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 95 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. James Ward, M.DIV., LPCRocky Mount, NC 278041497888960
  2. Lakeisha Ward, MA, LPC-A, NCCDurham, NC 277011124588991
  3. Lauren Ward, LCMHCAOak Ridge, NC 273101760355820
  4. Lori Ward, LPC-AFayetteville, NC 283061629338587
  5. Shannon Warden, MA.ED., LPC, NCCKernersville, NC 272841942460969
  6. Amber Ware, B.A.Durham, NC 277131962801290
  7. Edward Warren, PHD, LPCChapel Hill, NC 275171447345970
  8. Jeffrey Warren, PHD LCMHCS NCC NCSCDurham, NC 277071407063845
  9. Jenna Warren, MS, LPC, NCCWake Forest, NC 275871205017613
  10. Kadia Warren, LPCGreensboro, NC 274081750736302
  11. Kelly Warren, LCMHCNew Bern, NC 285621538680335
  12. Sally Warren, MA, LMFTACharlotte, NC 282101467981639
  13. Sonya Warren, M.A.,NCCMooresville, NC 281151689106973
  14. Thomas Warren, M.S., L.P.C, N.C.C.Rocky Mount, NC 278041013057298
  15. Ford Warrick, LPCGreensboro, NC 274101427353705
  16. Diane Warshofsky, LMFT, LPCGreensboro, NC 274011114370384
  17. Alexandra Washburn, LCMHCACharlotte, NC 282101972282176
  18. Dana Washington, LCMHCAFayetteville, NC 283041306509054
  19. Jamie Washington, LCMHC, LCASDurham, NC 277031366954356
  20. Lakia WashingtonClayton, NC 275271932580099
  21. Sean Washington, LCMHC-ACharlotte, NC 282131699422816
  22. Stephanie Washington, LPCACharlotte, NC 282161316386139
  23. Jessica Waters, LCMHCADavidson, NC 280361730893983
  24. Laura WatersCharlotte, NC 282111356868632
  25. Sarah WatersGreensboro, NC 274011831904085
  26. Elizabeth Waterson, MS, EDS, LPC, NCCGreensboro, NC 274011679708119
  27. Kortney WatfordWilliamston, NC 278921629692181
  28. Kristen Watford, LCMHCWashington, NC 278921588317580
  29. Veronica WatfordDurham, NC 277051124435714
  30. Beth Watkins, MA, LCMHC, LCASJamestown, NC 272821316448137
  31. Heidi WatkinsSylva, NC 287791720472186
  32. Kimatia Watkins, LPCA, NCC, LCMHCGreensboro, NC 274011538462254
  33. Mary Watkins, MA, LPC, CCMHC, NCCHenderson, NC 275361306891437
  34. Erin Watlington, M.A., M.DIV,, LPCWilmington, NC 284121679943542
  35. Ryan WatlingtonGreenville, NC 278581558833855
  36. Alicia Watson, MA, LPC,Gaston, NC 278321619264231
  37. Elizabeth Watson, MA, LCMHC-ARaeford, NC 283761760014211
  38. Emily Watson, LCMHC, LCAS, NCCWinston Salem, NC 271011164069142
  39. Nakia Watson, MA, QPCharlotte, NC 282101558046391
  40. Kara Watson-Cuellar, LCAS, LPCACharlotte, NC 282041033264452
  41. Dena Watts, LPCAsheville, NC 288011548368368
  42. Jerry Watts, LPCGastonia, NC 280541982920633
  43. Cynthia Waun, LPCJacksonville, NC 285461285861088
  44. Deborah Waun, LPCCamp Lejeune, NC 285471144547290
  45. Lindsay Weathers, LPCAGastonia, NC 280541043652480
  46. Buffy Weathington, LPCAsheville, NC 288061669498432
  47. Patricia Weaver, LPCClemmons, NC 270121619047727
  48. Paul Weaver, LPCLeicester, NC 287481528469137
  49. Veronica Weaver, LPCJacksonville, NC 285461235417213
  50. Anne Webb, LCMHCArden, NC 287041114963493

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.