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 14 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. Lisa Beijan, M.ED., LPCDenton, TX 762051336165984
  2. Emily BeissnerSan Antonio, TX 782541841085578
  3. Angelica Beker, LPCAustin, TX 787461780275206
  4. Ashley BelcourtPlano, TX 750231013895952
  5. Yulanda Belizaire, LPC ASSOCIATETemple, TX 765021912640640
  6. Ben Bell, M.A., L.P.C.Beaumont, TX 777061487775003
  7. Caleb Bell, M.A., LPC-AShenandoah, TX 773841497597553
  8. Chastity Bell, PHD, LPCSan Antonio, TX 782091720452261
  9. D'Jalon BellKaty, TX 774941467059998
  10. Kimberly Bell, M.A. LPCSArlington, TX 760171790930592
  11. Melinda Bell, LPCClifton, TX 766341003665126
  12. Miesha Bell, M.S., LPCDallas, TX 752281265045249
  13. Rachel Bell, LPCFlint, TX 757621386588952
  14. Holly Bellah, LMSWAustin, TX 787311003541616
  15. Greta Bellinger, LMSWHouston, TX 770061992272371
  16. Max Bellman-SeeskinEl Paso, TX 799381255107652
  17. Margaret Bellows, LPCSpring, TX 773881235544735
  18. Brisa Belmontes, LPC ASSOCIATELubbock, TX 794241104611896
  19. McKenzie Belton, LPC-AHouston, TX 770581154131589
  20. Aaron Beltran, LPC-ASan Antonio, TX 782401427925486
  21. Iris BeltranPortland, TX 783741497465702
  22. Carlos Beltran Del Angel, M.ED., LPCMcAllen, TX 785011952016099
  23. Sarah Beltran JuarezEl Paso, TX 799381619896982
  24. Jennifer Belvis, MAHouston, TX 770581588225429
  25. Jaclyn Benavides, LPCCorpus Christi, TX 784111396582359
  26. Leticia Benavides, LPCEdinburg, TX 785391265975247
  27. Natalie BenavidesLubbock, TX 794241255109377
  28. Sarita Benavides, LPC-ASSOCIATEHouston, TX 770061326920083
  29. Amanda Benavidez, LPCKingsville, TX 783631609379171
  30. Erin Bendele, LPC-ASeabrook, TX 775861851248777
  31. Kyle BendiksenGarland, TX 750431952285678
  32. Brooke BenedictDallas, TX 752481396694766
  33. Sarah BenedictMcKinney, TX 750701063761658
  34. Jon Benefiel, LPCAlvin, TX 775111194218578
  35. Marie BenjaminDesoto, TX 751151467670679
  36. Beverly Benjamin-Bubb, LPC-AThe Woodlands, TX 773801992572127
  37. Brooke Bennett, LPC-A, NCC, MAAllen, TX 750131164364873
  38. Caroline Bennett, LCSWAustin, TX 787311366231383
  39. Joseph Bennett, LPC - ASSOCIATEBelton, TX 765131609600261
  40. Myia Bennett, LPCDallas, TX 752401366893489
  41. Quincy Bennett, LPCPrinceton, TX 754071659721124
  42. Courtney Bennett Spland, LPCPlano, TX 750241265283766
  43. Carol Bennetts, LPCFulshear, TX 774411841584828
  44. Michael Bensman, LCSWLancaster, TX 751461467526319
  45. Chase BensonAustin, TX 787571790576601
  46. Olivia BensonLive Oak, TX 782331790613362
  47. Emily Bent, LPCManvel, TX 775781013471325
  48. Kelly Bentel, PH.D., LPCDallas, TX 752301508338898
  49. Donald BentleySan Antonio, TX 782541619437159
  50. Mary Benton, LPCDallas, TX 752181083702971

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.