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 139 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. Katie Rwechungura, LCMHC-A, NCCGreensboro, NC 274031871380303
  2. Brooke Ryals, LCMHC-ASmithfield, NC 275771275412173
  3. Samantha Ryan, MSW, LCSWA, LCASAStatesville, NC 286771831057645
  4. Michaela Sabari, LCMHCCharlotte, NC 282261609524370
  5. Dorothy Sabatini, BSCharlotte, NC 282101720799265
  6. Krista Sabbagh, LCMHCACharlotte, NC 282151477314334
  7. Shahin Sabouri, LCMHC, LCASCary, NC 275181225479835
  8. Alexxis Sachs, M. ED., LCMHCCharlotte, NC 282111447929286
  9. Katherine Sachs, LCMHCAAsheville, NC 288031093516759
  10. Odelaisys Saco, LPCAAsheville, NC 288061336611847
  11. Jon Sadler, LCMHCWashington, NC 278891326793514
  12. Walter Sadler, LPCWilliamston, NC 278921447453287
  13. Reinatou Sadou, LCMHCAWalnut Cove, NC 270521174205389
  14. Brianne SaferDurham, NC 277051740854835
  15. Philip Sageser, LPCAsheville, NC 288051184923104
  16. Darlyne Sahara, LPCAsheville, NC 288041548462138
  17. Payton Saine, LCMHCAMarion, NC 287521356913032
  18. Aleksandar Sainovski, LCHMCARutherfordton, NC 281391366281362
  19. Michelle Saint-DicKnightdale, NC 275451588531081
  20. Elizabeth Sakatos, L.P.C.Hickory, NC 286011063713113
  21. Dina Sakyi-Addo Mensah, LCSWARaleigh, NC 276131285156935
  22. Melvin Salaiz, MS, LMHC, NCC, CLCAsheville, NC 288051780120568
  23. Angelica Salazar, LCMHCRaleigh, NC 276091568086353
  24. Caitlin Salemi, LCMHCADurham, NC 277071467184861
  25. Erica Sales-WalkerWilkesboro, NC 286971861719288
  26. Addison SalisburyAsheboro, NC 272051700736501
  27. Aqsa Salman, LCMHCRaleigh, NC 276171588182539
  28. Kate SalmonCharlotte, NC 282031285264986
  29. Paula Salmon, LPCAGreensboro, NC 274551396209185
  30. Nicholas Salmons, MA, LPCWinston Salem, NC 271031679921597
  31. Lisa Salo, MED, LPC, NCCGreensboro, NC 274011265607634
  32. Lenniah Salters, MSW, PLCSWFayetteville, NC 283031780997957
  33. Marissa Salvitti, LCMHCAGreensboro, NC 274031780497230
  34. Kathleen SalzmanJacksonville, NC 285461861035669
  35. Brandee Samlow, LCMHCAGreensboro, NC 274091619640687
  36. Jayme SamplerWilmington, NC 284011194462861
  37. Noah Samples, LCMHCAPittsboro, NC 273121902739287
  38. Faith Sampson, LCMHCAGreenville, NC 278341265173496
  39. Lana Sampson, MS, PH.D.Fuquay Varina, NC 275261205523131
  40. Rollande Sampson, LCMHC, NCCSylva, NC 287791699465088
  41. Sheree Sampson, LCMHCPembroke, NC 283721912378993
  42. Julie Sams, MA ,LPCWake Forest, NC 275871285738443
  43. Nadine Samuel, LPCA, NCCRockingham, NC 283791093229122
  44. Sonjia Samuels, LCMHCWinston Salem, NC 271011215966445
  45. Jacqueline SamuelsonJacksonville, NC 285461912846163
  46. Ramatu Samura, LCMHCA, NCCCary, NC 275111689439697
  47. Sarah Sanborn, LCMHCAAsheville, NC 288011306612486
  48. Virginia Sances, LCMHCACharlotte, NC 282031992693675
  49. Chani Sanchez, LCMHCAAsheville, NC 288011811823107
  50. David Sanchez, MS, LPC, LCAS, CSATCharlotte, NC 282101255450391

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.