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 75 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. Cheri PullenRocky Mount, NC 278041194120022
  2. Abby Pulley, M.ED., LPC, NCCHickory, NC 286011871642116
  3. Allura Pulliam, LPCACharlotte, NC 282051043746209
  4. Debbie Punch, LCAS-AHickory, NC 286021174982797
  5. Kareem Puranda, NCC, LPC, LCASCharlotte, NC 282271598169724
  6. Shonnon Purcell, CRC, LPC-A,Greensboro, NC 274071265960173
  7. Virginia Purcell, MS, CRC, LCAS, LPCMorehead City, NC 285571194039875
  8. Frances Purcell-Abbott, LPC, NCCSouthern Pines, NC 283871003028523
  9. Brian Purnell, M.ED.,LPC,ACS,EAS-CRaleigh, NC 276091063576973
  10. Majesty PurvisSalisbury, NC 281441477054062
  11. Tinger Purvis, LPCMiddlesex, NC 275571023431277
  12. Caleb Pusey, LCMHCAsheville, NC 288011679905970
  13. Lea Putnam, M.ED.Hendersonville, NC 287911770606501
  14. Jacqueline Puz, DMIN., LPCSNew Bern, NC 285621881075380
  15. Taunya Queen-Melendez, ED.D., L.P.C.Ahoskie, NC 279101104098599
  16. Jimmie Quesinberry, LPCCharlotte, NC 282031871726406
  17. Robert Quindlen, LPCGreensboro, NC 274031790823987
  18. Erika Quinlan, M.S NCCReidsville, NC 273201992173082
  19. Laura QuinnHiddenite, NC 286361457050809
  20. Gloria Quinton, LMHC, RNAsheville, NC 288801639393036
  21. Joseph Rabiega, LPCRaleigh, NC 276151912208174
  22. Caroline RacherCharlotte, NC 282041487025631
  23. Hanna Rachow, LCAS-A, LCMHC-AWilmington, NC 284121659195204
  24. Anita Racht, LPCBrevard, NC 287121205063179
  25. Linda Radeker, M. A. , LPC, MACShelby, NC 281501568519536
  26. Crystal RadfordFranklin, NC 287341518715465
  27. John Radford, LPCASmithfield, NC 275771821475732
  28. Tobi Ragon, LCMHC-AWilmington, NC 284121679299184
  29. Betty Ragsdale, MS, LPCHendersonville, NC 287921598923369
  30. Jonathan Railey, LPCAsheville, NC 288011588938542
  31. Melissa Raines, LCMHCABlack Mountain, NC 287111821818162
  32. Sarah Raines, M.S, LPCA, NCCArden, NC 287041538525811
  33. Tiffani Raines, LCSWDurham, NC 277131376240747
  34. Timothy Rainey, LPCAFuquay Varina, NC 275261497031900
  35. Ryan Ram, LCMHCAFayetteville, NC 283051770438632
  36. Amanda Ramey, LCMHCAWake Forest, NC 275871013791169
  37. Allison Ramirez, MA, LCMHC, LCAS, NCCAsheville, NC 288011114417979
  38. Emily Ramirez, LCMHC-ACharlotte, NC 282121639780117
  39. Tammy Ramirez, MA, LPCRaleigh, NC 276081003949165
  40. Crystal-Rose RamsamoojCharlotte, NC 282171851745673
  41. Alexandra Ramsay, LCMHCAsheville, NC 288011811652761
  42. Orita Ramseur, MA, MDIV, LCMHCSWinston Salem, NC 271011356695449
  43. Heather RamseyHendersonville, NC 287921154599678
  44. Lucinda RamseyWaynesville, NC 287861992131403
  45. Janice Rando, LPCAClayton, NC 275201114436268
  46. Ashley Randolph, LPCASalisbury, NC 281471417377904
  47. Jenece RangerBurlington, NC 272151336896935
  48. William Rankin, LPCConcord, NC 280251780803569
  49. Kesley Rankins, LPCCharlotte, NC 282021215674445
  50. Ebony Rao, LACHuntersville, NC 280781891121869

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.