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 61 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. Dana McQueen Whitfield, LPC,NCCWagram, NC 283961609377720
  2. Jordon McRae, M. S.Charlotte, NC 282041851102057
  3. Rita McRae-Monroe, LCMHCS,LCASRaeford, NC 283761205953981
  4. Shannon McTeague PospishilSwannanoa, NC 287781588890826
  5. Annette Meadows, LPCSalisbury, NC 281471851624290
  6. Carly Meadows, LCMHCAPinehurst, NC 283741073265476
  7. Kristin Meadows, LPC, LCASAsheville, NC 288061346658341
  8. Amal Mebrat, LCMHC-A, NCCCharlotte, NC 282071114606183
  9. Ashley Medford, L.P.C.Greensboro, NC 274101477822161
  10. Nicole Medina, LCMHCAWilmington, NC 284121841998713
  11. Kenneth Medley, LPCCharlotte, NC 282771649295940
  12. Orien MedleyLexington, NC 272921235639766
  13. Kimberly Meehl, M.S., LPC, NCCWilmington, NC 284031174719801
  14. Anthony MeekinsCharlotte, NC 282621295898526
  15. Willard Meeks, LCMHCWilmington, NC 284111144208927
  16. Sarah Mehta, LCMHC; LCASAsheville, NC 288051508306838
  17. Gretchen Meisner, LPCSaluda, NC 287731407316979
  18. Claudia Mejia, LCMHCACharlotte, NC 282261699455014
  19. Linda Melrose, PH.D.Brevard, NC 287121831129204
  20. Logan Melton, LPCASpindale, NC 281601053879171
  21. Lori Melton, LPC, CRC, CPHTWashington, NC 278891376717223
  22. Scott Meltsner, LPCAsheville, NC 288061073804662
  23. Candace Melvin, LPCALumberton, NC 283581962998500
  24. Katharine Mena, LCMHCABoone, NC 286071598549206
  25. Gillda Mendenhall, MSGreensboro, NC 274011871864728
  26. Esther Mendez, MS, LCMHCWinston Salem, NC 271071225430457
  27. Toni Mendillo, LPC/LCMHCCalabash, NC 284671295223519
  28. Jason Menegio, MS, LPCS, NCCThomasville, NC 273601396814448
  29. Margaret Mensch, LPCCarolina Beach, NC 284281760720999
  30. Gary Meosky, LCSWHickory, NC 286021093817934
  31. Brenda MercadoApex, NC 275021174497036
  32. Hannah Mercer, MS, LCMHCA, CRCLexington, NC 272921982328258
  33. Henriette Mercer, LCMHC-A, NCCJacksonville, NC 285461407611411
  34. Shaquana Mercer, LPC, LCMHCGreensboro, NC 274051629741848
  35. Mary Meriwether, LPCAsheville, NC 288061831131440
  36. Diane Merrell, LPCCharlotte, NC 282621730471327
  37. Sharon Merrill, MAChapel Hill, NC 275141992006993
  38. Roger Merritt, BE, LPCWinston Salem, NC 271011023203783
  39. Danielle Messick, NCC, LPCCharlotte, NC 282261467611103
  40. Esther Metzger, M.ED., NCC, LPCGreenville, NC 278341992866578
  41. Victoria Mexcur, MS. ED, LIMHP, LADC,Iron Station, NC 280801417357120
  42. Kambra Meyer, LCMHC/LCASAsheville, NC 288011336334713
  43. Carolyn Miales, LPCACharlotte, NC 282621194255687
  44. James Miazga, LCMHCAngier, NC 275011619487451
  45. Kaylina Michaela, LCMHCAsheville, NC 288011114573029
  46. Danielle Mickelonis, LCMHC, LCASWilmington, NC 284121265069363
  47. Angela Micolucci, LCMHCSMooresville, NC 281151740434315
  48. Ariel Middlebrooks, LCMHCAConcord, NC 280271972271757
  49. Brittany MiddletonDurham, NC 277131548668296
  50. Jessica Middleton, MA, LPCDurham, NC 277131477942720

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.