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 97 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. Melissa Lopez, LPCAAsheville, NC 288061578946414
  2. Naara Lopez, MA LMFTBurlington, NC 272151669103271
  3. Pura Lopez Davila, LPCAGreensboro, NC 274011356697395
  4. Lindsey Lopez-IbanezAsheville, NC 288011558141960
  5. John Loranger, LPCButner, NC 275091508344995
  6. Kelly Lord, MA, NCC, LCMHCConcord, NC 280251205509783
  7. Darcy Lord-EvansLenoir, NC 286451245151927
  8. Jillian Lorek, LCMHCACary, NC 275111194581413
  9. Brooke LoseyAsheville, NC 288031144151739
  10. Sausha Lotharp, LCMHC-ACharlotte, NC 282091518763051
  11. Sheri Lott, MS CRC LPCLouisburg, NC 275491871790063
  12. Danelle Louder, LCMHCPittsboro, NC 273121942760327
  13. Justin LouderMonroe, NC 281121750251450
  14. Natasha Louder, LCMHCACharlotte, NC 282131033795240
  15. Paul Louis, LCMHCCharlotte, NC 282101407409691
  16. Karyn LourittDurham, NC 277051275317661
  17. April Lovelace, MA, LCMHCRaleigh, NC 276151386117604
  18. Amber Lovell, LCMHCACary, NC 275131821842014
  19. Hannah LovellWilson, NC 278931740088582
  20. Mallory Lovice, M.S., LCMHCHendersonville, NC 287911518327428
  21. Martha Low, MA LPCClemmons, NC 270121730374356
  22. Morgan LowCharlotte, NC 282121295457950
  23. Brandon Lowe, PHD LPC LCAS CSOTPWinston Salem, NC 271071073937447
  24. Joseph LoweRaleigh, NC 276091720823586
  25. Melinda Lowe, MA, LCMHCAAsheboro, NC 272031467347369
  26. Rebecca Lowe, MA LPC LCASWilkesboro, NC 286971932395571
  27. Gloria Lowe-Sawyer, MARaleigh, NC 276011881926566
  28. Amelia Lower, LPCARaleigh, NC 276091235663691
  29. Miranda Lowery, MS, LCMHC-A, NCCSmithfield, NC 275771235721200
  30. Jessica Lowry, LCMHCWilmington, NC 284031427692664
  31. Kassidy LoyAsheville, NC 288011427742469
  32. Angela Lozanoff, MS, LPC, LCMHCCalabash, NC 284671285092023
  33. Wendal Lubinsky, LCMHCHolly Springs, NC 275401073264818
  34. Elizabeth Lucarelli, MS, NCC, LCMHCSRaleigh, NC 276091932531993
  35. Desmond LucasCary, NC 275111235649112
  36. Gayla LucasAhoskie, NC 279101376685834
  37. Grace Lucas, LCMHCCary, NC 275111770144487
  38. Shannell Lucas, LCMHC, LCAS, CCS, QSGreensboro, NC 274551003221318
  39. Geoffry Luce, LPCAsheville, NC 288011164521555
  40. Deana Luciano, LCMHC, LCASRaleigh, NC 276121629773924
  41. Barbara Luckey, M.ED., L.P.C.Cary, NC 275111053513200
  42. Andrea LugoAyden, NC 285131811293236
  43. Sarah Luhrs, LCMHCAConover, NC 286131982423315
  44. Chelsea LujanNavassa, NC 284511508757774
  45. Christina Luke, LPCACharlotte, NC 282261457631970
  46. Jessica Luke, LPCAAsheville, NC 288051548547938
  47. Meredith LukeCharlotte, NC 282091255170437
  48. Shanetra Lumar, LCMHC-AWinston Salem, NC 271061649058066
  49. Elizabeth Lumley, P-LCSWDurham, NC 277071538303573
  50. Lauren Luna, MA, LCMHCA, NCCRaleigh, NC 276151902602311

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.