NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Professional Counselor in Mississippi

1,068 NPPES records list professional counselor with a practice address in Mississippi, 36 per 100,000 residents, the 33rd highest rate of 51. Jackson and Ridgeland have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Mississippi license search. Page 15 of 22.

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).

Jackson has the most, 146

  1. Jackson146
  2. Ridgeland82
  3. Hattiesburg70
  4. Southaven64
  5. Meridian61

Professional Counselor records in Mississippi

  1. Melissa Painter, LPCHollandale, MS 387481871362715
  2. John Joseph Pajarillaga, P-LPC, CCSS, CADCRidgeland, MS 391571134770415
  3. Cassandra Palmer, MS, LPC, NCCStarkville, MS 397591275735912
  4. James Palmer, LPCSaltillo, MS 388661629337951
  5. Lynley ParkHattiesburg, MS 394021023987328
  6. Chad Parker, DSW, LMSW, LPCTupelo, MS 388041760014518
  7. Hubert Parker, MS, NCC, LPCStarkville, MS 397591124178512
  8. Julia Parker, L.P.C., M.H.S.P.Olive Branch, MS 386541992940464
  9. Joseph PassafumeOlive Branch, MS 386541609617919
  10. Corby Pathanos, LPCJackson, MS 392111659646545
  11. Mike Patti, LPCBrandon, MS 390421124373436
  12. Shameen Peacock, M.ED., LPCJackson, MS 392111861077588
  13. Robin Pee, LPC-SKosciusko, MS 390901215390059
  14. Kimberly Peeples, LPC, NCC, ACSStarkville, MS 397591295286938
  15. Susannah Peleaz, P-LPCGulfport, MS 395071073384491
  16. Pamela PeoplesMadison, MS 391101619589538
  17. Terry Perkins, LPCLaurel, MS 394401568721215
  18. Courtney Perry, LPCRidgeland, MS 391571326713777
  19. Karin PerryRidgeland, MS 391571851693014
  20. Liria Peshkepia, M.ED., LPCTupelo, MS 388041245838143
  21. Michael Peterson, LLCFlowood, MS 392321659555092
  22. Nona Peterson, LPCColumbus, MS 397011790229078
  23. Shira Peterson, LPCHattiesburg, MS 394011619274370
  24. Gretchen Petrie Graff, M.A., LPCDiberville, MS 395401689097123
  25. Daryl PeytonMonticello, MS 396541245030626
  26. Caroline Phillips, LPCStarkville, MS 397591710740014
  27. Anne Piazza, LPC, NCC, NCSC, RTCJackson, MS 392111477760064
  28. Barry PickreignBay St Louis, MS 395201871211854
  29. Stephanie Piefer, P-LPCPascagoula, MS 395671609691237
  30. Melissa Pierce, LPCRidgeland, MS 391571689358756
  31. Joseph Piercy, NCC, LPC, LMHC, CADCHorn Lake, MS 386371063735033
  32. Janie Pillow, MAMFT; MSLPC;MDIVRidgeland, MS 391571144533340
  33. Laura Pipoly, LPC, E.D.D, NCCPass Christian, MS 395711457877334
  34. Laura Pitre, LPCFlowood, MS 392321477259554
  35. Edrice Polk, LPCPrentiss, MS 394741871028225
  36. Jason PolkFlowood, MS 392321831669043
  37. Sherrie Pomierski, LPC, NBCC, NBSC, MSBiloxi, MS 395311285790246
  38. Thomas Pough, MS, LPC, CSATHattiesburg, MS 394011194151290
  39. Brent Powell, PHD, LPCOxford, MS 386551417637901
  40. Lauren Powell, LPCRidgeland, MS 391571609558261
  41. Amy Preston, LPCGulfport, MS 395011316286305
  42. Michael Preston, LPCMadison, MS 391101336658756
  43. Terineshia PrinceMeridian, MS 393051427853951
  44. Lyn Pruitt-Lanphere, LPCRidgeland, MS 391571326480161
  45. Kerri Puckett, P-LPCFlowood, MS 392321922866540
  46. Krista Puderbaugh, LPCJackson, MS 392161134501638
  47. Laura Puffer, M.ED, LPC, NCCGulfport, MS 395011750836185
  48. Adreanne Pugh, LPC, NCC, CCMHCOxford, MS 386551174119796
  49. Kathy Putman, LPCIuka, MS 388521275753907
  50. Harmony RaffeoGulfport, MS 395011770023368

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

Mississippi ranks 33 of 51 per resident

  1. Minnesota42
  2. Arizona40
  3. West Virginia38
  4. Mississippi36
  5. Alabama35
  6. Tennessee31
  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.

11.2% 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. Mississippi11.2%
  2. United States11.0%

Professional Counselor records in Mississippi, measured

  • In a Medicare file120 of 1,068 · 11.2% here, 11.0% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file181 · 16.9% here, 17.0% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more585 · 54.8% here, 49.5% nationally
  • Median graduation year2013 · the 180 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

1,068 NPPES records list professional counselor (101YP2500X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Mississippi: 36 per 100,000 residents against 42 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Jackson has 146 of them (14%).

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. Maine1,069
  2. Montana1,090
  3. Idaho1,204
  4. Florida868

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Alabama35.2
  2. West Virginia38.4
  3. Arizona39.8
  4. Tennessee30.9

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.