NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Professional Counselor in Illinois

9,508 NPPES records list professional counselor with a practice address in Illinois, 76 per 100,000 residents, the 9th highest rate of 51. Chicago and Naperville have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Illinois license search. Page 113 of 191.

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).

Chicago has the most, 2,405

  1. Chicago2,405
  2. Naperville329
  3. Evanston192
  4. Springfield186
  5. Wheaton186

Professional Counselor records in Illinois

  1. Desiree MendezOak Park, IL 603021992372585
  2. Linnet Mendez, LCPCSkokie, IL 600771699094250
  3. Luz Mendez, L.C.P.C.Chicago, IL 606571659448819
  4. Nicolette Mendicino, LPCSchaumburg, IL 601731932713989
  5. Richard Mendoza, MAChicago, IL 606181275323370
  6. Victor MendozaRockford, IL 611081215435425
  7. Isis Mendoza-Garnica, L.C.P.C.Springfield, IL 627041831635564
  8. Patricia Meneghini, MA LSW LCPC CADCChicago Ridge, IL 604151730290586
  9. Jennifer Menegon, LCPCLake In The Hills, IL 601561104357888
  10. Benjamin Mengebier, LCPCChicago, IL 606401891333811
  11. Beth Menges, LCPC, CADCNaperville, IL 605631063156545
  12. Jasmine Menser-Lust, LCPCOak Brook, IL 605231801209507
  13. Cynthia Menza, LCPCNaperville, IL 605401679835524
  14. Ashley MerathChicago, IL 606571740054915
  15. Cindy MerazChicago, IL 606011316622012
  16. Cristina MercadoDekalb, IL 601151073095162
  17. Afsha MerchantChicago, IL 606601558936153
  18. Alishia Mercherson, MA, LCPCChicago, IL 606431578089827
  19. Lynn Mercurio, LCPCQuincy, IL 623011578570164
  20. Jaymie Meredith, LPCElk Grove Village, IL 600071447852942
  21. Anna Merel, LCPCGlenview, IL 600261215494216
  22. Heather Merkle, LCPCMaryville, IL 620621831699263
  23. Susan Merlnachinson, L.C.P.C.Oak Lawn, IL 604531871647909
  24. Sylvester Merritt, MS, LCPCChicago, IL 606571376315515
  25. Camilla MerriweatherChicago, IL 606151437525227
  26. Kathleen Mertes, LCPCJoliet, IL 604331598899866
  27. Laura Jean Mertes, LPCJoliet, IL 604351811298300
  28. Sharon Mertes, LPCTinley Park, IL 604771720394182
  29. Racquel Mertz, M.A.C.P.Darien, IL 605611326790254
  30. Lilia Meschbach, LCPCArlington Heights, IL 600051508310525
  31. Sydney MeskerOak Park, IL 603011871454090
  32. Cynthia Mesmer, M.A., LCPCCrystal Lake, IL 600141407042088
  33. Steven Mesmer, M.A., LCPCCrystal Lake, IL 600141295921872
  34. Monica Messina, LPCSt Charles, IL 601741407624885
  35. Amanda Messinger, LPCRockford, IL 611081356699979
  36. McKenna Messling, MA, LPCEvergreen Park, IL 608051740058973
  37. Carole Mestousis, LCPCLa Grange, IL 605251720838683
  38. Candace MetcalfAlsip, IL 608031982557542
  39. Zehra Metovic-Barnes, MA, LCPCChicago, IL 606571922132489
  40. Samantha Metoyer, LCPCSouth Barrington, IL 600101871934786
  41. Deborah Metroka, L.C.P.C.Lake In The Hills, IL 601561932246469
  42. Paula Metzger-Neville, LCPC, CADCN Chicago, IL 600641487669842
  43. Natalya Meydbray, LPCC, CADCGlenview, IL 600261073209326
  44. Amy Meyer, LCPCSterling, IL 610811447802756
  45. Angela Meyer, LCPCVernon Hills, IL 600611255952396
  46. Ashley Meyer, LCPCEvanston, IL 602011659871432
  47. Courtney MeyerEdwardsville, IL 620251154162709
  48. Denise Meyer, ED.D.Aurora, IL 605041538372305
  49. Jennifer Meyer, LCPCLibertyville, IL 600481427504737
  50. Stoyka Meyer, LCPElgin, IL 601231811922883

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

Illinois ranks 9 of 51 per resident

  1. Alaska78
  2. Connecticut78
  3. Maine77
  4. Illinois76
  5. Wisconsin75
  6. Virginia75
  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.

10.1% 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. Illinois10.1%
  2. United States11.0%

Professional Counselor records in Illinois, measured

  • In a Medicare file964 of 9,508 · 10.1% here, 11.0% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file1,382 · 14.5% here, 17.0% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more5,029 · 52.9% here, 49.5% nationally
  • Median graduation year2012 · the 1,382 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

9,508 NPPES records list professional counselor (101YP2500X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Illinois: 76 per 100,000 residents against 42 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Chicago has 2,405 of them (25%).

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. Pennsylvania9,335
  2. Colorado6,935
  3. Ohio6,775
  4. Georgia6,496

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Wisconsin75.4
  2. Maine76.6
  3. Virginia74.9
  4. Connecticut77.7

The largest states

  1. Texas20,712
  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.