NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Professional Counselor in Kentucky

2,153 NPPES records list professional counselor with a practice address in Kentucky, 48 per 100,000 residents, the 27th highest rate of 51. Louisville and Lexington have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Kentucky license search. Page 31 of 44.

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).

Louisville has the most, 321

  1. Louisville321
  2. Lexington235
  3. Bowling Green110
  4. Prestonsburg74
  5. Somerset72

Professional Counselor records in Kentucky

  1. Bethany Payton, LPCCElizabethtown, KY 427011891137717
  2. Falenia Payton, LPCCElizabethtown, KY 427011235749706
  3. Carol Peachee, CAROL PEACHEE, LPCCBerea, KY 404031376767640
  4. Bridgett PeakLouisville, KY 402181851113583
  5. Lynda Pearman, LPCCLouisville, KY 402071881756583
  6. Stephanie Pearre, LPCAOwensboro, KY 423031356115596
  7. Whitney Peay, LPCC, NCCBowling Green, KY 421011669863585
  8. Anna Peck, LPCC, TCADCOwensboro, KY 423011427592328
  9. Ashlee Peck, LPCAMt Sterling, KY 403531689226995
  10. Michael Pedigo, LPCCLouisville, KY 402171447641972
  11. Vicie PelfreyJackson, KY 413391861706384
  12. Tammy PellegriniMadisonville, KY 424311225427362
  13. Charles PembertonLouisville, KY 402991629582531
  14. Rebecca Pender Baum, LPCC, NCC, RPTSMurray, KY 420711891653077
  15. Shelby Pennick, MS, LPCCElizabethtown, KY 427011073264172
  16. James Pennington, LPCFranklin, KY 421341063098192
  17. Lauren Penrose, LPCCMaysville, KY 410561215104328
  18. Ashley Perkins, LPCCLexington, KY 405051669849550
  19. Megan PerkinsLexington, KY 405051265974828
  20. Amanda Perzel, M.A.Florence, KY 410421467706085
  21. Karen Pescosolido, LPCCColumbia, KY 427281134379878
  22. Alexandra Peters, M.ED., LPCC-SLouisville, KY 402131982981742
  23. James PetryErlanger, KY 410181073329975
  24. Hannah PevelerBowling Green, KY 421041164155255
  25. Melody Pewitt, LPCCAshland, KY 411011144569237
  26. Mindy Pfau, LPCCGrayson, KY 411431356713804
  27. Mary Philbeck, M.ED., LPCCMount Vernon, KY 404561326367467
  28. Ashton Phillips, LPCCAshland, KY 411011225595887
  29. Claire Phillips, MA LLPCRadcliff, KY 401601407130776
  30. Vicci Phillips, MS/LPCCWinchester, KY 403911376556993
  31. Amy PiccalugaOwingsville, KY 403601841830866
  32. Melissa Pickett, LPCAShelbyville, KY 400651003459066
  33. Ryan Piercy, LPCCPrestonsburg, KY 416531659846707
  34. Abby Pike, LPCALouisville, KY 402221003560574
  35. Michelle Pinckney, LPCC, MFTALexington, KY 405051326218066
  36. Deonna Pinson, LPCC-STomahawk, KY 412621598307159
  37. Tonya Pitt, LPCASomerset, KY 425011154243699
  38. Santina Plottner, LPCC-SShelbyville, KY 400651255270757
  39. Erik Plymale, LPCCOwenton, KY 403591265852123
  40. Kathryn Plymale, PHD, LPCC-S, RPTFlorence, KY 410421285973164
  41. Susan PoffBarbourville, KY 409061619411782
  42. Marsha Poland CooperBowling Green, KY 421031265894836
  43. Andrea Polk, LPCCLouisville, KY 402181164555470
  44. Matthew PolkLexington, KY 405111073470720
  45. Melody Pollard, LPCCColumbia, KY 427281467478347
  46. David Porter, MA, LPCCLouisa, KY 412301598120495
  47. Genevieve Postlethwait, LPCAPaducah, KY 420011669164059
  48. Stephanie Pound, LPCC-SLouisville, KY 402201821379611
  49. Rsula PowellMaysville, KY 410561508434192
  50. Charles PowersHarlan, KY 408311992242135

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

Kentucky ranks 27 of 51 per resident

  1. Kansas51
  2. Michigan49
  3. South Carolina48
  4. Kentucky48
  5. North Carolina47
  6. New Jersey44
  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.

15.0% 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. Kentucky15.0%
  2. United States11.0%

Professional Counselor records in Kentucky, measured

  • In a Medicare file324 of 2,153 · 15.0% here, 11.0% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file472 · 21.9% here, 17.0% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more947 · 44.0% here, 49.5% nationally
  • Median graduation year2015 · the 471 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

2,153 NPPES records list professional counselor (101YP2500X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Kentucky: 48 per 100,000 residents against 42 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Louisville has 321 of them (15%).

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. Tennessee2,204
  2. Minnesota2,407
  3. Alabama1,797
  4. Oklahoma2,546

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. South Carolina48.0
  2. North Carolina46.6
  3. Michigan49.4
  4. Kansas50.8

The largest states

  1. Texas20,712
  2. Illinois9,508
  3. Pennsylvania9,335
  4. Colorado6,935
  5. Ohio6,775

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.