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 15 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. Bianca Bentzin, LMFTAustin, TX 787501265199558
  2. Otto Berdiel, LPC-S, LCDCSpring, TX 773801497552145
  3. Tanya Berent, LPCDallas, TX 752431932426707
  4. Julia Berg, LPC-AAustin, TX 787041699599753
  5. Josh BergerHouston, TX 770061043843907
  6. Briana Bergman, LPC-AMidlothian, TX 760651538961784
  7. Lloyd Bergman, L.P.C.Denison, TX 750211255423653
  8. Deborah Bergmann, MSSan Antonio, TX 782401598336596
  9. Amanda Bergt, MS, LPCTexarkana, TX 755031376777474
  10. Rebecca Bergthold, MS, LPCRichardson, TX 750801740609726
  11. Alexander Berk, JD, M.ED., LPCAddison, TX 750011598009235
  12. Jared Berlanga, LPC-ASan Antonio, TX 782331528931193
  13. Amy BerlinAustin, TX 787481073408084
  14. Jennifer Bernal, LMSWEl Paso, TX 799021407719743
  15. Claire Berry, M.ED., LPCAHouston, TX 770231801523493
  16. Kayrene Berry, LPCKeller, TX 762481063429884
  17. Kimberly Berry, LPCCarrollton, TX 750061720690571
  18. Melinda BerryAthens, TX 757511295702132
  19. Stephan Berry, LPCLubbock, TX 794041376784496
  20. Taylor BerryCarrollton, TX 750071205294386
  21. Jacqueline Berry-Jones, M.A., LPC-ASan Antonio, TX 782281710634134
  22. Tina Berryman, LPCKilleen, TX 765491396414470
  23. Laurie Berson, MOTAustin, TX 787511184772360
  24. Yesenia Bertl, LMFTPearland, TX 775841083171136
  25. Chloe Bertrand, LMSWHouston, TX 770081992623326
  26. Cory Bertrand, LPCAllen, TX 750021508313248
  27. Deja BertrandSan Antonio, TX 782401588489470
  28. Amy Beseda, LPCWaco, TX 767011871477422
  29. Tiffany Beshears, LPC-S, BC-TMHHouston, TX 770631982014254
  30. Phylicia BessDallas, TX 752311942091343
  31. Aleksandra BessentTemple, TX 765011588271845
  32. Cameron Best, LPC-AMansfield, TX 760631477445104
  33. Terri BestHumble, TX 773461619703964
  34. Teresa Bethany, LMFTUniversal City, TX 781481790403202
  35. Noel Betzner Gauny, LPC-AAustin, TX 787591033956008
  36. Megan Beutel, LPC ASSOCIATEGrapevine, TX 760511346191822
  37. Esda Beverly, LPCFort Worth, TX 761161972917268
  38. Tiffany Beverly, LPCUniversal City, TX 781481437905387
  39. Joy Bevoni, LPCTyler, TX 757031003934027
  40. Michelle BeyerAustin, TX 787591972151660
  41. Hema Bhakta, M.A., LPCSan Antonio, TX 782161093882557
  42. Mohadev Bhattacharyya, LPCAustin, TX 787451821850751
  43. Keiquantyana Bibbins, LPCHouston, TX 770651538698659
  44. Chelsea Bice, LPCSouthlake, TX 760921811443930
  45. Christopher Bickers, LPC, LCDCFrisco, TX 750331346118668
  46. Julia Bickerstaff, MS, LPCLewisville, TX 750671033824149
  47. Angel Bierce, LPCAustin, TX 787511134074313
  48. Iris BilanHouston, TX 770801639668940
  49. Brittany BilboAustin, TX 787591265223721
  50. Jennifer Bilbrey, LPCAustin, TX 787571023556842

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.