NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mental Health Counselor in Tennessee

4,698 NPPES records list mental health counselor with a practice address in Tennessee, 66 per 100,000 residents, the 38th highest rate of 51. Nashville and Knoxville have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Tennessee license search. Page 5 of 94.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 101YM0800X · method

Nashville has the most, 982

Mental Health Counselor records in Tennessee

  1. Stacy BanksKnoxville, TN 379171043740657
  2. William BanksKnoxville, TN 379171740395664
  3. Nathan BankstonNashville, TN 372051780420349
  4. Charles Banner, M.A.Johnson City, TN 376011548302581
  5. Nicholaus BarajasKnoxville, TN 379181104364504
  6. Bonnie Barakat-Smith, MSMillington, TN 380531720389968
  7. Lindsay Baratti, LPC-MHSPGermantown, TN 381381902175474
  8. Jacinda BarbeeClarksville, TN 370431669878328
  9. Megan Barbee, LPC-MHSP (TEMP)Nashville, TN 372121770238784
  10. Kenneth BarberMemphis, TN 381181801720925
  11. Stacy Barbra, BS PSYCHOLOGYKnoxville, TN 379091235694050
  12. Adam Barfoot, M.ED.Cleveland, TN 373121073151155
  13. Jeremiah Barker, MA, LPC-MHSPCleveland, TN 373121366815441
  14. Mary Barker, MSKnoxville, TN 379171609826528
  15. Brianna BarkeyHermitage, TN 370761295656494
  16. Terry BarksdaleNashville, TN 372111093980351
  17. Julia Barlar, LPCNashville, TN 372061053450718
  18. Kimberly BarlowNashville, TN 372201881424901
  19. Kasim Barnes, MANashville, TN 372171396022521
  20. Lana Barnes, BSWLawrenceburg, TN 384641770612301
  21. Tammy Barnes, LPC-MHSP, NCCMurfreesboro, TN 371291326672049
  22. William Barnes, LPC-ACordova, TN 380181538092085
  23. Hannah Barney, LPC-MHSPNashville, TN 372121396586616
  24. Lakiisha BarrettMemphis, TN 381341679448344
  25. Fernando BarrientosChattanooga, TN 374211083128805
  26. Sophia Barringhaus, LPC-MHSPBrentwood, TN 370271588275630
  27. Rebekah Barrom, LPC-MHSPMemphis, TN 381041275212714
  28. Alexandra Barruso, B.S.Murfreesboro, TN 371281730942491
  29. Holly Barruso, MASpring Hill, TN 371741184892994
  30. Anquanita Barry, LPC, NCCMemphis, TN 381411235851973
  31. Samantha Barstack, M.EDNashville, TN 372151508505926
  32. Tiffany BartellChattanooga, TN 374211720608359
  33. Cassandra BartelsNashville, TN 372121447965355
  34. Joanna Bartlett, M.A.Chattanooga, TN 374051982727145
  35. Chelsea BartonMemphis, TN 381041295528628
  36. Jill BartonParis, TN 382421841330974
  37. Taylor BartonFranklin, TN 370691598445652
  38. Sydney BaslerPowell, TN 378491427553791
  39. Kamesha Bass, LPCClarksville, TN 370431932806023
  40. Chelsea BatesAntioch, TN 370131104609684
  41. Jada BatesMemphis, TN 381171740177161
  42. Meaghan BatesColumbia, TN 384011528500600
  43. Michelle Bates, LPC MHSPGermantown, TN 381381487015764
  44. Candice Batson, BSArlington, TN 380021831231992
  45. Jill Batson, LMFTFranklin, TN 370641750094850
  46. Jeri Battles, LPC-MHSPGermantown, TN 381381760225411
  47. Alexine BattsHendersonville, TN 370751154738656
  48. Tatiana Bauer, LPC-MHSPCrossville, TN 385551659081446
  49. Carly BaughnClarksville, TN 370431235664632
  50. Felisha Baxter, LPCCookeville, TN 385011225856503

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

Tennessee ranks 38 of 51 per resident

  1. Minnesota72
  2. Maryland68
  3. Connecticut66
  4. Tennessee66
  5. Ohio66
  6. Wyoming56
  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.

2.9% 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. Tennessee2.9%
  2. United States5.2%

Mental Health Counselor records in Tennessee, measured

  • In a Medicare file134 of 4,698 · 2.9% here, 5.2% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file244 · 5.2% here, 8.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more2,750 · 58.5% here, 52.6% nationally
  • Median graduation year2016 · the 243 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

4,698 NPPES records list mental health counselor (101YM0800X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Tennessee: 66 per 100,000 residents against 87 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Nashville has 982 of them (21%).

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. Georgia4,878
  2. Nebraska4,490
  3. Indiana4,962
  4. Maryland4,201

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Connecticut66.0
  2. Ohio65.9
  3. Minnesota72.0
  4. Hawaii73.1

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.