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 16 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. Marcela Billig, RMTAustin, TX 787451932479904
  2. Dauphine Billingsley, LPC-SHouston, TX 770531003116716
  3. Leslie Billington, LMSWKingwood, TX 773391467128165
  4. Kurt Billups, LPCFort Worth, TX 761331720564768
  5. Megan Billups, MA, LPCBedford, TX 760211093423949
  6. Brian Bilyeu, LPCChico, TX 764311578165189
  7. Nimrat BindraConroe, TX 773041063170876
  8. Shari Bingham, M.S., LPCHouston, TX 770081184235509
  9. Jennifer Binsley, LPCCarrollton, TX 750101578351508
  10. Jane Biondi, LPCAustin, TX 787231639897168
  11. Binaifer Bird, MA, LMFTHaslet, TX 760521427344324
  12. Brant BirdPleasanton, TX 780641477491876
  13. Rebecca Bird, L.S.W.Dallas, TX 752311104031632
  14. Kassidy BirdsongDallas, TX 752351932469509
  15. Ian Birdwell, LPCAustin, TX 787571306106976
  16. Christina Birgen, LPC, LMFT-ABryan, TX 778081770249922
  17. Dorothy Birmingham, LPCHouston, TX 770511821740655
  18. Elyse Bishop, LPC-ASSOCIATECorpus Christi, TX 784041952103178
  19. Kara BissenAustin, TX 787311508619545
  20. Mary Bitela, QMHP-CSSan Antonio, TX 782481710501234
  21. Danielle BitnerSan Antonio, TX 782301609748219
  22. Amy Bittick, MS LPC-AKilleen, TX 765421396600565
  23. Jennifer Bittner, LPCHarker Heights, TX 765481679857650
  24. Lucie Black, L.P.C.Corsicana, TX 751101255900262
  25. Margaret Black, MA, LPCHouston, TX 770701619102522
  26. Presley Black, LPC-ACedar Park, TX 786131730949959
  27. Justin Blackburn, LPC-ASSOCIATEHeath, TX 750321467228031
  28. Amber BlackstonFrisco, TX 750341760376032
  29. Jennifer Blackwell, LPC ASSOCIATECorpus Christi, TX 784111316528896
  30. Miranda Blaeuer, LMHCSmithville, TX 789571629252747
  31. Cynthia Blake, LPCEl Paso, TX 799121821337247
  32. Edith Blake, M.S., LSSP, LPCSan Antonio, TX 782491669122172
  33. Susan Blake, MA, LPCSan Antonio, TX 782091831295419
  34. Jessie Blakely, MSHouston, TX 770071083337851
  35. Brennan BlakemoreCarrollton, TX 750101679299598
  36. Kaleigh Blanchard, LPCAustin, TX 787041477390938
  37. Isabel Blanco, LPC ASSOCIATEFrisco, TX 750341659212918
  38. Laura BlancoArlington, TX 760111427523414
  39. Yonairy Blanco Caba, LPCHouston, TX 770631295536324
  40. Daymar Blanco-Gracia, LPCHouston, TX 770241912589607
  41. Tamera Bland, LPCLubbock, TX 794301275370462
  42. Tekesha Bland, M.ED.Temple, TX 765011962776179
  43. Karen Blandino, LPCFort Worth, TX 761071083479497
  44. Blake Blankenbecler, LPCAustin, TX 787351013425396
  45. Stacie BlankenshipBryan, TX 778081467373100
  46. Gail Blanpied, LPCCorpus Christi, TX 784111225193733
  47. Ashley BlantonWylie, TX 750981760302442
  48. Katelyn Blanton, LPC-ASSOCIATEDevine, TX 780161366251613
  49. Bianca Blattman, LPC-ATyler, TX 757011699481358
  50. Tricia Blewitt, M.A., LPCAustin, TX 787321871848077

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.