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 47 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. John Lopez, MSW, MPHColumbia, SC 292091205970225
  2. Jose Lopez, MSWLexington, SC 290721396805727
  3. Meredith Lopez, MSW, LMSWColumbia, SC 292041891063343
  4. Wesley LopezSpartanburg, SC 293031891420741
  5. Emilio Lopez-PowersMoncks Corner, SC 294611396417721
  6. Breanna LorangConway, SC 295261285204362
  7. Elizabeth LorickColumbia, SC 292051447407382
  8. Kristina LottGreenville, SC 296151457924573
  9. Hannah LoveGreenville, SC 296011417516329
  10. Rebecca LoveRock Hill, SC 297301649511254
  11. Sharon LovelaceWinnsboro, SC 291801205915063
  12. Jessica Loving, LMFTSpartanburg, SC 293011457692022
  13. Margaret Lowe Askins, M.S., LPCCharleston, SC 294071194425959
  14. Alesia Lowe-Jenkins, LPCSSpartanburg, SC 293021518977040
  15. Selena Lowery, M.A.Columbia, SC 292291508244120
  16. Brandon LoyAnderson, SC 296251386723617
  17. Merlyn Lucius, LPCColumbia, SC 292101396570552
  18. Amy Ludwick, MSWCharleston, SC 294141578362364
  19. Brooke Lugo, LPCAGreenville, SC 296011093699019
  20. Sanita Luke, MSGreenwood, SC 296461821282724
  21. Theresa Luke, LPCCharleston, SC 294071124789870
  22. Janet Lunsford, MSCharleston, SC 294141619008539
  23. Jasmine Luster, LPCLancaster, SC 297201922516822
  24. Scarlett LutherCayce, SC 290331770895898
  25. Deanna LuveneAnderson, SC 296211649667718
  26. Caitlin Lybrand, LPCSummerville, SC 294831710859483
  27. Shanena LykesColumbia, SC 292231932732526
  28. Debra Lyles, MA, LPC, LPC-SLexington, SC 290721881753424
  29. Jessica LylesBoiling Springs, SC 293161942706023
  30. Lynn Lyles, LPCSeneca, SC 296781578374856
  31. Camillia LynchSimpsonville, SC 296811063873313
  32. Donald LynchColumbia, SC 292031295152593
  33. Molly LynchGreenville, SC 296011407429657
  34. Randie LynchColumbia, SC 292031033949870
  35. Jacquelyn Lynn, LPCSumter, SC 291501437831302
  36. Amanda Lyons, B.S.Walterboro, SC 294881306957774
  37. Tia LytesCharleston, SC 294141407305634
  38. Kristin MabryMount Pleasant, SC 294641518808922
  39. Cheryl MaciasRidgeland, SC 299361184339061
  40. Angela MackYemassee, SC 299451639726532
  41. Carolyn Mack, MSWLexington, SC 290721346386232
  42. Cierra MackGreenville, SC 296011619445897
  43. Edwina Mack, MSWColumbia, SC 292031427404664
  44. Jacqueline Mack, M.H.P, M.A.Manning, SC 291021114046687
  45. Lacey MackRock Hill, SC 297321891168530
  46. Kanesha Mack-Nathaniel, MSWLexington, SC 290721104985134
  47. Kimberly Mackay-Pearson, LPCHilton Head, SC 299261538734355
  48. Gordon Mackenzie, B.A.Lake City, SC 295601942328471
  49. Ashley Macon, LPC-IColumbia, SC 292051336568062
  50. Ashley Maddox-WashingtonGreenwood, SC 296461770055220

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.