NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mental Health Counselor in North Carolina

8,858 NPPES records list mental health counselor with a practice address in North Carolina, 82 per 100,000 residents, the 26th highest rate of 51. Charlotte and Raleigh have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the North Carolina license search. Page 107 of 178.

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).

Charlotte has the most, 1,089

  1. Charlotte1,089
  2. Raleigh914
  3. Asheville574
  4. Durham501
  5. Greensboro488

Mental Health Counselor records in North Carolina

  1. Will McRee, LCMHCACary, NC 275181134809064
  2. Cynthia McSwain, LPCABurlington, NC 272151699149690
  3. Jarae McSwainGastonia, NC 280541255801817
  4. Jocelyn McSweeneyWilmington, NC 284031881474823
  5. Moriah McTavish, MA, LCMHC, LCAS, CSIWilmington, NC 284031467395012
  6. Collin McWhite, MA, LCMHCAsheville, NC 288011477370146
  7. India McWhorter, LCMHCARaleigh, NC 276091932821329
  8. Dawn Meacham, MSCERaleigh, NC 276161215229034
  9. Brooklyn MeadowsWinston Salem, NC 271011578438040
  10. Eliza Meadows, LCMHCAsheville, NC 288011336388925
  11. Karen Meadows, LCMHCAPleasant Garden, NC 273131144084765
  12. Madeline MeadowsRaleigh, NC 276071245911551
  13. Megan Meadows, M.ED. NCC LCMHCRaleigh, NC 276131306431416
  14. Taylor Meadows, LCMHCAMint Hill, NC 282271023988748
  15. Teresa Meadows, LCMHCRamseur, NC 273161326806811
  16. Deidre Meares, MAWilmington, NC 284031053627604
  17. Elizabeth Mecham, LCMHC-AWinston Salem, NC 271031639848898
  18. Carrie Meckler, LPC, LCAS-ARaleigh, NC 276171184980559
  19. Leann Meckley, MA, LCMHC-SDurham, NC 277071831414994
  20. Megan MedfischCary, NC 275111871304881
  21. Diana Medina, LCAS, LCSWANew Bern, NC 285601871052290
  22. Rosario Medina, MADurham, NC 277071285861286
  23. Kellie Medley, LCMHCHickory, NC 286011992182596
  24. Katherine MedlinEast Bend, NC 270181003610833
  25. Elisha MedranoWilmington, NC 284031285448555
  26. Sean Meehan, MA, LPC, NCCCharlotte, NC 282051588983357
  27. Ashley Meeker, CRC, LPCAWilmington, NC 284011083032213
  28. Hailee Meeker, LCMHCA, LCASAWilmington, NC 284031578415915
  29. Ian Meeks, MA, LCMHCWaynesville, NC 287861235422569
  30. Rachel Meena, LCMHC, LMHCCharlotte, NC 282111013494004
  31. Elizabeth Mehaffey, LCMHCKernersville, NC 272841639603095
  32. Rebecca MehalekNorth Wilkesboro, NC 286591992430391
  33. Kelli Mehalic, LCMHC, NCCCharlotte, NC 282111538745724
  34. Sejal Mehta, ED.S, M.EDGreensboro, NC 274011952616468
  35. Rebecca MeigsRaleigh, NC 276011558186635
  36. McKenna Meitner, LCMHCAAsheville, NC 288031437847944
  37. Sofia Mejia, LCMHCACharlotte, NC 282621881495273
  38. Karin MekhaeilIndian Trail, NC 280791104652650
  39. Melissa MekitaHigh Point, NC 272651366636185
  40. Diamond Melendez, MA, LCMHCAWinston Salem, NC 271011851154041
  41. Claudia Melton, LCMHCArchdale, NC 272631629121967
  42. Latarsha Melvin, MSW, LCSWADurham, NC 277131932535176
  43. Charlene Melvin-Shaw, MS, LCMHC-A, NCCFayetteville, NC 283051760365183
  44. Cristina Mena, LCMHCCary, NC 275131588142004
  45. Ruby Menchaca, MS, LCMHCAWilmington, NC 284051508584848
  46. Gina Mency, LPCJacksonville, NC 285461326472952
  47. Dennis Mendleson, L.P.C.S., A.C.H.Wilmington, NC 284051093838682
  48. Eric Menhinick, LPC, NCMFTCharlotte, NC 282041750428751
  49. Carrie Menke, MS LPCWilmington, NC 284011770764219
  50. Amy Menna, PH.D.Asheville, NC 288011699304527

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 101YM0800X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

North Carolina ranks 26 of 51 per resident

  1. Idaho82
  2. Utah82
  3. South Dakota82
  4. North Carolina82
  5. Iowa80
  6. South Carolina78
  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.

6.3% 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. North Carolina6.3%
  2. United States5.2%

Mental Health Counselor records in North Carolina, measured

  • In a Medicare file562 of 8,858 · 6.3% here, 5.2% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file931 · 10.5% here, 8.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more3,241 · 36.6% here, 52.6% nationally
  • Median graduation year2015 · the 931 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

8,858 NPPES records list mental health counselor (101YM0800X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in North Carolina: 82 per 100,000 residents against 87 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Charlotte has 1,089 of them (12%).

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. Colorado8,626
  2. Texas9,782
  3. Ohio7,764
  4. New Jersey10,009

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. South Dakota81.9
  2. Utah82.3
  3. Idaho82.5
  4. Maine82.5

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.