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 53 of 101.

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).

Charlotte has the most, 624

  1. Charlotte624
  2. Raleigh368
  3. Asheville309
  4. Greensboro255
  5. Winston Salem221

Professional Counselor records in North Carolina

  1. Dwayne Lawrence, LCMHC, LCASGreenville, NC 278341801908678
  2. Journe Lawrence-Hammonds, MA,NCC, LPCChapel Hill, NC 275161669808838
  3. D Laws, MAED, LPC, LMFTWinston Salem, NC 271061245455856
  4. Cheryl Lawson, MA, NCC, LPCBurlington, NC 272151508865502
  5. Jane Lawson, LPCAsheville, NC 288011508844226
  6. Kathy Lawson, ED.D.Nashville, NC 278561558692731
  7. Sherel Lawson, LPCGreensboro, NC 274081821187337
  8. Carolyn Lawton, LPCFlat Rock, NC 287311235363706
  9. Marilyn Laxton, LCMHCBoone, NC 286071639147762
  10. Shirley Layton, LPCRichlands, NC 285741457598179
  11. Kristen LeachGastonia, NC 280541114693710
  12. Gloria Leak, MS, LPC, LCAS, CRCGreenville, NC 278581447530589
  13. Kristin Leathers, LPCMount Airy, NC 270301417182940
  14. Steve Leatherwood, MA, LPC, NBCCShelby, NC 281501790925675
  15. Lesa Leavelle, LCSWHickory, NC 286021831645381
  16. Suzanne Ledford, MA, LPCABostic, NC 280181255768503
  17. Anecia Lee, MA, LPCSmithfield, NC 275771457638959
  18. Chelsey Lee, LCMHCSupply, NC 284621316722739
  19. Gloria LeeCharlotte, NC 282621548934912
  20. Mary Lee, LCMHCA, LPCACharlotte, NC 282731457706053
  21. Meredith Lee, LPCCharlotte, NC 282771952519779
  22. Q'Neishia Lee, LPC-AKernersville, NC 272841144657776
  23. Samantha Lee, LCMHCA, CRCSalisbury, NC 281441306353644
  24. Sharon Lee, DMIN, LPCARaleigh, NC 276151689029969
  25. Shiela Lee, M.ED., NCC, LPCGreenville, NC 278341487906236
  26. Michelle Lefeavers, MA, LPCAHickory, NC 286021083012215
  27. Jenna Leggett, MS, LPC, LCASGreenville, NC 278581760733794
  28. Kathryn Leggett, LCMHC, LPC, RPT, MABelmont, NC 280121629335617
  29. Nicole Leggett, LPCNashville, NC 278561346619053
  30. Regina Leggett, MA LPAGreenville, NC 278581265507255
  31. Kayli LehmanRaleigh, NC 276171528190535
  32. Jaunkerra LeighWhitsett, NC 273771922862887
  33. Robert Lemarr, MS, M.ED., LPCAsheville, NC 288011750530952
  34. David Lemmond, LPCA, LCASABadin, NC 280091013448141
  35. Timothy Lemmond, MA, LPCCharlotte, NC 282071396814687
  36. Kisha LendoreWillow Spring, NC 275921497361505
  37. Joshua LenoxFayetteville, NC 283041437613676
  38. Carolyn Lensch, LCPCDurham, NC 277031831373240
  39. Carmen Lentz, LCMHCS, LCAS, CCMHCRockingham, NC 283791881801058
  40. Justin Leonard, LPCNorth Wilkesboro, NC 286591902133861
  41. Debbie Leonhardt, LPCTaylorsville, NC 286811780633479
  42. Sherron Leplin, MED., PHDChapel Hill, NC 275141427171826
  43. Amy Lesane, LPC-AWilmington, NC 284011326320334
  44. Chiquitta Lesene, MSBurgaw, NC 284251861091662
  45. Tamara Lesesne, MA, LPCCharlotte, NC 282101871797845
  46. Beverlee Leslie, LPCHickory, NC 286011497083992
  47. Jayne Lessard, M.A. CLINICAL PSYHigh Point, NC 272621174757454
  48. Anne Marie Lester, LPCFlat Rock, NC 287311740484575
  49. David Lester, LCAS, LPCGoldsboro, NC 275341972923589
  50. Sally Lester, LCMHCAWilmington, NC 284031497416895

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.