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 20 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. Steffanie BrandHouston, TX 770071578183430
  2. Destin Brannon, LPCBenbrook, TX 761261336338821
  3. Alexandra BrantleyTyler, TX 757021164246120
  4. Christa Brantley, LPCConverse, TX 781091770164808
  5. Clifton Brantley, LMFTPearland, TX 775841811628886
  6. Lisa Brashear, M.ED., LCDC, LPCIPlano, TX 750751811454796
  7. Felicia Brashears, LPC-ACypress, TX 774291619667425
  8. Mackenzie Brasher, LMFT, LPC, LCDCFlower Mound, TX 750271033899703
  9. Carly Braswell, LPCHouston, TX 770061285483396
  10. Peggy Braswell, MS, LPCCorpus Christi, TX 784111528386133
  11. Emily Braun, LPC-ASSOCIATEFort Worth, TX 761071083466601
  12. Raymond Bray, LPCWaco, TX 767051376280438
  13. Shelley Braymen, LPCAFort Worth, TX 761071942912720
  14. Zachary Braz, LPC-ABuda, TX 786101689557902
  15. Blane BrazierDallas, TX 752431790475705
  16. Jazmine Brazle, LPCHouston, TX 770541538720164
  17. Joyce BreakerRosharon, TX 775831720843337
  18. Tiffany Breaux-JonesHarker Heights, TX 765481881174902
  19. Sara Breda, LPCSan Antonio, TX 782161346020302
  20. Karen Breeding, MA, LPCAustin, TX 787041871753863
  21. Gwendolyn Brehm, M.ED., LPC, LMFTHouston, TX 770581770864589
  22. Heather Brehms, LMFT-AArlington, TX 760161194419531
  23. Conner BreitlingNew Braunfels, TX 781301326899253
  24. Richard Brennan, LPC-AAbilene, TX 796011093412264
  25. Caroline BrennerArlington, TX 760111073947289
  26. Eric Bressler, M.AArlington, TX 760111255900841
  27. Vanessa Bretado-Monroy, LPCC, LPCEl Paso, TX 799361669201208
  28. Callee BrewerSinton, TX 783871710806732
  29. Kelsey Brewer, MS, LPC, CCTPLubbock, TX 794231164004909
  30. Maranda Brewer, LPC ASSOCIATE, LCDCHouston, TX 770921578387759
  31. Erika BribiescaAustin, TX 787051073158762
  32. Martha Bridge, LPCCorpus Christi, TX 784121043598113
  33. Tiffany Bridgers, LPCSan Antonio, TX 782571235753161
  34. Austin BridgesAustin, TX 787591194247411
  35. Audrey Brigando, MABryan, TX 778021447571872
  36. Nathaniel Briggs, LPC-INTERNTyler, TX 757031730645185
  37. Whitney Briggs, MA, LPC, NCCRound Rock, TX 786651275989337
  38. Alicia Brigham, LPCDallas, TX 752381376020958
  39. Joseph Brillon, M.A.Richardson, TX 750801255925483
  40. Ilse Brindley, LPCTemple, TX 765041730459488
  41. Heather Brinich-Langlois, LCSWSan Antonio, TX 782491972723328
  42. Lucas Brink, LPCLubbock, TX 794241578159695
  43. Brandy Brinkley, MA, LPCMidlothian, TX 760651205565298
  44. Kayla Brinkley, M.ED., LPCHouston, TX 770081386323137
  45. Brian BrinkmannWeatherford, TX 760861912524901
  46. Nathaniel Brinlee, LPCGreenville, TX 754021053918334
  47. Jennifer Briones, LPC-ASSOCIATESan Antonio, TX 782301124840285
  48. Naomi Briones, MS, LPCEl Paso, TX 799111043062524
  49. Hayley Briscoe, LPC-APlano, TX 750931811564305
  50. Elizabeth Brisola, PHD, MS, MA, LMFT-AAustin, TX 787311356105548

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.