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 6 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. Gregoria Arreola-MezaWinston Salem, NC 271031194699207
  2. Cindy ArringtonWinston Salem, NC 271031508435793
  3. Karen ArringtonRaleigh, NC 276101447918214
  4. Karen Arrington, MA, LCMHCA, NCCCharlotte, NC 282281245997402
  5. Taciana Arrington, CRC, LCMHC-ARaleigh, NC 276031295605368
  6. Emily ArrowoodForest City, NC 280431760136279
  7. Christopher ArrudaMebane, NC 273021598451866
  8. Nancy Arsenault, LPCAsheville, NC 288031285926436
  9. Condalette Artero, LCMHC, LCASARaleigh, NC 276091821589813
  10. David ArthurRaleigh, NC 276071508923830
  11. Destiny ArthurRaleigh, NC 276091952283392
  12. Dwan ArtisKinston, NC 285011184068785
  13. Amanda AshleyJacksonville, NC 285401083483754
  14. Dominque Ashley, LCMHCAFuquay Varina, NC 275261740023365
  15. Hannah Ashley, LCMHCACharlotte, NC 282101750141503
  16. Kara Ashley Gilmore, LCMHCHendersonville, NC 287921124697842
  17. Glenda Ashlock, LPCFranklin, NC 287441265655849
  18. Deborah Ashway, MS, LCMHC, LCASNew Bern, NC 285621194134619
  19. Ezuma Asi, RNRaleigh, NC 276101326213299
  20. Alexis Askew, LCMHCA, NCCAyden, NC 285131740027473
  21. Christopher Askew, LCMHC, LCASRiegelwood, NC 284561972099638
  22. George Askins, LPCWake Forest, NC 275871467129940
  23. Shravni Aterkar, LCMHCAAsheville, NC 288061841917259
  24. Angela Ateyeh, LCMHCAAsheville, NC 288011528821634
  25. Laura AtienzaJacksonville, NC 285461922698836
  26. Chanda Atkins, LCMHCRocky Mount, NC 278041982304754
  27. Janelle Atkins, MS, NCC, LCMHCACharlotte, NC 282071023814381
  28. Staci AtkinsCharlotte, NC 282151144906728
  29. Carlea Atkinson, LCMHCACharlotte, NC 282071033825070
  30. Timea Atla, MS, LCMHCRaleigh, NC 276071598162992
  31. Marilyn Atlas, LCSWMooresville, NC 281171336229442
  32. Jennifer Auel, LCMHCAAsheville, NC 288011558800383
  33. Jenny August, LCMHCA #A15419Wilmington, NC 284121205583986
  34. Ashley AugustineCharlotte, NC 282261821934449
  35. Angela Austin, LCMHCSHendersonville, NC 287391033363338
  36. Jordan Austin, NCC, LCMHCAWilmington, NC 284031902421951
  37. Rachel Austin, M.EDFayetteville, NC 283041740698976
  38. Rebecca Austin, LPC,LCASGreensboro, NC 274101275672776
  39. Tiffany Austin, LCMHCCharlotte, NC 282041093463127
  40. Isabella Autrey, LCHMCAAsheville, NC 288031104510619
  41. Kimberly AutreyWinston Salem, NC 271061356896443
  42. Rebecca AutryLumberton, NC 283581760354278
  43. Emily AvalosSalisbury, NC 281441649150962
  44. Felicia Avery, LCSWAMorganton, NC 286551316341977
  45. Marla Avery, MSGreenville, NC 278581063650638
  46. Maria Averza, LCMHCWaynesville, NC 287861790059616
  47. Pablo Averza, LCMHCWaynesville, NC 287861558138818
  48. Farid Awad, LMFT, LCMHCWade, NC 283951376216671
  49. Laura Axtell, MA, LPC, NCCGastonia, NC 280561891999181
  50. Judith Ayala, LPC, LCASGastonia, NC 280541255715801

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.