NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Professional Counselor in North Carolina

5,048 NPPES records list professional counselor with a practice address in North Carolina, 47 per 100,000 residents, the 28th highest rate of 51. Charlotte and Raleigh have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the North Carolina license search. Page 51 of 101.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 101YP2500X · method

Charlotte has the most, 624

Professional Counselor records in North Carolina

  1. Patricia Kitlasz, LCSWAsheville, NC 288051821237603
  2. Tonna KizzieCharlotte, NC 282131548017080
  3. Amanda Klein, M.ED., LPC, NCCRaleigh, NC 276121093976524
  4. Teressa Klein, MAWinston Salem, NC 271011215461553
  5. Brett Klersfeld, LMHC,LPCAsheville, NC 288061790975290
  6. Jack Kline, LCMHCS, LCASAsheville, NC 288031104099688
  7. Kelli KnappJacksonville, NC 285401730627761
  8. Marianne Knapp, MA, LPC, NCCGastonia, NC 280541639408875
  9. Bruce Knight, LPCA, LMFTACharlotte, NC 282261346624749
  10. Deanna Knight, LCMHCMorganton, NC 286551013649714
  11. Logan Knight, LCMHCWinston Salem, NC 271031912516907
  12. Christopher Knotts, MA, LCMHC, LCASTroy, NC 273711104243617
  13. Jennifer Kogut, LPCACharlotte, NC 282101174026314
  14. Barbara Kohler, MS, CRC, LPCGreenville, NC 278581578777975
  15. Sierra Kohler, LCMHCAWinston Salem, NC 271031295332153
  16. Jennifer Kolb, MA, LPCA, NCCGastonia, NC 280541427419969
  17. Sation KonchellahGreensboro, NC 274031144613043
  18. Kara Konrad, LPC, NCCGastonia, NC 280541790805950
  19. Adam KoontzMocksville, NC 270281740375625
  20. Grant Koontz, LPCRaleigh, NC 276091689890022
  21. Kandace Koontzperryman, LPC, NCC, MAHigh Point, NC 272621730295072
  22. Leslie Kooyman, PHDCharlotte, NC 282111255461372
  23. Donna Kornegay, PHD, LPC, NCCDurham, NC 277131649349101
  24. Samantha KorthofAsheville, NC 288011942169289
  25. Maria Koser, LPC-ARaleigh, NC 276061588098255
  26. Julianna KostainschekMorrisville, NC 275601104859602
  27. Brittany Koukol, LPCAAsheville, NC 288061457648487
  28. Lindsay Kozak, LPCAHickory, NC 286021578936100
  29. Sarah Kozlowski, MA, LPC, LCASAFayetteville, NC 283051750792065
  30. Monica Kramer, LPCSalisbury, NC 281441699936278
  31. Tyler Kramer, MA, LPCAHuntersville, NC 280781558824847
  32. Amy Krantz Metzgar, MA, LPC, NCC, NCSCCornelius, NC 280311073531430
  33. Mary Krenzel, LCMHCWilmington, NC 284031619252079
  34. Connie Kretchmar, LPCJacksonville, NC 285461295170033
  35. Amy Krueger, LPCAsheville, NC 288031841686896
  36. Gretchen Krueger, LPCApex, NC 275021740456284
  37. Linda Krueger, LMFTKinston, NC 285041326189713
  38. Alyssa Krysiak, LPCA, ATRSouthern Pines, NC 283871013560937
  39. Audra Kuchenbecker, LPCHickory, NC 286021114384005
  40. Irina KucherenkoClayton, NC 275201790631877
  41. Judith Kuehn, LPCFranklin, NC 287341497922876
  42. Jessica Kuehne, M.A.,LPCA, NCCMorganton, NC 286551013281526
  43. Juliet Kuehnle, LCMHCSCharlotte, NC 282101891083093
  44. Carissa Kuhn, LPCCharlotte, NC 282771124264072
  45. Sayali Kulkarni, M.D.Fayetteville, NC 283011124036611
  46. Marion Kuppinger, M.S.Charlotte, NC 282091316924467
  47. Kyla Kurian, PH.D.Durham, NC 277071073792958
  48. Nancy Kurtts, LPCHendersonville, NC 287921073783494
  49. Adam KurtzMooresville, NC 281171134606080
  50. Jackie Kurtz, LPCMooresville, NC 281171881065787

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

North Carolina ranks 28 of 51 per resident

  1. Michigan49
  2. South Carolina48
  3. Kentucky48
  4. North Carolina47
  5. New Jersey44
  6. Minnesota42
  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.

7.0% 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. North Carolina7.0%
  2. United States11.0%

Professional Counselor records in North Carolina, measured

  • In a Medicare file352 of 5,048 · 7.0% here, 11.0% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file527 · 10.4% here, 17.0% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more3,456 · 68.5% here, 49.5% nationally
  • Median graduation year2012 · the 527 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

5,048 NPPES records list professional counselor (101YP2500X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in North Carolina: 47 per 100,000 residents against 42 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Charlotte has 624 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. Michigan4,958
  2. Wisconsin4,459
  3. Missouri5,799
  4. New Jersey4,115

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Kentucky47.6
  2. South Carolina48.0
  3. Kansas50.8
  4. Minnesota41.9

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.