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 2 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. Kandice Bass, M.S.Ellisville, MS 394371073701744
  2. Hannah Baugher, LPCLong Beach, MS 395601134049828
  3. Olga Bayles, MS, LPC, NCCJackson, MS 392161184033433
  4. Anetia Beal, LPCWaynesboro, MS 393671194025643
  5. George Beals, PH.D. LPCStarkville, MS 397591164639340
  6. Casey Bearss, LPCGulfport, MS 395011033622766
  7. Hannah Beaver, LPCJackson, MS 392161154902625
  8. Karen Begley, LPCJackson, MS 392111124506423
  9. Kennedy Bell, LPCSouthaven, MS 386711851076558
  10. Tavoiya Bell, LPC-MHSPT, NCCHorn Lake, MS 386371912777137
  11. Wesley BellOxford, MS 386551265003032
  12. Jeffrey Bennett, LCSWGulfport, MS 395011740214089
  13. Lauren Bennett, LPCFlowood, MS 392321851781355
  14. Ryan Berkompas, MA, LPCRidgeland, MS 391571518635473
  15. Brittany BerryPascagoula, MS 395671538808522
  16. Destany BerryStarkville, MS 397591568330058
  17. Laticia Bickham, LPCNewton, MS 393451346435633
  18. Hannah Billiard, LPCClinton, MS 390561992374284
  19. Christy Billingsley, PLPC, NCCHattiesburg, MS 394011609737709
  20. Denease Bishop, LPC, LMFTJackson, MS 392161003119041
  21. Catherine Bishop Vincent, L.P.C.Indianola, MS 387511720375918
  22. Robin Bixler, LPCHattiesburg, MS 394021366190746
  23. Noel Black, MS, LPC, CHTRidgeland, MS 391571003016254
  24. Carroll Blackledge, MA, P-LPCJackson, MS 392111295292274
  25. James Blackmon, LPCTupelo, MS 388041376175521
  26. Kendra Blakely, MS, LPC, NCCMeridian, MS 393051578153474
  27. Amanda Blount, LPCMeridian, MS 393011245528694
  28. Deborah Boggan, LPCAberdeen, MS 397301861949026
  29. Lois Boggess, LPCColumbus, MS 397051447405113
  30. Vernetta Bolden, LPCJackson, MS 392121417341876
  31. Shaneka Boles, P-LPCClinton, MS 390561851942171
  32. Jentry Bond, LPCFlowood, MS 392321902242118
  33. Camille Bondurant, MS, LPC-SHattiesburg, MS 394021245886852
  34. Karen Bonner, LPCRidgeland, MS 391571508032368
  35. Lindsay Boolos, LPCJackson, MS 392161942026240
  36. Emma Boone, PHD, LPC-SByram, MS 392721356737852
  37. Melissa Bordelon Shields, LPCBrandon, MS 390421134528516
  38. Joanna Bosco, MS, LPCOcean Springs, MS 395641417384736
  39. Charles BoudreauxJackson, MS 392011174647432
  40. Sherry Bouldin, LPCJackson, MS 392111053784918
  41. Emily Bourne, LPCHattiesburg, MS 394011730917329
  42. Kip Bowen, LPCHattiesburg, MS 394011487837753
  43. Thomas BoxRidgeland, MS 391571801361258
  44. Laurel BoydJackson, MS 392011902217805
  45. Elizabeth Boyle, MS, LPCVancleave, MS 395651851710453
  46. Brent Bozeman, PH.D.Oxford, MS 386551962860973
  47. Brenda Brace-Carter, LPCMcComb, MS 396481376576322
  48. Emily Bradford Sherwood, LPCLong Beach, MS 395601215577416
  49. Shalon Bradley, LPC, BC-TMHBiloxi, MS 395311790166601
  50. Jenelia Branson, LPCMadison, MS 391101578232708

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.