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 123 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. Heather Paxton, LCMHCAJacksonville, NC 285401194525311
  2. Allison PayneGreensboro, NC 274091336946755
  3. Anne Payne, LCSWA, LCASARaleigh, NC 276131205652963
  4. Anne PayneCharlotte, NC 282101639585300
  5. Ashley PayneHuntersville, NC 280781720904683
  6. Beth Payne, MSWWilmington, NC 284031114170891
  7. Casey PayneSupply, NC 284621861310757
  8. Jonathon Payne, MS LPC NCCLouisburg, NC 275491245430719
  9. Kori PayneGreenville, NC 278581447067012
  10. Leslie Payne, MSW, LCSWAWake Forest, NC 275871144914128
  11. Vohammie Payne, MSW, LCSW, LMFTArden, NC 287041528183258
  12. Iara Paz, MS, NCC, LPCAApex, NC 275391801222153
  13. Tesia Paz, MSChapel Hill, NC 275141558937714
  14. Elvin Peace, LCMHCANew Bern, NC 285621427786466
  15. Ingrid Peake, MA., LMFT,RNHickory, NC 286011598838997
  16. Austin Pearce, M.ED, LCMHC-ARaleigh, NC 276091043999089
  17. Jennifer Pearce, LCMHCRaleigh, NC 276121083284921
  18. Lauren Pearce, LCMHCAGreenville, NC 278341730797507
  19. Mary PearceCharlotte, NC 282771053292284
  20. Satoria Pearce, NCC, LCMHCA, MSRaleigh, NC 276151336891613
  21. Wanda PearmanWinston Salem, NC 271061467671321
  22. Sarah PearsallGarner, NC 275291942971882
  23. Michael Pearson, LCSWAGreensboro, NC 274071720428295
  24. Tiffany Pearson, MA, LCMHCHope Mills, NC 283481598300717
  25. Cassaundra Peck, LPCS, LCAS, CCSNewport, NC 285701619261237
  26. Amelia PeeblesRaleigh, NC 276031487625497
  27. Megan PeekShelby, NC 281521922631415
  28. Amber Peel, LCMHCACharlotte, NC 282101518581172
  29. Anna Peeler, LPCPittsboro, NC 273121902499148
  30. Brittany Peeler, LMCHCShelby, NC 281521235761271
  31. Emily Pegram, LCMHC-A NCCAsheville, NC 288011699346197
  32. Lori Pegram, LCMHCAsheboro, NC 272031235011602
  33. Patrice PeguesRaleigh, NC 276121770059826
  34. Crystal Pellom, LPC-AWilmington, NC 284121295189702
  35. Vicki Peltz, LPCBoone, NC 286071699274985
  36. Moriah PenderLowell, NC 280981194514497
  37. Victoria Pendergrass, LCMHCAGastonia, NC 280521578117420
  38. Kathy PendlayCharlotte, NC 282261548913890
  39. Lauren PendletonCharlotte, NC 282061073056487
  40. Louisa PenkaCharlotte, NC 282101023886264
  41. Melissa Penley, LCMHCASmithfield, NC 275771881310407
  42. Kimberly Pennell, LPCATaylorsville, NC 286811952838831
  43. Jennifer Pennington, LPCGastonia, NC 280541063748705
  44. Kaci Pennington, NCCCharlotte, NC 282101649903204
  45. Amparo Penny, LCMHCAsheville, NC 288031265630347
  46. Erica Penny, NCLCMHCAApex, NC 275021710769047
  47. Katherine Penny, L.P.C.Charlotte, NC 282111851528749
  48. Latricia Penny, MA, LPCCharlotte, NC 282091487967030
  49. Pamela Penrose, LCMHCWilmington, NC 284031407635543
  50. Asia PepperLewisville, NC 270231881437598

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.