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 56 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. Monique Washington, LPCBoutte, LA 700391144839960
  2. Shamisa Washington, LPCBossier City, LA 711121801262514
  3. Terri WashingtonShreveport, LA 711181659726321
  4. Zerica Washington, MA, NCCLa Place, LA 700681811644388
  5. Christopher Waters, LPCMonroe, LA 712011720396328
  6. Ciarra Waters-MullenNew Orleans, LA 701191386186096
  7. Marsha Watkins, MA, LPCRuston, LA 712701831554393
  8. De'Ja Watson, P-LPCHarvey, LA 700581609347228
  9. Lawrence WatsonShreveport, LA 711071063558880
  10. Walter Watson, PH.DBaton Rouge, LA 708151811367816
  11. Gannon Watts, LPC, LAC, NCCNew Iberia, LA 705601215264825
  12. Linda Watts, LPCShreveport, LA 711061568498707
  13. Ciara WearySlidell, LA 704581588333843
  14. Theresa Weary, PLPCThibodaux, LA 703011629570692
  15. January Webb, LPCNew Orleans, LA 701231023488103
  16. Latorris Webb, LPCShreveport, LA 711181891168712
  17. Janice Weber, LPCLafayette, LA 705031518427434
  18. Susannah Weeks, LPCBaton Rouge, LA 708061639771777
  19. Sabrina Wegner, LPCMonroe, LA 712011043814163
  20. Julie Welch, LPCCovington, LA 704331720459498
  21. Stacy Welch, LPCLake Charles, LA 706011801300686
  22. Constance WeldonLake Charles, LA 706061659912244
  23. Jennifer Weller, LPCMandeville, LA 704481770670283
  24. Lashandra Wells, M.EDLake Providence, LA 712541760852107
  25. Tanya Welsh, LCSWNew Orleans, LA 701191326412966
  26. Taylor Wentzel, LPCMonroe, LA 712011245092816
  27. Angel Werner, LPC, NCC, RPTNew Orleans, LA 701181932331816
  28. Lori Werther, LPCLoranger, LA 704461548618176
  29. Alexsis WestZachary, LA 707911932664356
  30. Christina Westbrook, PLPC, NCCBaton Rouge, LA 708101366974495
  31. Lucas Westphal, LPC; NCCHammond, LA 704031003335001
  32. Debra Whatley, LPC, LMFTBossier City, LA 711111427325158
  33. Lisa Wheeler, MA, LPC, NCCBossier City, LA 711111992093645
  34. Melani Wheeler, LPC, PHDShreveport, LA 711051275877045
  35. Felicia Whitaker, LPCMansfield, LA 710521740371277
  36. Robert Whitaker, LPCMinden, LA 710551144582727
  37. Alfred White, PH.D,, LPC, LMFTNew Orleans, LA 701191639349459
  38. Erin White, LPCMetairie, LA 700011639543358
  39. Ina WhiteShreveport, LA 711081467165175
  40. Kathryn White, LPCDelhi, LA 712321356150874
  41. Katrenia White, MS, LCPCShreveport, LA 711011235680620
  42. Rosa WhiteGreenwell Springs, LA 707391255781894
  43. Ryan WhiteHarahan, LA 701231740631027
  44. Sundra White, LPCSlidell, LA 704581255815148
  45. Talmadge WhiteNew Orleans, LA 701141144765405
  46. Victor White, LPC, LAC, CCSAlexandria, LA 713011952498321
  47. Staci Whiteside, M.A, LPCSlidell, LA 704601265849434
  48. Tara WhitneyHouma, LA 703601912453291
  49. Chester Whittemore, LPC-SShreveport, LA 711011558936914
  50. Jonathan Wiggins, LPCShreveport, LA 711011861847675

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.