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 93 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. Shayla Leacock-BurnettRaleigh, NC 276101558282103
  2. Sydney Leapley, LCMHC ASSOCIATELenoir, NC 286451255218566
  3. Caitlyn Lear, MA, LCMHC, NCCSalisbury, NC 281441205425998
  4. Lakeisha LearyCary, NC 275111215760269
  5. Lori Leathers, PLCSWDurham, NC 277071396938650
  6. Shanda Leavelle, LCMHCA, LCASARaleigh, NC 276101912730714
  7. Joseph Leblanc, LCSW, LCAS, CCASWilmington, NC 284011710962246
  8. Laurine Leblanc-WhiteFayetteville, NC 283141881089100
  9. Priscilla Lecompte, LCMHCAGreensboro, NC 274101689449795
  10. Heidi LecountCary, NC 275181205404738
  11. Joshua Lederle, MACary, NC 275181720771637
  12. Dylan LedfordAsheville, NC 288011891621959
  13. Madison Ledgerwood, LCMHCAAsheville, NC 288011619899515
  14. Alexa Lee, LCMHCAClayton, NC 275271568350858
  15. Ashley Lee, LCMHC-A, LCAS-ARaleigh, NC 276101831877109
  16. Chelsea Lee, MA., LCMHCShelby, NC 281501770244873
  17. Diana Lee, MA, LPACary, NC 275111245317338
  18. Emily Lee, MA, LPCGreensboro, NC 274011851791370
  19. Ge LeeLaurinburg, NC 283521134731490
  20. Ines LeeMint Hill, NC 282271821882572
  21. Janice Lee, LCMHC, LCASBurlington, NC 272151083127294
  22. Joanne LeeWilmington, NC 284031114270915
  23. Larron Lee, LCMHCSChapel Hill, NC 275171609065820
  24. Linda Lee, MS LPCA LCASAGreensboro, NC 274101811339609
  25. Margaret LeeMonroe, NC 281101114760220
  26. Quinandria Lee, LCMHCGarner, NC 275291487338208
  27. Raven Lee, LCMHCAGreensboro, NC 274101396586392
  28. Sherika LeeMebane, NC 273021114624699
  29. Shirleyjo Lee, PSYCHOLOGISTCary, NC 275191801778634
  30. Vanna Lee, LPCATroy, NC 273711073091203
  31. Deborah Lees-Shepard, PH.D, L.P.C, F.A.P.AKitty Hawk, NC 279491467659136
  32. Elizabeth Lefavor, LCMHC-AFayetteville, NC 283051164028882
  33. Abbey Lefko, LCMHCALewisville, NC 270231245071513
  34. Carrieann Lefsaker, LCMHC-ACary, NC 275111154002236
  35. Samantha Legg, LCMHCRaleigh, NC 276091194440313
  36. Joseph LeggettClinton, NC 283281104778935
  37. Tonya Leggett, MS, LPCA, LCASAGreenville, NC 278341710304530
  38. Eric LegrandEllerbe, NC 283381588049381
  39. Manpreet Lehal, NCC, LPCApex, NC 275021699903732
  40. Lexi Lehman, LCMHCAWinston Salem, NC 271031962328237
  41. William LehrerRaleigh, NC 276151225646060
  42. Jennifer Leigh, LPC, LCASWilmington, NC 284111194849737
  43. Danell Leigh-Triola, LCMHCFort Bragg, NC 283101861829335
  44. Jessica Leistikow, LCMHCGreensboro, NC 274101407471527
  45. Lela Lemell, LMFTClayton, NC 275271053437749
  46. Joy Lemieux, MA LPCSouthern Pines, NC 283871427240654
  47. Jessica Lemire, LCMHCAsheville, NC 288011043843865
  48. Justine Lemire, MACharlotte, NC 282031538949722
  49. Claire Lemoine, LCMHCABoone, NC 286071619770328
  50. Sarah Lempka, LCSWAHigh Point, NC 272651447988407

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.