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 165 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. Simran VuppalaFayetteville, NC 283051164202974
  2. Lucy WachiraRaleigh, NC 276151609278183
  3. James Wachsmuth, LCMHCHickory, NC 286021033252077
  4. Lisa Wachter, LCAS, LCMHCRaleigh, NC 276091174655732
  5. Bradley Waddell, LCMHC-ABurlington, NC 272151558083204
  6. David Waddell, LCMHCAWilmington, NC 284121508757865
  7. Mashonda WaddellKelly, NC 284481801483102
  8. Deiandra Wade, LPCAGreensboro, NC 274071386141349
  9. Holly WadeMidland, NC 281071215898325
  10. Lindsey Wade, LCMHCAAlexander, NC 287011487464103
  11. Michelle WadeKill Devil Hills, NC 279481043169428
  12. Shayna Wade, LCMHC, LCAS, LPCAsheville, NC 288031962868505
  13. Allison Wadleigh, LCMHCADurham, NC 277131467126946
  14. Ashley Wadsworth, MS, NCC, LCMHC-AJacksonville, NC 285461285108472
  15. Genena Wadsworth, LPCAsheville, NC 288011083720783
  16. William Wadsworth, MA, LPC-A, NCCCharlotte, NC 282041912541632
  17. Hannah Wagers, MA LCMHCCharlotte, NC 282041952028649
  18. Kathleen Wagoner, NCC, LPCACharlotte, NC 282111659924447
  19. Nicole Wagoner, LCMHCNew Bern, NC 285621477015881
  20. Victoria WagonerRaleigh, NC 276151679451793
  21. Jenny Wagstaff, PHD, LPC-S, NCC, ACSLillington, NC 275461386130524
  22. Fakira Wahid, MA, LCMHCAClayton, NC 275271588284574
  23. Carrie Wai, M.A.Charlotte, NC 282871417187139
  24. Lori Wainright, MS, LPCKernersville, NC 272841578616744
  25. Danielle Waite, LCMHC-A; CRCDurham, NC 277071740918499
  26. Nicole Waite, LPCCFayetteville, NC 283051275877458
  27. Selena Waite, LPA, LCMHC, HSP-PADurham, NC 277031730632506
  28. Erin WakefieldCharlotte, NC 282771275010217
  29. Franklin Wakefield, LPCMarion, NC 287521194877092
  30. Lindsey WalburnWaxhaw, NC 281731225650948
  31. Cecile WalczykRaleigh, NC 276091184657595
  32. Julie Wald, LCMHCAAsheville, NC 288011518552496
  33. Katherine WaldropShallotte, NC 284701336498229
  34. Randall Wales, CMHCMooresville, NC 281171295626596
  35. Sarah Walewski, LCMHC, LCASRaleigh, NC 276151740820885
  36. Angeline Walker, M.S., LPCCharlotte, NC 282141760720973
  37. Calvin Walker, MA, LPCAKannapolis, NC 280811467819177
  38. Carianne WalkerJacksonville, NC 285401114384096
  39. Chelsey Walker, LCMHCA, NCCForest City, NC 280431356295372
  40. Daniel WalkerGreenville, NC 278581275128399
  41. David WalkerCharlotte, NC 282131871272799
  42. Jason Walker, LCMHC, LPCACharlotte, NC 282731427709369
  43. Joseph Walker, LPCACharlotte, NC 282771578074258
  44. Joseph Walker, JD, LCMHCA, MACharlotte, NC 282771154174498
  45. Kamisha WalkerJacksonville, NC 285461851861918
  46. Katherine Walker, MS, LCASARaleigh, NC 276121114755873
  47. Kathy WalkerSalisbury, NC 281441326861501
  48. Kelly Walker, LCMHCARaleigh, NC 276151770304982
  49. Lindsey Walker, MA EDS, LCAS-A,Forest City, NC 280431750880019
  50. Mary Walker, MA, LPCA, NCCCharlotte, NC 282621992181283

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.