NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Pastoral Counselor in North Carolina

118 NPPES records list pastoral counselor with a practice address in North Carolina, 1.1 per 100,000 residents, the 8th highest rate of 51. Charlotte and Raleigh have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the North Carolina license search. Page 3 of 3.

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

Charlotte has the most, 21

Pastoral Counselor records in North Carolina

  1. Kathryn Summers, PSY.D., FBPPCDurham, NC 277071316202799
  2. Barbara Thomas, NCFBPPCCharlotte, NC 282091275288144
  3. Joseph Thomas, THD-DSC, MDRaleigh, NC 276121154187490
  4. Kent Tilley, MDIV., NCCFBPPCBelmont, NC 280121902273014
  5. Howard Tyas, D.MIN., PHDCharlotte, NC 282051912328733
  6. David Verner, PHD; CPBPPC, NCRaleigh, NC 276091609063171
  7. Randy Wall, LPC, NCCConcord, NC 280251700919099
  8. Beverly WallaceRaleigh, NC 276091942759238
  9. Stacey Watkins-Griffith, DMINShelby, NC 281501376824870
  10. Jane Webster, PHD, RYTWilson, NC 278961518192806
  11. Patricia Wells, M.DIV., PSY.DCharlotte, NC 282041932576741
  12. Bradley WestFort Bragg, NC 283101184832883
  13. Brynn WhiteRaleigh, NC 276091467373373
  14. Laura WhiteFuquay Varina, NC 275261598587461
  15. Debra Williams, NDRocky Mount, NC 278041578263349
  16. Irvin WilliamsonCharlotte, NC 282701538730916
  17. Tara Workman-Holmes, MDIVClayton, NC 275201255107900
  18. Joseph YoungConnelly Springs, NC 286121881065779

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

North Carolina ranks 8 of 51 per resident

  1. Maryland1.2
  2. Louisiana1.1
  3. Alaska1.1
  4. North Carolina1.1
  5. Montana1.1
  6. Maine1.0
  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. North Carolina0.0%
  2. United States0.7%

Pastoral Counselor records in North Carolina, measured

  • In a Medicare file0 of 118 · 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 more78 · 66.1% 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

118 NPPES records list pastoral counselor (101YP1600X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in North Carolina: 1.1 per 100,000 residents against 0.6 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Charlotte has 21 of them (18%).

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. Georgia136
  2. Texas139
  3. Pennsylvania95
  4. California143

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Louisiana1.1
  2. Montana1.1
  3. Maine1.0
  4. Delaware1.0

The largest states

  1. Florida180
  2. California143
  3. Texas139
  4. Georgia136
  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.