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 6 of 94.

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).

Nashville has the most, 982

  1. Nashville982
  2. Knoxville788
  3. Memphis409
  4. Chattanooga331
  5. Clarksville300

Mental Health Counselor records in Tennessee

  1. Thomas BaxterKnoxville, TN 379191386761161
  2. Andrea Bayer Flowers, MS, LPC-MHSPClarksville, TN 370431235357369
  3. Jeffrey Bayne, MS, NCCCleveland, TN 373121407508401
  4. Maricia Beach, LMFTClarksville, TN 370431124545108
  5. Christian Beadles, MACharlotte, TN 370361043106321
  6. Elisa BeagleNashville, TN 372141720580079
  7. Lauren Bean, LPC-MHSPMemphis, TN 381191922570860
  8. Pamela BeanNashville, TN 372201427626274
  9. Yvette BeanMemphis, TN 381341689307878
  10. Jordan BearNashville, TN 372201689301806
  11. Rhonda BeardNashville, TN 372281770611972
  12. Shelia Beard, LPCJasper, TN 373471891879185
  13. Blayke Bearman, MSWClarksville, TN 370431114316643
  14. Megan Bearman, LPC-MHSPNashville, TN 372061811598188
  15. Sarah Bearss, LPC-MHSPClarksville, TN 370431306129721
  16. Peggy Beasley, LPC, MHSPMurfreesboro, TN 371291669645610
  17. Percy Beasley, BEHAVIOR ANALYSTDyersburg, TN 380241518086974
  18. Shane BeaverKnoxville, TN 379091295658144
  19. Rocklan Beavers, M.A.Benton, TN 373071255135711
  20. Ashley BeckCollierville, TN 380171285144329
  21. Camille Beck, LPC MHSPChattanooga, TN 374211316647779
  22. Danielle BeckChattanooga, TN 374081629537154
  23. Lindsay BecklerOoltewah, TN 373631275223711
  24. Emmalee Beckner, BAKnoxville, TN 379091407656564
  25. Amy Bedwell, BAKnoxville, TN 379091205184199
  26. Mariah Beem, LPC-MHSPKnoxville, TN 379191376408930
  27. Crystal BeesingClarksville, TN 370401740010529
  28. Rachel BeihlNashville, TN 372281437761483
  29. Karen Bell, LPC/MHSPClarksville, TN 370431750551222
  30. Meredith Bell, NCCMemphis, TN 381191619675816
  31. Sarah BellNashville, TN 372111699918953
  32. Taylor Bell, LPC-MHSPHenderson, TN 383401538833785
  33. Leon BellamyMadison, TN 371151699348151
  34. Carl Bello, MAKnoxville, TN 379201518190768
  35. Jaime BelloWatertown, TN 371841619747540
  36. Laura Belsito, M.S.Nashville, TN 372111528397817
  37. Menachem Ben-JudahChattanooga, TN 374211104208321
  38. Amy BenedictColumbia, TN 384011437537156
  39. Thomas BenedictNashville, TN 372281144696204
  40. Christina Benefield, LPC-MHSPMurfreesboro, TN 371301598298986
  41. Tessa BenefieldCookeville, TN 385011619597440
  42. Veronica Benjamin, M.A.Knoxville, TN 379171699099481
  43. Cynthia BennettChattanooga, TN 374041013306281
  44. McKenzie BennettNashville, TN 372041659254472
  45. Megan BennettNashville, TN 372041619358165
  46. Sarah BennettMemphis, TN 381071588479786
  47. Hannah Bennington, LPC-MHSPSpring Hill, TN 371741063848398
  48. Michael BenoitJohnson City, TN 376011013055771
  49. Brandon BensonOliver Springs, TN 378401386510469
  50. Lowell Benson, MAMadison, TN 371151720116536

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.