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 149 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. Sylvester Smith, MSRC; LPC, CRC, LCASHigh Point, NC 272601063641397
  2. Tamara SmithGreensboro, NC 274031689044125
  3. Tamara Smith, MS, CRC, LPCRaeford, NC 283761902176613
  4. Tammy Smith, LMFTA, LPCAChapel Hill, NC 275141912425224
  5. Thomas Smith, LCSWARaleigh, NC 276041376016493
  6. Tichina SmithHolly Springs, NC 275401972384907
  7. Tonita Smith, LCMHCAClinton, NC 283281164206405
  8. Victoria SmithClayton, NC 275201548071228
  9. Virginia Smith, MAWake Forest, NC 275871366927949
  10. Lolita Smith Moore, NCC, LCMHCARaleigh, NC 276151699650457
  11. Sara Smith Wells, M.A.Fayetteville, NC 283141134442676
  12. Dionna Smith-Johnson, LCMHC, LCAS-AGoldsboro, NC 275341144939711
  13. Kimberly Smith-Stanley, LCMHCWinston Salem, NC 271011497455521
  14. Brooke Smithson, LCMHCAMonroe, NC 281121245036391
  15. Kimberly Smitley, M.ED, NCC, LPCARaleigh, NC 276071609208875
  16. Tria Smothers, LCMHC-ARaleigh, NC 276091013508290
  17. Megan Snapp, LCMHC-AGarner, NC 275291972348761
  18. Ashley SnedegerBoone, NC 286071609203710
  19. Will Snell, LPCCharlotte, NC 282111871935031
  20. Samuel Snider, LCMHC-A, LCAS-A, NCCAsheville, NC 288011538837968
  21. Amanda Snipes, MA, LCMHC, NCCMars Hill, NC 287541336831262
  22. Bradley SnipesBrevard, NC 287121336952027
  23. Kara SnodgrassGreensboro, NC 274011184176505
  24. Meaghan SnowMount Airy, NC 270301427852615
  25. Van Snowdon, LCMHC-AAsheville, NC 288011659290443
  26. Audrey Snyder, LMHC, LCASLake Junaluska, NC 287451831560267
  27. Edwin Snyder, LCMHCA MA NCCRaleigh, NC 276151023948619
  28. Holly Snyder, LCMHCMount Airy, NC 270301942331814
  29. Melinda Snyder, LPCAWinston Salem, NC 271061740600634
  30. Bruno Soares, LPCAsheville, NC 288051770916553
  31. Gwen Soat, LCMHCARaleigh, NC 276091154184836
  32. Pamela Sobek, LCSWDurham, NC 277031831485606
  33. Jennifer Sobol, LMHC, LPC, LCMHCLeland, NC 284511164043071
  34. Emma Socha, LCMHC-ACary, NC 275111174215545
  35. Ann Sochia, MS. LPCA, CHT, NLPCary, NC 275111093152555
  36. Kelsey Socko, MA, NCC, LCMHC-AKnightdale, NC 275451336864685
  37. Rhonda Soirez, LCMHCAsheville, NC 288031669718664
  38. Gina Solari, LCMHCWilmington, NC 284011184110702
  39. Isabel Soler, LPCAsheville, NC 288011841509486
  40. Emmy SollCary, NC 275111790648426
  41. Aalia Solomon, LCMHCAHuntersville, NC 280781003772856
  42. Cole Solomon, LCMHCA, MSRaleigh, NC 276071013645142
  43. Rossy Solorzano GabrielMonroe, NC 281121891313136
  44. Terry Solovieff, LCSW, CEAPRaleigh, NC 276121093835944
  45. Kelsey Someliana-Lauer, LCMHCAGreenville, NC 278581962264721
  46. Megan Somervill, LCMHCAsheville, NC 288061104259506
  47. Rosie Sonnier, MA, LCMHCMidway Park, NC 285441124818992
  48. Barbara Sorensen, MS, LPCAAsheville, NC 288011801434386
  49. Nicole SosaFayetteville, NC 283061023966314
  50. Christopher Soto, LCMHCAHillsborough, NC 272781124881297

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.