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 5 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. Viktoriya Bean, M.A.Lexington, SC 290721518448687
  2. Acton Beard, LPC, LPCS, EDSPawleys Island, SC 295851437445871
  3. James Beard, MAPawleys Island, SC 295851952539066
  4. Sabrina Bears, MABennettsvilee, SC 295121255169884
  5. Touray BeatonOrangeburg, SC 291181154968303
  6. Stephanie BeattieAnderson, SC 296251255700761
  7. Valerie BeatyGreenville, SC 296051881284446
  8. Megan BeauchampCharleston, SC 294141275034829
  9. Susan BeaufordAnderson, SC 296251144937095
  10. Sherritta BeaufortSumter, SC 291511881646487
  11. Jennifer Beaujon, MA, LPC, NCCMoncks Corner, SC 294611326669490
  12. Maranda BeaverGreenville, SC 296011821744707
  13. Daniel BeckAnderson, SC 296251376695650
  14. Brittney BeckerSummerville, SC 294831700776945
  15. Sharon BeckerMt Pleasant, SC 294641285913251
  16. Patricia Beckett, LPCABeaufort, SC 299021790618163
  17. Jonathan BeckhamMyrtle Beach, SC 295771851948632
  18. Timothy Bedford, LPCColumbia, SC 292011023462579
  19. Barbara Beeks, M.A.Clinton, SC 293251598847048
  20. Spencer Beeson, LPC, LACGreenville, SC 296151861825291
  21. Bridget BeggsJohns Island, SC 294551265350359
  22. Jaclyn Begley, LPCA, NCCIrmo, SC 290631427972298
  23. Ruth BelinColumbia, SC 292051306994942
  24. Delores Belin-Burns, LPCCharleston, SC 294121649463902
  25. Kayla BelkPickens, SC 296711518124353
  26. Melissa BelkRock Hill, SC 297301093987174
  27. Amanda Bell, M.ED, LPCSimpsonville, SC 296811437296480
  28. Madison Bell, LPC-AMount Pleasant, SC 294641407738412
  29. Samantha Bell, LPC-AColumbia, SC 292041427826783
  30. Yongmei Bellack, MAMoncks Corner, SC 294611801391164
  31. Felecia Bellamy, MA, LPCNorth Myrtle Beach, SC 295821790564342
  32. Lawrence Belle, LISW-CPGreenville, SC 296151346379773
  33. Kamili BeltonSimpsonville, SC 296811497211858
  34. Holly BenderMoncks Corner, SC 294611619391042
  35. Michelle Bendzin, BAGreenville, SC 296051497613574
  36. Michele Bennefield, M.S., LPCMauldin, SC 296621285060202
  37. James BennettLittle River, SC 295661528475266
  38. Jonathan Bennett, MA, LPC-AMyrtle Beach, SC 295771821572140
  39. Kim BennettRock Hill, SC 297301477671956
  40. Natalie Bennett-Guenther, BS, EDS, LPCLexington, SC 290721730371766
  41. Charmus Bennett-WilsonCayce, SC 290331316727142
  42. Deborah Bennett-YorkElgin, SC 290451538858261
  43. Cheryl BensonSummerville, SC 294851487748604
  44. Erin BensonCharleston, SC 294071194690727
  45. Nicholas BensonClemson, SC 296341417832163
  46. Shelisa BensonHilton Head, SC 299261932575800
  47. Lauren Benton, ED.SLexington, SC 290721619522919
  48. Shameshia Benton, L.M.S.WColumbia, SC 292051699182790
  49. Parker BerdonNorth Charleston, SC 294061881512093
  50. Anthony BerryOrangeburg, SC 291181922782465

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.