NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Professional Counselor in Louisiana

2,906 NPPES records list professional counselor with a practice address in Louisiana, 64 per 100,000 residents, the 15th highest rate of 51. New Orleans and Shreveport have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Louisiana license search. Page 17 of 59.

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).

New Orleans has the most, 354

  1. New Orleans354
  2. Shreveport289
  3. Baton Rouge277
  4. Lafayette208
  5. Metairie158

Professional Counselor records in Louisiana

  1. Denise Earnest, MSW, LCSWShreveport, LA 711181982039335
  2. Selle Easterling, PLPCCovington, LA 704331306630843
  3. Shekinah EasterlingNew Orleans, LA 701181134794522
  4. Sarah EasterlyBaton Rouge, LA 708061972994713
  5. Cyntrell Easton, LPCOpelousas, LA 705701932576048
  6. Anthony Eaves, LPCBaton Rouge, LA 708061689263501
  7. Karin Ebersohn, LPCAlexandria, LA 713031700933652
  8. John Echakara, LPCNew Orleans, LA 701191467823955
  9. Jeremy Echols, LPCNew Orleans, LA 701301457754277
  10. Emeline Eckart, LPCNew Orleans, LA 701191235508961
  11. James Eckhoff, LPC, LACLafayette, LA 705011265705859
  12. Shelley Edgerton, LPCBaton Rouge, LA 708161093169690
  13. Jacqueline EdmondNew Orleans, LA 701291730746082
  14. Ashaunti EdwardsNew Orleans, LA 701191881055598
  15. Aubrei Edwards, PLPCThibodaux, LA 703011780174920
  16. Belinda Edwards, M.A., LPC, LAC, ADSAnacoco, LA 714031407033095
  17. Carissima Edwards, LPC-S, LMFTHarvey, LA 700581316134869
  18. Curtis Edwards, LPCScott, LA 705831306028071
  19. John Edwards, LPCMonroe, LA 712011225180664
  20. Nicala Edwards, LPCBaton Rouge, LA 708161902259245
  21. Tiffany Edwards, LPCHammond, LA 704031568848430
  22. Lauren Eglin, LPC #8484Baton Rouge, LA 708061144093576
  23. Theta Egnew, LPCSlidell, LA 704581750591319
  24. Jessi Eidt, M.A.Monroe, LA 712011174996284
  25. Simeon EkugwumHarvey, LA 700581194369264
  26. Lasonja ElebyGretna, LA 700531144681271
  27. Akimi EllisShreveport, LA 711181720879620
  28. Susan Ellsworth Carazo, LPCMetairie, LA 700051790042877
  29. Norman Elrod, LPCBaton Rouge, LA 708061558112797
  30. Bernell ElzeyNew Orleans, LA 701191407470081
  31. Francis Eneman, LPCMonroe, LA 712011598130775
  32. Jennifer Engel-MurphyNew Orleans, LA 701151730324542
  33. Alicia EngelhardtMetairie, LA 700021205400645
  34. Kathy English, LPCNew Orleans, LA 701191306396213
  35. Trinity English, LPCGlenmora, LA 714331649938119
  36. Josette Ephemere, M.ED., LPCHammond, LA 704031326521493
  37. Kenneth Erwin, MA, LPCDenham Springs, LA 707261932578713
  38. Cindy Escandell, PSYDAlexandria, LA 713011003156977
  39. Aliah Esmaeili-Taplin, M.ED., LPCBaton Rouge, LA 708161982054714
  40. Courtney Espenan, MA, LPC, NCCShreveport, LA 711041437505286
  41. Ebony Espinosa, LPCShreveport, LA 711071013427756
  42. Chelsey EssmeierRuston, LA 712701013405604
  43. Sophia Estopinal, LPCMetairie, LA 700021457186264
  44. D'Shawn Etienne, LPC, PLMFTWest Monroe, LA 712911447817614
  45. Amy Ettinger, PLPCSlidell, LA 704581386150027
  46. Tralana Eugene, LPC, LMFT, NCCMetairie, LA 700021629552096
  47. Catherine Evans, LPCNew Orleans, LA 701191689250839
  48. Cheryl EvansLafayette, LA 705081205080835
  49. Cicely EvansBaton Rouge, LA 708171629897855
  50. Ebony EvansTerrytown, LA 700561275999062

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

Louisiana ranks 15 of 51 per resident

  1. Pennsylvania72
  2. Texas68
  3. Maryland66
  4. Louisiana64
  5. Oklahoma63
  6. Idaho61
  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.

8.1% 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. Louisiana8.1%
  2. United States11.0%

Professional Counselor records in Louisiana, measured

  • In a Medicare file235 of 2,906 · 8.1% here, 11.0% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file387 · 13.3% here, 17.0% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more1,430 · 49.2% here, 49.5% nationally
  • Median graduation year2014 · the 387 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

2,906 NPPES records list professional counselor (101YP2500X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Louisiana: 64 per 100,000 residents against 42 nationally (50 states and D.C.). New Orleans has 354 of them (12%).

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. Arizona2,960
  2. Connecticut2,812
  3. South Carolina2,577
  4. Oregon2,558

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Oklahoma62.8
  2. Idaho61.3
  3. Maryland65.9
  4. North Dakota61.0

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.