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 31 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. Scott King, PLPCRuston, LA 712701174469498
  2. Carmen Kinzy, LPCKentwood, LA 704441861845422
  3. Sola Kippers, PH.D., LPC, LMFTBaton Rouge, LA 708161558766444
  4. Jacquelyn Kirby, LPCShreveport, LA 711051932644085
  5. Shannon Klapatch- Francis, LPC, NCC, NCSCMandeville, LA 704481043877467
  6. Andrea Kliebert, LPCMandeville, LA 704711497036339
  7. Eric Knatt, CSWNew Orleans, LA 701191861935488
  8. Ashonia KnightNew Orleans, LA 701191467804591
  9. Jashonda KnightonHaughton, LA 710371437529583
  10. Sugcora KnightonAlbany, LA 707111053824946
  11. Ashley Kober, LPCJonesboro, LA 712511326512765
  12. Paul Koerner, LPCLafayette, LA 705081316655590
  13. Emily Kopfler-Bleakley, MS, PLPC, NCCCovington, LA 704331063212728
  14. Diane KramarzThibodaux, LA 703011003343955
  15. Katie Krause, LPCHammond, LA 704031689229510
  16. Marla Krause, LPCNew Orleans, LA 701311871001883
  17. Megan Krzykowski, LPCLafayette, LA 705081477020170
  18. Michelle KuchmaLafayette, LA 705061528432259
  19. Alexander Kwentua, MA. PLPCDenham Springs, LA 707261821467770
  20. Maure KyserCrowley, LA 705261184099376
  21. Vasiliki Labonte, LPCHammond, LA 704011245976778
  22. Brandi LabordeLafayette, LA 705081316354392
  23. Haley Lacaze, LPC, NCCNatchitoches, LA 714571992079933
  24. Christopher LacefieldNew Orleans, LA 701151578008058
  25. Marie Lachney, LPCAlexandria, LA 713011598729600
  26. Niquelle LackingsNew Orleans, LA 701251477849297
  27. Cheryl LacosteMetairie, LA 700051659737070
  28. Jennifer LaddBaton Rouge, LA 708101720719180
  29. Joseph Lafield, LCSWBaton Rouge, LA 708081912037953
  30. Michelle Lafitte, LPCBossier City, LA 711111922489418
  31. Latifey Lafleur, LPC-S, RPT-SLafayette, LA 705031508292905
  32. Torren Lafleur, MA, LPCCarencro, LA 705201215464706
  33. Nicole LahrShreveport, LA 711011104393644
  34. Candace Lair, NCC, LPCSlaughter, LA 707771306186879
  35. Brooke Landry, LPCHouma, LA 703601134732936
  36. Dymphna Landry, LPCBelle Rose, LA 703411649712175
  37. Heather Landry, LPCLafayette, LA 705081184089500
  38. Johanna Landry, MS, LPCLafayette, LA 705031386187169
  39. Juliet Landry, LPC, RNThibodaux, LA 703011972999118
  40. Katelyn Landry, LPC-SLafayette, LA 705031114555869
  41. Kelcie LandryLafayette, LA 705031386001626
  42. Natalie LandryBaton Rouge, LA 708091679088843
  43. Rebecca Landry, LPCMorgan City, LA 703801609632751
  44. Elaine Lane, LPC, LMFTNew Orleans, LA 701191619016292
  45. Charlotte Lang, LPC-ILoranger, LA 704461174981682
  46. Debbie Lang, M.ED.Lake Charles, LA 706011750753067
  47. Mary Langford, LPCCarencro, LA 705201437244472
  48. Shawne LangstonBaton Rouge, LA 708051871951079
  49. Kathryn Lanier, MS, NCC, LPC, RPTMetairie, LA 700051972179869
  50. Gloria Lanoux, LICENSED PROFESSIONANew Orleans, LA 701191487086526

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.