NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Professional Counselor in Texas

20,712 NPPES records list professional counselor with a practice address in Texas, 68 per 100,000 residents, the 13th highest rate of 51. Houston and San Antonio have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Texas license search. Page 1 of 415.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 101YP2500X · 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, 2,158

  1. Houston2,158
  2. San Antonio1,820
  3. Austin1,537
  4. Dallas1,250
  5. Fort Worth769

Professional Counselor records in Texas

  1. Lisa A Pinkstaff, LPC, BCN, BCBShavano Park, TX 782491699459297
  2. Billy Aaland-Parrish, M.S., LPC, LMHCMidland, TX 797061144430687
  3. Ramona Aalyn, LPCBeaumont, TX 777011326357211
  4. Vanessa Aasletten, MS, LPC, NCCFort Worth, TX 761091508534553
  5. Torgeir Aavik, LPCSan Antonio, TX 782291003429606
  6. Jamon Abanaka, MS, LPC, LSOTPDallas, TX 752411083481949
  7. Bianca AbarcaEdinburg, TX 785391245159342
  8. Fariba Abbasi, MS., LCPCPlano, TX 750931215466446
  9. Allison Abbey, LPCAllen, TX 750131508578873
  10. Melissa Abbott, LPCMarshall, TX 756701528499373
  11. Paula Abbott, M.ED, LPC, NCC, RPTAmarillo, TX 791091912173758
  12. Laura Abbruzzese, LPCWaco, TX 767011316481088
  13. Ala Abdeldaim, MARichmond, TX 774071194692996
  14. Roberta Abdo, LPCEl Paso, TX 799051235655267
  15. Biniam Abebe, LPCDallas, TX 752331528342029
  16. Cheryl AbelSan Antonio, TX 782091932342375
  17. Angelo Abella, LPC-SUPERVISORGarland, TX 750441821642950
  18. Dawn AberleAustin, TX 787011720674856
  19. Ashli AbernathyColleyville, TX 760341992416564
  20. Laurieanne Abernathy, MS, NCC, LPCPittsburg, TX 756861013351352
  21. Catherine Abernethy, L.P.C.Corpus Christi, TX 784111023491974
  22. Kim Abernethy, LPCHouston, TX 770691730232760
  23. Lou AbielPlano, TX 750751841185881
  24. Jerimar Abinsay, MAConverse, TX 781091538725023
  25. Lucinda Able, LPCMidlothian, TX 760651669037305
  26. Nannette Abner, L.P.C, NCCKemah, TX 775651609155753
  27. Nicole AbnerHouston, TX 770361821409475
  28. Katherine Abney, LPCAustin, TX 787461568905412
  29. Constance Abookire, LPCPlano, TX 750751023238946
  30. Mark Abou-RachedPflugerville, TX 786601184577645
  31. Faith Abraham, LPCTyler, TX 757011508789876
  32. Joselyn AbrahamPlano, TX 750231700721644
  33. Saju Abraham, LPCRockwall, TX 750321558731935
  34. Savita Abrahams, PH.D., LPC-S, NCCArlington, TX 760181316102304
  35. Destinee Abrego, LPCSan Antonio, TX 782071396018396
  36. Margarita Abrego, MAEl Paso, TX 799121194328922
  37. Ileana Abreu, M.ED LPC-ASSOCIATERound Rock, TX 786651871363259
  38. Ada Abreu-ColonKaty, TX 774501174482582
  39. Darla Absher, LPCAustin, TX 787031578703682
  40. William Abshier, MA, LPCSan Antonio, TX 787311700413523
  41. Mary Abu-Safi, LPCCarrollton, TX 750061326276411
  42. Patricia Aburime, LPCKaty, TX 774931649742123
  43. Olga AcevedoEl Paso, TX 799121598580326
  44. Awilda Acevedo Pellot, LPCCypress, TX 774331487469946
  45. Elizabeth Aceves, LPC-ASSOCIATEHouston, TX 770581710765862
  46. Joseph Achacoso, PH.D., LPCPflugerville, TX 786601336146463
  47. Onyebuchi Acho, PH.D.Dallas, TX 752301225044910
  48. Melanie Acker, LPCForney, TX 751261205465739
  49. Chrisandra Acker-Brown, MA, LPCSan Antonio, TX 782661265322234
  50. Alicia Acosta, LPC, LCDCSan Antonio, TX 782491972908614

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 101YP2500X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Texas ranks 13 of 51 per resident

  1. Wisconsin75
  2. Virginia75
  3. Pennsylvania72
  4. Texas68
  5. Maryland66
  6. Louisiana64
  7. 50 states and D.C.42

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 101YP2500X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

7.6% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 11.0% 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. Texas7.6%
  2. United States11.0%

Professional Counselor records in Texas, measured

  • In a Medicare file1,569 of 20,712 · 7.6% here, 11.0% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file2,817 · 13.6% here, 17.0% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more9,825 · 47.4% here, 49.5% nationally
  • Median graduation year2014 · the 2,816 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 101YP2500X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

20,712 NPPES records list professional counselor (101YP2500X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Texas: 68 per 100,000 residents against 42 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Houston has 2,158 of them (10%).

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. Illinois9,508
  2. Pennsylvania9,335
  3. Colorado6,935
  4. Ohio6,775

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Maryland65.9
  2. Louisiana63.5
  3. Oklahoma62.8
  4. Idaho61.3

The largest states

  1. Illinois9,508
  2. Pennsylvania9,335
  3. Colorado6,935
  4. Ohio6,775
  5. Georgia6,496

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.