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 22 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. Christina Brumm, M.S., LCMHCCarrboro, NC 275101265107312
  2. Shirika Brummell, LCAS-PGreenville, NC 278581467739631
  3. Jenna Brunner, LCMHCACharlotte, NC 282091558095984
  4. Jennifer Bruno, LPCCharlotte, NC 282021174686521
  5. Jessica BrunoCharlotte, NC 282081932746997
  6. Michelle Bruno, LPC, LCMHCSRaleigh, NC 276121174987671
  7. Christi BrunsonCharlotte, NC 282101629475009
  8. Crystal Brunson, LCMHCARaleigh, NC 276151083156582
  9. Elizabeth Brunson, MS/EDS, LCMHC, NCCWinston Salem, NC 271011447682562
  10. Janine Bryan, LCMHCCharlotte, NC 282141972789014
  11. Barbara Bryans-Brennan, LPC (LICENSED PROFESWaynesville, NC 287861720317803
  12. Amanda BryantClinton, NC 283281457274268
  13. Anita Bryant, LCAS, CADCWake Forest, NC 275871417352642
  14. Jeremy Bryant, LCMHCBurlington, NC 272151790457745
  15. Karen Bryant, CADC, LCMHCStatesville, NC 286251194332064
  16. Lontonia Bryant, LCMHCJacksonville, NC 285461225584626
  17. Megan Bryant, M.S, LPCCharlotte, NC 282691609268937
  18. Nadine BryantBurlington, NC 272151649605676
  19. Nicole BryantCharlotte, NC 282061447773551
  20. Yolanda Bryant, M.S., LPC, LCAS-AGreenville, NC 278341669866208
  21. Erica Bryant Carter, LCMHCSMatthews, NC 281051831449321
  22. Charlotte Bryant-Pardini, LCMHCAGreensboro, NC 274061255916938
  23. Jessica Bryn, MSWCharlotte, NC 282171699094136
  24. Danielle BrysonHavelock, NC 285321578396008
  25. Melissa BrysonCharlotte, NC 282081083319891
  26. Robert Bucciere, LCSWCarolina Beach, NC 284281306813498
  27. Amy Buchanan, LCMHCADenver, NC 280371679289896
  28. Brandy Buchanan, M. EDStatesville, NC 286771326374273
  29. Katy Buchanan, LMFTAForest City, NC 280431063351724
  30. Sara Buchenberger, MA, LCMHCA, NCCKnightdale, NC 275451811521685
  31. Jennifer Buckler Pfeiffer, LCHMC, LPC, CSTCandler, NC 287151376887083
  32. Sonja Buckles-Smith, LCMHCSCharlotte, NC 282271720131782
  33. Alyssa Buckley, LMHCARaleigh, NC 276071477438208
  34. Bonny Buckley, M.A., LPC, NCCHigh Point, NC 272621235278581
  35. Emily Buckley, LCMHCA, MSWhitsett, NC 273771306671755
  36. Emily BuckleyRaleigh, NC 276041518151372
  37. Ned Buckner, D.MIN., LMFTGastonia, NC 280541326087883
  38. Margaret BuddHuntersville, NC 280781336013804
  39. Sarah Buddin, M. ED, LCMHC, RPTGreensboro, NC 274551477138469
  40. Kristen BuechnerLittleton, NC 278501316479777
  41. Cassie Bueker, MA, LPC CAADCCary, NC 275181669814695
  42. Andrea Bueno-Acosta, MA, LCMHCA, NCCFuquay Varina, NC 275261376210567
  43. Ruby Bugg, NCC, NCSC, LPCChapel Hill, NC 275141306834932
  44. Elizabeth Buie, LCMHCAWilmington, NC 284031730872045
  45. Sara Bukowski, LCMHCRaleigh, NC 276151336293885
  46. Amel BullardMatthews, NC 281051083457741
  47. Elizabeth BullardCornelius, NC 280311699462275
  48. Krystal Bullard, LCSWRaleigh, NC 276041023600517
  49. Meagan BullardPembroke, NC 283721548128317
  50. Rikki Bullard, LPCLumberton, NC 283601679822589

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.