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 45 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. Meredith LawsonBeaufort, SC 299021215398409
  2. Thomasina Lawson, LPC, PHDColumbia, SC 292011538415724
  3. Marion LawtonSummerville, SC 294851629160148
  4. Tawanda LawtonColumbia, SC 292011518005875
  5. Jamie LaymanSummerville, SC 294851659465854
  6. Jailah Layton, M.EDRock Hill, SC 297301902726490
  7. Leonardo Lazo Del Sol, MALexington, SC 290721598957532
  8. David Leach, B.A.Cayce, SC 290331518187855
  9. Michelle Leach, LPCACharleston, SC 294071346946464
  10. Jessica LeakeRock Hill, SC 297301689821928
  11. Danica LeaphartLexington, SC 290721902643737
  12. Elasha Leary, MAConway, SC 295271699119420
  13. Catherine Lebeaux, MA, MS, LPC, BC-DMTMt Pleasant, SC 294641184777195
  14. Linette Lebron OlivenciaColumbia, SC 292031306598941
  15. Holden LecroyGreenville, SC 296011497366140
  16. Amanda Ledford, ED SSpartanburg, SC 293031205163649
  17. Ashleigh Lee, LPCBeaufort, SC 299021619783396
  18. Brandy LeeAnderson, SC 296251750634127
  19. Carson Lee, LPC-AFlorence, SC 295011760373492
  20. Eleanor LeeSpartanburg, SC 293071538862032
  21. Jayshreee Lee, MSAiken, SC 298011376152686
  22. Jennifer Lee, LISW-CPSimpsonville, SC 296811750042156
  23. Yen Chun LeeColumbia, SC 292031174272744
  24. Craig Leech, LMHC, LPCChapin, SC 290361154625077
  25. Jacqueline Legette, M.A.Columbia, SC 292031588700397
  26. Matthew LeggettConway, SC 295261073289567
  27. Amanda Leibovitz, PHD, LPC, LMHC, CMPCPendleton, SC 296701699595777
  28. James Leigh, LPCGreenville, SC 296011700322088
  29. Katherine LeightonNorth Charleston, SC 294061104541515
  30. Kelly LeightyN Charleston, SC 294051699807016
  31. Maggie Leitch, MSGreenville, SC 296011760874218
  32. Sara LemaySummerville, SC 294851245758804
  33. Denice Lemon, B.A.Columbia, SC 292031386499739
  34. Lynette LennonRock Hill, SC 297301124290200
  35. Ryan Leon, LPC-AGreenville, SC 296071710575063
  36. Vincent Leon GuerreroSimpsonville, SC 296811114357654
  37. Edwina Leonard, MS, LPCColumbia, SC 292231588486773
  38. Lyndril Leonard, LPCClover, SC 297101639420326
  39. Noelle LeopardGreenville, SC 296071043993082
  40. Deann LesaneHartsville, SC 295501124296207
  41. Jeffrey LeschGoose Creek, SC 294451699718882
  42. Shaniqua Lesesne, LISW-CP, EDDSumter, SC 291501225383102
  43. Brynton Lett, PHD, LPCATaylors, SC 296871467293472
  44. Diana Letzel-RodriguezCayce, SC 290331922519446
  45. Jennifer Levan, LPCAFort Mill, SC 297151962164699
  46. Phyllis Leverett, LPCSimpsonville, SC 296811659410553
  47. Amanda Levinson, LPC-ARidgeland, SC 299361972496891
  48. Yolanda LevyManning, SC 291021144240730
  49. Emma LewallenAnderson, SC 296251619795903
  50. Andrea LewisAiken, SC 298011780343483

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.