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 7 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. Teresa Benson, LCSWSparta, TN 385831568113637
  2. Gladys Bentley, MA, LPC-MHSPHendersonville, TN 370751992999528
  3. Jacob BentleyKnoxville, TN 379211649803701
  4. Latasha Benton-Johns, M.S.Memphis, TN 381181780916742
  5. Samantha Beretta, MS, LPC-MHSPNashville, TN 372121710460795
  6. Mackenzie BergNashville, TN 372111619812468
  7. Jessi Berger, M.A., LPC-MHSP, EMDRMemphis, TN 381111235677766
  8. Rodney Berger, M.A.Nashville, TN 372121114058856
  9. Sara Bergeron, MSEnglewood, TN 373291134427065
  10. Ashley BergmanKnoxville, TN 379171275991457
  11. Paul Berkes, L.P.C., M.H.S.P.Bartlett, TN 381331881959310
  12. Jeanine Bernache, MA, LPC-MHSPNashville, TN 372171528461324
  13. Joanne Bernardo, M.A.Chattanooga, TN 374051497886089
  14. Angel Berrios, MSKnoxville, TN 379121649669565
  15. Angell Berry, MANashville, TN 372031033860432
  16. David BerrySevierville, TN 378621952180689
  17. Kimberly Berry-Lavoie, M.ED., LMFTKnoxville, TN 379181891877080
  18. Laura Bertrand, NCCChattanooga, TN 374081194243139
  19. Valerie BertuccelliNashville, TN 372031548837057
  20. James Bess, M.A.Chattanooga, TN 374051326234923
  21. Lindsay BetzKnoxville, TN 379191649151895
  22. Jasmine Bevens, LPC/MHSPKingsport, TN 376601104629344
  23. George BevillKnoxville, TN 379171821159559
  24. Wanda Bew, BAMemphis, TN 381261659598449
  25. Camren Bianco, MAMount Juliet, TN 371221639903255
  26. Amanda BigalkNashville, TN 372041447634936
  27. Benjamin Biggers, LPC/MHSP, NCCClarksville, TN 370401528331907
  28. Whitney Biggs, LPC/MHSP/TKnoxville, TN 379231689333064
  29. Fawn Bilderback, MSSWNashville, TN 372111487797072
  30. Sharon BillupsMemphis, TN 381251770709131
  31. Jaye BilyeuClarksville, TN 370401982920021
  32. Judy BinghamKnoxville, TN 379191598933939
  33. Katelyn BinkleyCookeville, TN 385011447720230
  34. Caroline Biondo, LPC-MHSPKnoxville, TN 379321487338919
  35. Kimberly BirdKnoxville, TN 379171821142951
  36. Alyssa BirminghamNashville, TN 372041518328012
  37. Cory Bishop, MFTNashville, TN 372031659009405
  38. Jane Bistolfi, T-LPC/MHSPBartlett, TN 381341104626738
  39. Doris Black, LMSWJackson, TN 383051003302175
  40. Elizabeth Black, LPC-MHSPKnoxville, TN 379211326837261
  41. Kendra Black, LMSWMemphis, TN 381041427877299
  42. Kirk Black, MA, THERAPISTGray, TN 376151992692198
  43. Lucinda Black, LMFTKnoxville, TN 379221528535846
  44. Shannon Black, M.EDCornersville, TN 370471649668567
  45. Kay Blackwelder, MSKnoxville, TN 379231962155861
  46. Jessica Blackwell, LPC-MHSP (TEMP)Nashville, TN 372061629815188
  47. Suzanne Blackwood, LPC-MHSPManchester, TN 373551720609258
  48. Tara BlakeChattanooga, TN 374111760609614
  49. Caroline BlakelyChattanooga, TN 374211467998708
  50. Olivia BlakeyNashville, TN 372121982569471

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.