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 60 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. Sarah Pelfrey, LPCFlorence, SC 295061336813005
  2. Vincent Pendarvis, M.EDOrangeburg, SC 291151891440400
  3. Tinisha Pender, MA, LPCAnderson, SC 296211437616430
  4. Shauna Pendergrass, M.R.CColumbia, SC 292031336475318
  5. Anna PendreySpartanburg, SC 293031497504690
  6. Yoan PenevLexington, SC 290721336839869
  7. Lindsay PennellMt Pleasant, SC 294641043185895
  8. Megan PenningtonCharleston, SC 294141619618758
  9. Marvin PeoplesAnderson, SC 296251104979418
  10. Angela PercifulCayce, SC 290331255605127
  11. Katherine Peregrina GustineAnderson, SC 296211417641762
  12. Amanda PereiraConway, SC 295261376209007
  13. Monica PerezAnderson, SC 296251154474641
  14. Veronica Perez, M.ED, LPC-ASpartanburg, SC 293031194285775
  15. Claudette PerkinsSummerville, SC 294851275807356
  16. David Perrault, MED, LPC-ILexington, SC 290721326107335
  17. Kelly Perron, MS, LPC, LCMHC, AADCFort Mill, SC 297081114432879
  18. Ashli PerryAnderson, SC 296251730268988
  19. Beverly PerrySumter, SC 291511467406587
  20. Darren Perry, LPCNorth Charleston, SC 294051114378908
  21. Danielle PeteGreenville, SC 296011942869847
  22. Allison PetersenSummerville, SC 294861548914856
  23. Arsida PetersonColumbia, SC 292031396121323
  24. Dorothy PetersonGaffney, SC 293401386707867
  25. Shaquitta PetersonSimpsonville, SC 296811285126409
  26. Katherine Peterson-Crain, LPNMoncks Corner, SC 294611447348800
  27. Marques PettyGreenville, SC 296011063020105
  28. Lahartha PhelpsColumbia, SC 292011295897296
  29. Rebecca Phifer-BallGreenville, SC 296011528733110
  30. Varghese PhilipAnderson, SC 296251932278512
  31. Candin Phillips, M.ED.Greenville, SC 296011366712051
  32. Carrie Phillips, LMFTGreenville, SC 296051649788274
  33. Elizabeth Phillips, MABeaufort, SC 299021144613100
  34. Ryan Phillips, MA, LPCGreenville, SC 296011295763282
  35. Shannon PhillipsColumbia, SC 292041710258678
  36. Sheketha Phillips, AAS,Columbia, SC 292101932945631
  37. Karen Phillips-HugineFlorence, SC 295061063179166
  38. Andrew PhippsGeorgetown, SC 294401033997895
  39. Piper PhippsLexington, SC 290721649196171
  40. Valerie Phoenix, MSWBeaufort, SC 299021720180763
  41. Mary PickensPort Royal, SC 299351285283457
  42. Nicole PierceGreenwood, SC 296461255731840
  43. Kelly PietroCharleston, SC 294141639899594
  44. Eleanor PinckneyAnderson, SC 296251568916781
  45. Wendy Pinder, MAMoncks Corner, SC 294611225434012
  46. Liliann Pineda HawkinsLexington, SC 290721861230559
  47. Rosalind Pinkney, LPCGreenville, SC 296011952773780
  48. Nicole PioliConway, SC 295261477868073
  49. Cecile PirizCharleston, SC 294141679180681
  50. Julia PittmanSummerville, SC 294861225902802

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.