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 80 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. Lynne Ryder, LPC, NCCWinston Salem, NC 271011790929180
  2. Maria SahoneroRaleigh, NC 276101548043771
  3. Dakota SainHickory, NC 286021801650015
  4. Sandra Sala, MA, LPC, NCCGarner, NC 275291699055525
  5. Khadijah Salaam, LCMHC-ADurham, NC 277131881205987
  6. Milota Salay, LPC, NCCAsheboro, NC 272031588676159
  7. Arwa Saleh, MA, LPCA, NCCMonroe, NC 281101174007298
  8. Nicole SalesShelby, NC 281501225529647
  9. Lora Salley, LCMHC, LCASRonda, NC 286701689949091
  10. Beth Salter, LCMHC, LCASLexington, NC 272921669756979
  11. Stephen Sammons, LPCCharlotte, NC 282101407009533
  12. Vanessa Sampson-Schneider, LMHCSalisbury, NC 281441144630674
  13. Rebecca Samuel, LCMHCAMt Holly, NC 281201790497477
  14. Natalie SamuelsCharlotte, NC 282691245687888
  15. Matthew Sanchez, LPCRaleigh, NC 276151316061823
  16. Dawn Sanders, LPCARaleigh, NC 276151528336179
  17. Margaret Sanders, PH.DLaurinburg, NC 283521619171683
  18. Shanna SandersCharlotte, NC 282121063993491
  19. Sweetly Sanders, MSW, LCSWARaleigh, NC 276041861120321
  20. Amy Sanderson, MA, LCMHC, NCCMatthews, NC 281051386009389
  21. Stephanie Sanderson, LCMHCLumberton, NC 283601447641758
  22. Mary Sandor, NCC, LPC-A, LCAS-AWarrenton, NC 275891811396526
  23. Elizabeth Sandoval, LCMHCAMount Airy, NC 270301154186278
  24. Chacy Sanfilippo, M.ED., NCC, LPCWinston Salem, NC 271271902064645
  25. Dianne Sanford, LPCHickory, NC 286021154463180
  26. Mary SantiagoFayetteville, NC 283141427513456
  27. Robert SantiagoConcord, NC 280251518899814
  28. Christina Sapien-Iezzi, LPCDurham, NC 277051861617854
  29. Christopher Sapp, LCMHCA, LCAS, CSIYadkinville, NC 270551235559717
  30. Shideh Sarmadi, LPCCharlotte, NC 282111073521415
  31. Eric Sarratt, LCMHC, LCASWaynesville, NC 287861316089253
  32. Theodore Saslow, LPCAWaynesville, NC 287861356828362
  33. Harold Satterwhite, LPCJefferson, NC 286401790709608
  34. Shonquilla Satterwhite, MS, NCC, LPC, LCASAApex, NC 275021922418243
  35. Maggi Saucier, LPCWeaverville, NC 287871700925443
  36. Cheryl SaulpaughLexington, NC 272921205376993
  37. Shannon Sauls, LCMHCASelma, NC 275761730797200
  38. Ashley Saunders, LPCBurlington, NC 272151659507192
  39. Cristy Saunders, LPCASpindale, NC 281601164078747
  40. Deborah Saunders, MA, LPCWilmington, NC 284121255680294
  41. Keisha Saunders, LPCGreensboro, NC 274071376833541
  42. Naiyana SaundersMooresville, NC 281171326504531
  43. Laura Saune, LCMHCAGastonia, NC 280541093317919
  44. Ada SavageMooresville, NC 281151831607662
  45. Cami Savage, MA, NCC, LCMHCCharlotte, NC 282041508007683
  46. Sara Savino, MAMFC, LCMHCBelmont, NC 280121326107616
  47. Catherine Savisky, LPCMooresville, NC 281171568745958
  48. Jennifer Sawyer, M.A., L.P.C.,N.C.C.Charlotte, NC 282171982773180
  49. Qu'Nesha SawyerDurham, NC 277031770136616
  50. Theodore Sawyer, MARaleigh, NC 276141609993435

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.