NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Pastoral Counselor providers in the U.S.

2,102 NPPES records list pastoral counselor as their primary taxonomy, about 0.6 per 100,000 residents; District of Columbia and Oklahoma have the most per resident. 1 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 101YP1600X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

What taxonomy code 101YP1600X means

101YP1600X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Counselor, Pastoral, in the grouping Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers. 2,102 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).

Source: NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, definition as NUCC publishes it (nucc.org); counts from CMS NPPES.

Most per resident: the 8 highest

  1. District of Columbia3.2
  2. Oklahoma1.6
  3. New Hampshire1.6
  4. Georgia1.2
  5. Maryland1.2
  6. North Carolina1.1
  7. Louisiana1.1
  8. Montana1.1
  9. 50 states and D.C.0.6

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 101YP1600X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

Orlando has the most, 27

  1. Orlando, FL27
  2. Washington, DC22
  3. Charlotte, NC21
  4. Oklahoma City, OK20
  5. Loma Linda, CA19
  6. Las Vegas, NV19
  7. Houston, TX19
  8. Columbus, OH17

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 101YP1600X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.

All 51 by state

StateRecordsPer 100,000
Alabama210.4
Alaska81.1
Arizona580.8
Arkansas70.2
California1430.4
Colorado300.5
Connecticut170.5
Delaware101.0
District of Columbia223.2
Florida1800.8
Georgia1361.2
Hawaii50.3
Idaho30.2
Illinois650.5
Indiana410.6
Iowa30.1
Kansas120.4
Kentucky330.7
Louisiana501.1
Maine141.0
Maryland751.2
Massachusetts320.5
Michigan320.3
Minnesota220.4
Mississippi160.5
Missouri240.4
StateRecordsPer 100,000
Montana121.1
Nebraska110.6
Nevada300.9
New Hampshire221.6
New Jersey580.6
New Mexico170.8
New York840.4
North Carolina1181.1
North Dakota70.9
Ohio900.8
Oklahoma631.6
Oregon230.5
Pennsylvania950.7
Rhode Island30.3
South Carolina500.9
South Dakota70.8
Tennessee660.9
Texas1390.5
Utah30.1
Vermont20.3
Virginia610.7
Washington490.6
West Virginia90.5
Wisconsin170.3
Wyoming20.3

In federal data

  • NUCC code101YP1600X · Counselor
  • Size rank197th of 688 specialties by records (0.03% of all)
  • In its family6th of 6 Counselor codes, 0.3% of the family
  • Part D prescribers1 (under 0.1% of records)
  • Part D claims283 a year per prescriber, on average (238th of 496)
  • Concentration9 states hold half of all records

Source: CMS NPPES; Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF; CMS Open Payments 2024. Presence in these files is not a quality judgment.

A sample of pastoral counselor records

  1. Goddess Zena Jones, HM, AMM-D.D.Anchorage, AK1083495899
  2. Christie Eberhardt, PH.D.Chugiak, AK1306852454
  3. Sarah Lowe, MAWasilla, AK1720812829
  4. Scott Stanton, MDIV., BCCWasilla, AK1053662387
  5. Krystal Banks, PHD., LCPCWasilla, AK1033622147
  6. Amy ArasWasilla, AK1457968802
  7. Randy Hughes, M.A.Wasilla, AK1023725116
  8. William Stemmons, NPFCA-MBAWasilla, AK1578483640
  9. Matalie WalkerBessemer, AL1891501672
  10. Michael Williams, M.DIV, M.A.Birmingham, AL1588958953
  11. Angelik Sims, CERTIFIEDBirmingham, AL1831858588
  12. Matt Redmond, BCPCHoover, AL1821825811
  13. Peggy PonderBirmingham, AL1073845145
  14. Romeo Penn, LICENSED PASTORAL COVestavia, AL1528632734
  15. Michael Semon, ED.D.Birmingham, AL1194931246
  16. Jesse Mitchell, BCPPC, DIV, PHDHamilton, AL1356788913

Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.

Common questions

Where does the large Pastoral Counselor headcount concentrate?

2,102 Pastoral Counselor NPIs span 52 states; Florida alone holds 180. Top metros include Orlando, FL; Washington, DC; Charlotte, NC; Oklahoma City, OK. Nationally this is 197th of 688 NUCC codes.

Where can I find a Pastoral Counselor provider?

Pastoral Counselor providers are listed in 52 states; Orlando leads by raw city count. By national headcount this code sits just above Rehabilitation Counselor and just below Prosthetist. Browse by state or search by name.

How heavy is Pastoral Counselor Part D prescribing at scale?

Among Pastoral Counselor NPIs, 1 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 283 claims and $42K drug cost per prescriber; 238th of 496 specialties by average claims). Non-prescribing clinicians in the same NUCC code are still in NPPES.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org); Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF; CMS Open Payments 2024. Counts are self-designated primary taxonomy, not board certification.

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.