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 21 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. Crystal Garrett, LPCLafayette, LA 705061518634096
  2. John Garrett, LPCNew Orleans, LA 701261760981286
  3. Alfred Garrison, LPCMonroe, LA 712011710358023
  4. Dana Garrison, LPC, LMFTMetairie, LA 700051902045545
  5. Rebecca Garside, LPC-SNew Orleans, LA 701181407123276
  6. Marcell Gary, LPC-SLake Charles, LA 706011134472673
  7. Alyssa GarzaShreveport, LA 711051396550695
  8. Kristi GassenHammond, LA 704031114460789
  9. Ashley Gaston, LPC-SZachary, LA 707911891291787
  10. Lilian Gathanga, M.S. LPCLake Charles, LA 706071144750159
  11. Michael GatsonShreveport, LA 711071225497241
  12. Caitlin Gaudet, PLPCThibodaux, LA 703011700774627
  13. Hannah Gaudet, PLPCCovington, LA 704331548944119
  14. Haley Gauthier, LPCLake Charles, LA 706051265376800
  15. Mary Gauthier, MS, NCC, LPCOakdale, LA 714631548821861
  16. Kelly Gay, LPCShreveport, LA 711051831484534
  17. Sarah Gazzo, LPC-SBaton Rouge, LA 708101316313760
  18. Constance Geason-Holmes, PSYD, LPCTPlaquemine, LA 707641134811748
  19. Nicole Gee, LPCMonroe, LA 712011154795490
  20. Rachel Geiger, LPCLafayette, LA 705031295147114
  21. Melissa Gemeinhardt, M.ED., NCCNew Orleans, LA 701251407440910
  22. Katherine Genovese, MS, PLPCGretna, LA 700531871413765
  23. Amelia George, LPCLafayette, LA 705061902355001
  24. Donna George, L.P.C.-SMonroe, LA 712011003917436
  25. Marquita George, PHD, LPC, NCCBoutte, LA 700391922817584
  26. Tekia Geralds, MA, NCC, LPCBaton Rouge, LA 708061013372275
  27. Angela German, LPCCollinston, LA 712291558788075
  28. Marlin Giacona, NCC, LPC-S, LMFTMetairie, LA 700021245001718
  29. John Gianforte, LPC, LMFTShreveport, LA 711051922272327
  30. Amanda Giardina, LPCHarahan, LA 701231295101046
  31. Sharon Gibbs, M.A.Ruston, LA 712701821266909
  32. Jenesis Gibson, LPCShreveport, LA 711011023527843
  33. Tammy Gibson, M.ED., LPC, NCCHouma, LA 703601235021684
  34. Leah Gibson-Smith, LPCVivian, LA 710821326427048
  35. Kelsey Giddings, MA, LPCCampti, LA 714111922882877
  36. Ashley Gilbert, LPCWest Monroe, LA 712911003271263
  37. April Gilchrist, LPC-SBossier City, LA 711111982095857
  38. Jacqueline Gilcrease, M.S., PLPCShreveport, LA 711011487010708
  39. Anna GillShreveport, LA 711051144101973
  40. Christine Gill, LPCLafayette, LA 705081093296725
  41. Gilford Gillen, LPCShreveport, LA 711061083017073
  42. Sheila Gilley, L.P.C.Lake Charles, LA 706011194784876
  43. Maranda Gilmore, NCC, LPCZachary, LA 707911376999078
  44. Denise Gilstrap, LPC, NCCGretna, LA 700531790114478
  45. Betty Jo GinglesShreveport, LA 711041740948769
  46. Jamal GipsonMonroe, LA 712031295204667
  47. Kinyada Gipson, LPCMonroe, LA 712031326494410
  48. Lashonda Gipson, LPC, NCEMetairie, LA 700021629312665
  49. Reynelda Gipson-Armstrong, LPCBaton Rouge, LA 708061174683064
  50. Jennifer Giroir, LPCCovington, LA 704331881068039

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.