NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mental Health Counselor in South Carolina

4,189 NPPES records list mental health counselor with a practice address in South Carolina, 78 per 100,000 residents, the 28th highest rate of 51. Columbia and Charleston have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the South Carolina license search. Page 43 of 84.

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).

Columbia has the most, 468

  1. Columbia468
  2. Charleston371
  3. Greenville335
  4. Anderson253
  5. Lexington228

Mental Health Counselor records in South Carolina

  1. Ashley KeysOrangeburg, SC 291181841759487
  2. Michelle Keys, MAMyrtle Beach, SC 295791043718547
  3. Novera Khan, MHCMoncks Corner, SC 294611639952112
  4. Matthew Kiefer, CMHC, LPCMountain Rest, SC 296641124416078
  5. Charity KilgoreGreenwood, SC 296461477988137
  6. Tabatha KillingsworthGreenville, SC 296011518782556
  7. Michael KilmerAynor, SC 295111225971310
  8. Amy Kinard, LPCPawleys Island, SC 295851801971932
  9. Kara Kinard, LPCAiken, SC 298011356834576
  10. Melissa KincaidCharleston, SC 294141972001345
  11. Alethia King, MA NCC LPCOrangeburg, SC 291181407929201
  12. Ashley KingGreenwood, SC 296461922472885
  13. Elise KingColumbia, SC 292031376357400
  14. Sharon KingGreenville, SC 296011326475047
  15. W. KingSumter, SC 291511619929155
  16. Chloe Kingery, MS, LPCCharleston, SC 294071306556527
  17. Donna Kingsbury, LPCNorth Charleston, SC 294181477751170
  18. May KirbyColumbia, SC 292051386903680
  19. Joyce KirkRock Hill, SC 297301477686566
  20. Caitlin KirklandSummerville, SC 294861609573583
  21. Trisha KirklandColumbia, SC 292011124416581
  22. Madeline KirtonLexington, SC 290721386382828
  23. Sarah Kitchen, MA LPCBeaufort, SC 299021578665675
  24. Barbara KithcartColumbia, SC 292041104991355
  25. Lauren Kittrell, LPCTravelers Rest, SC 296901639958622
  26. Courtney KlaczaCharleston, SC 294141780197665
  27. Amy KleinN Charleston, SC 294051164516936
  28. Erika Klipa, LPC, RPTAiken, SC 298011275026429
  29. Thomas KlughAnderson, SC 296251215001821
  30. Elizabeth KnechtGreenville, SC 296111437865904
  31. Rachel KnechtRock Hill, SC 297301427241272
  32. Zachary KnechtYork, SC 297451629801204
  33. Adriana KnightConway, SC 295261699523571
  34. Nancy KnightCharleston, SC 294141174241137
  35. Regina KnightLake City, SC 295601730585779
  36. Robert KnightSpartanburg, SC 293031568924991
  37. Lauren KnowlinCharleston, SC 294141255192282
  38. Lavonda Knox, LPCMyrtle Beach, SC 295771588995799
  39. Katie KohlerSpartanburg, SC 293061114183605
  40. Katelynn KolbColumbia, SC 292011831645290
  41. Christian Konhaeuser-LopezClemson, SC 296341649157934
  42. Carol Konopaski, LPCSpartanburg, SC 293031467629568
  43. Jennifer KoperliConway, SC 295261316370448
  44. Betty KoskiColumbia, SC 292051144357864
  45. Meredith Koss, MSW, LISW-CPColumbia, SC 292011598824005
  46. Henry Kovalanchik, LISWRidgeland, SC 299361639272982
  47. Tammy KowaleskiSimpsonville, SC 296811750427316
  48. Kyra KowalewskiJohns Island, SC 294551437005584
  49. Michael KraftGreenville, SC 296011124913447
  50. Jacqueline KramerCamden, SC 290201407281728

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 101YM0800X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

South Carolina ranks 28 of 51 per resident

  1. South Dakota82
  2. North Carolina82
  3. Iowa80
  4. South Carolina78
  5. Pennsylvania77
  6. Nevada77
  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.

3.0% 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. South Carolina3.0%
  2. United States5.2%

Mental Health Counselor records in South Carolina, measured

  • In a Medicare file124 of 4,189 · 3.0% here, 5.2% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file202 · 4.8% here, 8.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more2,501 · 59.7% here, 52.6% nationally
  • Median graduation year2014 · the 202 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

4,189 NPPES records list mental health counselor (101YM0800X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in South Carolina: 78 per 100,000 residents against 87 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Columbia has 468 of them (11%).

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. Maryland4,201
  2. Minnesota4,133
  3. Virginia4,088
  4. Michigan3,987

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Pennsylvania77.3
  2. Nevada77.3
  3. Delaware76.8
  4. Iowa80.0

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.