NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Pastoral Counselor in Georgia

136 NPPES records list pastoral counselor with a practice address in Georgia, 1.2 per 100,000 residents, the 4th highest rate of 51. Atlanta and Decatur have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Georgia license search. Page 3 of 3.

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).

Atlanta has the most, 15

  1. Atlanta15
  2. Decatur13
  3. Fayetteville6
  4. Columbus5
  5. Lawrenceville4

Pastoral Counselor records in Georgia

  1. Luevonia PaytonFayetteville, GA 302151255866422
  2. Johnnie Porter, M. DIV., M.A.C.M.Atlanta, GA 303371356793160
  3. Chad Potts, BCPCLawrenceville, GA 300461609402551
  4. Terrell PughFayetteville, GA 302141467127282
  5. Michael Rivera, MSAtlanta, GA 303391104964675
  6. Kyle RobinsonCanton, GA 301151831929439
  7. Lissette Rodriguez FigueredoBuford, GA 305181023984986
  8. Moniqueka RuckerCovington, GA 300161033970785
  9. James Rule, M.DIV.Chamblee, GA 303411831308683
  10. Moses SandsAtlanta, GA 303101336971829
  11. Doris Santiago, MAGriffin, GA 302241730875725
  12. Corona Scott, THERAPISTGray, GA 310321649778275
  13. Janet ShawSnellville, GA 300781013474246
  14. Deborah SheppardNewnan, GA 302631356114250
  15. James Shumake, D.MIN.Decatur, GA 300331134232416
  16. Cherry Simmons, PHD IN COUNSELINGJesup, GA 315461376999789
  17. Trudy Simmons, LCPCAlpharetta, GA 300041578346128
  18. Bianca Smith, CHAPLAINMableton, GA 301261699543959
  19. Marquetta Smith, MSSW, PCS, CCCFayetteville, GA 302151265248488
  20. Jenna SpearsLawrenceville, GA 300431013457977
  21. David Speno, MDIV.Decatur, GA 300331649319336
  22. Desiree Stephens, PASTORAtlanta, GA 303151164017455
  23. Karen Taylor, DRSnellville, GA 300781376277442
  24. Monica Taylor, CH, MDIVLithonia, GA 300581245581966
  25. Walter TaylorColumbus, GA 319031003474628
  26. Janice Thomas, M.A.Decatur, GA 300341114777125
  27. Jamie Thompson, DMINEllenwood, GA 302941962257246
  28. Thomas Thompson, MS, MDIV, BCCDecatur, GA 300331477668465
  29. Myrna Thurmond Malone, CPCRiverdale, GA 302741336615194
  30. Horace TurnerDouglas, GA 315331215470141
  31. Patricia TurnerAtlanta, GA 303081306538269
  32. Naylecia WatkinsMableton, GA 301261053943878
  33. Caarne WhiteMcDonough, GA 302531083382527
  34. Carlos WhiteWaycross, GA 315011962233346
  35. Deborah Wight-Knight, L.M.F.TWarner Robins, GA 310931225064652
  36. April Williams, MINISTER COUNSELORConyers, GA 300941902635519

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

Georgia ranks 4 of 51 per resident

  1. District of Columbia3.2
  2. New Hampshire1.6
  3. Oklahoma1.6
  4. Georgia1.2
  5. Maryland1.2
  6. Louisiana1.1
  7. 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.

0.0% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 0.7% 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. Georgia0.0%
  2. United States0.7%

Pastoral Counselor records in Georgia, measured

  • In a Medicare file0 of 136 · 0.0% here, 0.7% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file0 · 0.0% here, 1.0% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more79 · 58.1% here, 53.4% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 101YP1600X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

136 NPPES records list pastoral counselor (101YP1600X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Georgia: 1.2 per 100,000 residents against 0.6 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Atlanta has 15 of them (11%).

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. Texas139
  2. California143
  3. North Carolina118
  4. Pennsylvania95

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Maryland1.2
  2. Louisiana1.1
  3. Montana1.1
  4. Maine1.0

The largest states

  1. Florida180
  2. California143
  3. Texas139
  4. North Carolina118
  5. Pennsylvania95

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.