles, LA 706011609954130
  14. Adonnie SingletonGreenwell Springs, LA 707391235599523
  15. Gabriel Singleton, MAThibodaux, LA 703011710489653
  16. Shawn SingletonAlexandria, LA 713031790310548
  17. Yoktomyra Singleton, MA, LPCChalmette, LA 700431356697528
  18. Shelley Skidmore-BennettBaker, LA 707141578929568
  19. Michelle SkinnerLa Place, LA 700681225604986
  20. Shauntee Slack, LPC-SMonroe, LA 712011104278019
  21. Brandon SlacksMansfield, LA 710521972055804
  22. Kizzy SlaughterAlexandria, LA 713031902408677
  23. Shelia SlaughterLake Charles, LA 706011437625639
  24. Irina Sleptsova, LMSWMandeville, LA 704481003490004
  25. Anne Small, LPCNew Orleans, LA 701191093434474
  26. Gabrielle Small, PLPCLafayette, LA 705081891470183
  27. Georgia Small, PLPCBaton Rouge, LA 708101033951348
  28. Kabrina SmallLafayette, LA 705061467983627
  29. Satonia SmallShreveport, LA 711071164957007
  30. Sherry Smelley, MSW, LCSWBaton Rouge, LA 708061033187380
  31. Tia SmileyNew Orleans, LA 701271942737739
  32. Addie Smith, LPC-SRuston, LA 712701720858285
  33. Angelia SmithGretna, LA 700561457865883
  34. Ashanti Smith, MALafayette, LA 705071679053144
  35. Ashleigh Smith, LPCBaton Rouge, LA 708101407520927
  36. Ashley Smith, MAMarrero, LA 700721104291830
  37. Ashley SmithJena, LA 713421184160335
  38. Aubrie Smith, MSNew Orleans, LA 701191538841036
  39. Aviance SmithShreveport, LA 711181194232959
  40. Barbara SmithShreveport, LA 711091548784416
  41. Barbara SmithMonroe, LA 712011891224671
  42. Barbara SmithMonroe, LA 712011992225353
  43. Brent SmithShreveport, LA 711181467903641
  44. Brittany SmithHammond, LA 704031881067536
  45. Chanel SmithNew Orleans, LA 701191134612534
  46. Cheryl Smith, MA,LPCShreveport, LA 711011013363209
  47. Christine SmithNew Orleans, LA 701191992662837
  48. Cody SmithChalmette, LA 700431447689252
  49. Cordarius SmithShreveport, LA 711011962946335
  50. Crystal SmithShreveport, LA 711091568972248

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.