NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mental Health Counselor in Texas

9,782 NPPES records list mental health counselor with a practice address in Texas, 32 per 100,000 residents, the 49th highest rate of 51. Houston and Austin have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Texas license search. Page 11 of 196.

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).

Houston has the most, 1,163

  1. Houston1,163
  2. Austin941
  3. Dallas816
  4. San Antonio710
  5. Fort Worth271

Mental Health Counselor records in Texas

  1. Xanthia Baptiste, LPC, NCCStafford, TX 774771841156643
  2. Nadia Barada, LPC-ASSOCIATETyler, TX 757031306411814
  3. Jasmine Baranpourian, LPCDallas, TX 752311477172443
  4. Amber Barbee, LPC-S, CSC, CARTWharton, TX 774881689291924
  5. Ronald BarberSchertz, TX 781541659179141
  6. William BarbrowPflugerville, TX 786601669396610
  7. Fernanda BarceloAustin, TX 787461205468782
  8. Stephen Barchenger, LPCMidland, TX 797071902936339
  9. Elaine BarclayWylie, TX 750981902427537
  10. Colleen Bardelli, MA, LMHC, LPCAustin, TX 787461588106033
  11. Gabriela Bardgette, LPC-ASSOCIATESan Antonio, TX 782091629844683
  12. Angie Bare, MA, LPC-ASSOCIATEGeorgetown, TX 786281730059809
  13. Melanie Barefield, LPC, LMFTDallas, TX 752041497346266
  14. Karolis BareikaAllen, TX 750131902617376
  15. Robin Barela, LPC-ASSOCIATEForney, TX 751261316866932
  16. Jessica Bargenquest, MA, LPCFrisco, TX 750361144194333
  17. Terri Barkley, LPCThe Colony, TX 750561083991061
  18. B Barksdale, LPCKaty, TX 774501487948725
  19. Lacy Barlow, LPCIDallas, TX 752111437373263
  20. Katherine Barner, LPCHouston, TX 770921265548663
  21. Byron Barnes, LPCHouston, TX 770271346685369
  22. Carla Barnes, LPCHouston, TX 770841497375125
  23. Cynthia Barnes, M.ED.,RPTBoling, TX 774201912449612
  24. Douglas Barnes, LPCDallas, TX 752521134601560
  25. Ja'Wonna Barnes, MA, LPC-AHouston, TX 770681295607166
  26. Lashaun BarnesHouston, TX 770361619637584
  27. Phelitria Barnes, LPC-ABaytown, TX 775211265230684
  28. Rachel BarnesAustin, TX 787381154295897
  29. Stacy Barnes, LPC, LCDC-IMcKinney, TX 750711669954962
  30. Tina Barnes, LPCCollege Station, TX 778451114878428
  31. Wendy Barnes, LPCFort Sam Houston, TX 782341134140387
  32. Catherine Barnett, M.EDDallas, TX 752471053668293
  33. Cynthia BarnettJustin, TX 762471942951033
  34. Deanna Barnett, LPCHouston, TX 770271710026505
  35. John Barnett, M.A., LPCHouston, TX 770581942321633
  36. Alexandrea Barnette, LMFT-AAustin, TX 787461871154500
  37. Felix Barnhart, LCSWAustin, TX 787031679030860
  38. Morgan BarnhillLewisville, TX 750671851212245
  39. Corinne Barnickel, CCLS, LMFT-AWest Lake Hills, TX 787461144854662
  40. Ana Barnson, LPC-STyler, TX 757011336969815
  41. Christen Barnum-Bishop, LPC-ASSOCIATEDallas, TX 752041285389502
  42. Kira Barone, LPC ASSOCIATEQueen City, TX 755721871324004
  43. Dawn Barras, LPC-SHouston, TX 770741487812004
  44. Ashley BarreraAlvin, TX 775111699558502
  45. Daniel Barrera, LPC-AMcAllen, TX 785011811721723
  46. David Barrera, PH.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784111184832024
  47. Katherine Barrera, MALongview, TX 756011730071952
  48. Kaylee Barrera, BSWArlington, TX 760111154784692
  49. Laura Barrera, LPC- ASSOCIATECorpus Christi, TX 784161114760212
  50. Edward BarretRosenberg, TX 774711710831938

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

Texas ranks 49 of 51 per resident

  1. Michigan40
  2. West Virginia39
  3. Missouri39
  4. Texas32
  5. North Dakota29
  6. Kansas24
  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.

4.4% 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. Texas4.4%
  2. United States5.2%

Mental Health Counselor records in Texas, measured

  • In a Medicare file429 of 9,782 · 4.4% here, 5.2% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file831 · 8.5% here, 8.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more3,482 · 35.6% here, 52.6% nationally
  • Median graduation year2016 · the 831 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

9,782 NPPES records list mental health counselor (101YM0800X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Texas: 32 per 100,000 residents against 87 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Houston has 1,163 of them (12%).

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. New Jersey10,009
  2. Pennsylvania10,019
  3. North Carolina8,858
  4. Illinois10,716

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. North Dakota29.3
  2. Missouri38.7
  3. West Virginia39.2
  4. Michigan39.7

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.