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 116 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. Kimberly NannaCharlotte, NC 282101912726563
  2. Christin NapierShelby, NC 281501578486726
  3. Alexis NappierJacksonville, NC 285461770380339
  4. Elena Naranjo, LMHCConnelly Springs, NC 286121992975692
  5. Ivelisse Narvaez, CMHCRaeford, NC 283761508666991
  6. Christi Nash, LPC-MHSPCharlotte, NC 282041063636918
  7. Mary Nashed, LPCChapel Hill, NC 275171619428554
  8. Amanda Natividad, LCMHCAWake Forest, NC 275871376335554
  9. Carla Navarrete, LCMHCAGreensboro, NC 274081649946286
  10. Nosaba Naveed, LPCAHigh Point, NC 272651598396541
  11. Patricia Naylor, MCHPCMatthews, NC 281051629786017
  12. Tessa NayowithRaleigh, NC 276151780202085
  13. Francis Ndinya, MS., CRC., LCMHC.Greensboro, NC 274011891244380
  14. Samuel Ndupu, LPC, LCAS, CCSCharlotte, NC 282051538389275
  15. Amber Neagle, LCMHCASmithfield, NC 275771467336776
  16. Amy Neal, LPCHickory, NC 286011336543982
  17. Betty Neal, CMHCGreensboro, NC 274011437041209
  18. Clarence NealMoyock, NC 279581639946387
  19. Crystal NealAlbemarle, NC 280011235856279
  20. Eli Neal, LCMHCAReidsville, NC 273201891295192
  21. Julia NealJacksonville, NC 285461497213847
  22. Lilly Neal, LCMHC-ARaleigh, NC 276091811627920
  23. Patricia NealJacksonville, NC 285401235399148
  24. Taylour Neal, MS, NCC, LCMHCHigh Point, NC 272651336779321
  25. Jessie NealenCharlotte, NC 282771487121356
  26. Alexandra Nebel, CRC, LCMHCAChapel Hill, NC 275141710760509
  27. Judith Nebrig, LCSWBrevard, NC 287121427128099
  28. Austin NedvedIndian Trail, NC 280791386312155
  29. Gabrielle NeelyCharlotte, NC 282101215414966
  30. Amber Neill-Swaney, LCMHC-ATaylorsville, NC 286811295522332
  31. Alexandra Neinast, LCMHC-A, CRCDurham, NC 277131154294288
  32. Alessandra Nelson, LCMHCFayetteville, NC 283141649259573
  33. Angel Nelson, MS EDS LCMHCS BC-TMHJefferson, NC 286401528292844
  34. Christal NelsonYanceyville, NC 273791437687332
  35. Cindy Nelson, LCPCGoldsboro, NC 275341295926343
  36. Dax NelsonWinterville, NC 285901497110357
  37. Drew Nelson, LPC ASSOCIATECharlotte, NC 282041245180959
  38. Kimberly Nelson, LCMHCWinston Salem, NC 271031356497325
  39. Lotes Nelson, LPC, NCCCharlotte, NC 282101821379728
  40. Rashaad Nelson, MSWinston Salem, NC 271071215786355
  41. Tanna Nelson, MA, LPCA, NCCCharlotte, NC 282091104273572
  42. Virginia NelsonWinston Salem, NC 271061609115906
  43. Latoya Nelson - Mason, M.A., LPCRaleigh, NC 276151801182936
  44. Liana Nelson-Peterson, MA, LPC, SATPKnightdale, NC 275451700331790
  45. Peter Nemr, LCMHC-AClinton, NC 283281962199984
  46. Joonah NesbittConcord, NC 280251164093902
  47. Cara Nesmith, LQP, MSW, LCSWDurham, NC 277071922371954
  48. Janae NesterGreenville, NC 278341831854124
  49. Janet Nestor, MA, LPCWinston Salem, NC 271061245218395
  50. Amy Neufeld, B.S.Durham, NC 277131386763035

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.