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 19 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. Talya Straughter, LPCJackson, MS 392041316309065
  2. Michael Strazi, LPCHattiesburg, MS 394011639440639
  3. Richard Strebeck, PH.D.Gulfport, MS 395031609101088
  4. Warren Strickland, LPCHattiesburg, MS 394011245662246
  5. Emily Suggs, LPCPearl, MS 392081740449370
  6. Bruce Sullivan, LPCGulfport, MS 395071508836537
  7. Jayme Sullivan, LPCVicksburg, MS 391801376128306
  8. Sally Sullivan, LPCOxford, MS 386551073907697
  9. Shannon Sumrall, LPCLaurel, MS 394431972676963
  10. Sonya Sumrall, LPCLaurel, MS 394401922697473
  11. Dawn Swartz, PH.D., LPC-SWest Point, MS 397731104210293
  12. Stephanie Sweda Montgomery, LPCTupelo, MS 388041336802735
  13. Caroline SwindollRidgeland, MS 391571205722477
  14. Molly Swinney, LPCMoselle, MS 394591417882937
  15. Luellyn Switzer, M.S., LPCStarkville, MS 397591205135274
  16. Kala TamayoMeridian, MS 393011366127003
  17. Ashley Tapp, LCMHTCorinth, MS 388341730308669
  18. Byron Taylor, LPCBay St Louis, MS 395201871327072
  19. Calandrea TaylorBrandon, MS 390471043616105
  20. Jamie Taylor, MABC, PLCPLong Beach, MS 395601598240814
  21. Marc Taylor, L.P.C.Natchez, MS 391201124215215
  22. Ruby Lynne Taylor, MA LPCCorinth, MS 388341467518274
  23. Ernest Temple, LPC, NCC, NCSCPascagoula, MS 395811912124280
  24. Sharon Terry, LPCJackson, MS 392161013108851
  25. Matthew Thames, M.A., LPCFlowood, MS 392321083821326
  26. Damien Thomas, NCC, LPC, LPC-S, DPCFlowood, MS 392321689996191
  27. Desiray ThomasPetal, MS 394651992637896
  28. Edwina ThomasMadison, MS 391101265706733
  29. Jessica Thomas, LPC, NCC, CTTSJackson, MS 392091477918043
  30. Robin Thomas, LPCMcComb, MS 396481609013069
  31. Kristina Thompson, PHD, LPC, CMHTBelden, MS 388261891000915
  32. Bevelynne Thornton, MS, LPC, NCCRidgeland, MS 391571134793276
  33. Peggy ThorntonMeridian, MS 393071215043039
  34. Kristel Thrash, LPCPearl, MS 392081336836212
  35. Brittany Tichenor, MS, LPCJackson, MS 392111881140812
  36. Terry Timmons, LPCTupelo, MS 388041497271837
  37. Anne Toles, LPCMadison, MS 391101750677100
  38. Ben Toole, LPC/JUNGIAN ANALYSTWater Valley, MS 389651770713893
  39. Sherry Trammel, LPCMadison, MS 391101801640552
  40. Debra Traughber, LPC-S, ACSDiberville, MS 395401174668867
  41. Tammani Trevillion, LPCVicksburg, MS 391801073288205
  42. Sommer Tubbs, LPCHernando, MS 386321790045391
  43. Katelynn Turner, PLPCHattiesburg, MS 394011457284903
  44. Nicole Valdes, LPCPass Christian, MS 395711467102616
  45. Michael Valentine, PHD, LPC, BC-TMHStarkville, MS 397591376378463
  46. Stephanie Vance, LPCFlowood, MS 392321295916377
  47. Sorinthia Varnell, LPCHattiesburg, MS 394021932087822
  48. Alysha Velez, LPCGulfport, MS 395011578901575
  49. Regina Verlangieri, M.ED., LPC, NCCOxford, MS 386551013178409
  50. Courtney VermillionMeridian, MS 393071457509317

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.