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 48 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. Karen ScottShreveport, LA 711041902688559
  2. Kerry Scott, LPC, LACMonroe, LA 712011932361995
  3. Megan ScottThibodaux, LA 703011316582950
  4. Phylicia Scott, LPCBaton Rouge, LA 708051609305549
  5. Simone Scott, PLPCBaton Rouge, LA 708161023795499
  6. Tiffany Scott, M.A.Baton Rouge, LA 708091053776500
  7. Tova Scott, LPCHammond, LA 704011588189856
  8. Anedra Scott-Robertson, MS, LPCLa Place, LA 700681861168767
  9. Arthur Scudari, M.ED., NCC, LPCMetairie, LA 700061821282633
  10. Katherine Scurlock, NCC, LPCNew Orleans, LA 701241700531175
  11. Summer SealHouma, LA 703601184464513
  12. Effie Seals-Ransome, LPCBaton Rouge, LA 708051417665183
  13. Anthony Seamster, LPC, NCC, LLCMetairie, LA 700021467728287
  14. Cynthia Sears, LPCHammond, LA 704031881989994
  15. Melissa Sears, MS, LPCMonroe, LA 712011235423526
  16. Michael SebbleBaton Rouge, LA 708091215463401
  17. Constance SeiblesAlexandria, LA 713031043678618
  18. Trisha Seilhan, LPCJennings, LA 705461376936716
  19. Melissa SeitzMetairie, LA 700011710543335
  20. Brandon SelbyNew Orleans, LA 701121013407618
  21. Heather Self, LPCNew Orleans, LA 701181366979221
  22. Ashley SeligLafayette, LA 705031427719277
  23. Ricki SepulvadoMany, LA 714491174076624
  24. Brittany Serpas, PLPCSlidell, LA 704581548630668
  25. Nejuan ShaulMandeville, LA 704481861851362
  26. Jennifer ShawNatchitoches, LA 714971780041558
  27. Kathleen Shaw, LPCNew Roads, LA 707601477080927
  28. Stephen Shaw, LPCHouma, LA 703601710498662
  29. Annalisa Sheehan, LPC, NCCBelle Chasse, LA 700371467933887
  30. Scott Shelby, M.A., L.P.C.Monroe, LA 712011336321751
  31. Corrine Shelton, LPCMarrero, LA 700721962839639
  32. Jeannie Sher, MA, LPC, LRC, CRCMonroe, LA 712011770611212
  33. Todd Sherwin, LPC LMFTWest Monroe, LA 712911740620442
  34. Brandy ShethMetairie, LA 700021174968598
  35. Jada Shicksnider, LPCThibodaux, LA 703011295237204
  36. Faith ShipleyShreveport, LA 711091124471792
  37. Cheryl Shirley, LPC, LACMinden, LA 710551306882253
  38. Stephen Shockey, LPCMonroe, LA 712011073070322
  39. Camille Short, LPCMonroe, LA 712021811360118
  40. Donald Short, LPC, LMFTLafayette, LA 705031548531452
  41. Staci ShortLa Place, LA 700681376931501
  42. Tangie ShortGreenwell Springs, LA 707391053763367
  43. Toni ShortHouma, LA 703601336852839
  44. Anitra ShortsFarmerville, LA 712411750748653
  45. Michelle Shove, PLPCNew Orleans, LA 701241790502953
  46. Haley ShowsPrairieville, LA 707691427702463
  47. Cynthia Shrewsberry, LPC, LMFT, NCCLake Charles, LA 706051053993899
  48. Pamela Shultz, LPC, NCCBuras, LA 700411174470462
  49. Sally Siakel, LPC, LMFTBaton Rouge, LA 708081063701993
  50. Ivy Sias, M.S., NCC, LPCLafayette, LA 705031659741999

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.