NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Professional Counselor in New Mexico

1,284 NPPES records list professional counselor with a practice address in New Mexico, 61 per 100,000 residents, the 19th highest rate of 51. Albuquerque and Santa Fe have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the New Mexico license search. Page 13 of 26.

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).

Albuquerque has the most, 587

  1. Albuquerque587
  2. Santa Fe187
  3. Las Cruces88
  4. Rio Rancho65
  5. Taos26

Professional Counselor records in New Mexico

  1. Cassandra Kester, LPCCLas Cruces, NM 880051073932117
  2. Dylan Kester, LPCCBernalillo, NM 870041942855671
  3. Satdarshan Khalsa, LMHCAlbuquerque, NM 871081972334209
  4. Marlo KieferAlbuquerque, NM 871131295435766
  5. Virginia KilburneAlbuquerque, NM 871071225979479
  6. Paul King-Miller, PSYD, LPCCRio Rancho, NM 871441427324730
  7. Helen Kintonis Brooks, LPCCRoswell, NM 882011336459411
  8. Kristal Kinzer Howell, LPCCAlbuquerque, NM 871141487776282
  9. Dale Klein-Kennedy, LPCCCorrales, NM 870481366604498
  10. Matthew Klepper, LMHCSanta Fe, NM 875051447625777
  11. Gerasimos Klonis, LPCCSocorro, NM 878011548877855
  12. Charlotte Knauber, LPCCAlbuquerque, NM 871091780745257
  13. Linnea Knoespel, LPCC, ATR-BCSanta Fe, NM 875051497027122
  14. Darrel Knutson, LMHC MAAlbuquerque, NM 871091902091531
  15. Steven Koch, M.A., LPCCLos Alamos, NM 875441124319231
  16. Terry Koehler, LPCCAlbuquerque, NM 871091306116439
  17. Noel Kofoed, LPCCAlbuquerque, NM 871021285114884
  18. Jessica Kolar, LPCCAlbuquerque, NM 871021841641479
  19. Luisa Kolker, MA LPCCSanta Fe, NM 875081851171649
  20. Dawn Koons, LPCCFarmington, NM 874011417142738
  21. Kendra Kozel, MA, LMHCAlbuquerque, NM 871021720656911
  22. Ina Krieble, LPCCAlbuquerque, NM 871201770627192
  23. Emma Krueger, LMHCAlbuquerque, NM 871091114780350
  24. Karen Kurowski, THERAPISTAlbuquerque, NM 871101407436405
  25. John Kutinac, MA PA LPCCLas Cruces, NM 880111508844135
  26. Kathryn Lackner, LPCCCarlsbad, NM 882201710968193
  27. Matt LadishLas Cruces, NM 880121831675602
  28. Karsyn Lahann, LPCCTaos, NM 875711093301426
  29. Cynthia LancasterAlbuquerque, NM 871021750732467
  30. Susan Lane, LPCCAlbuquerque, NM 871091578506705
  31. Vicki Lannerholm, PSYD (ABD) LPCCAlbuquerque, NM 871021255616777
  32. Laura Lansrud-Lopez, LPCC, LPAT, ATR-BCSanta Fe, NM 875071992905301
  33. Ann Largent, LPCCTucumcari, NM 884011013924471
  34. Frances Larsen, M.S., L.P.C.C.Rio Rancho, NM 871241033262027
  35. John Larson, LPCCAlbuquerque, NM 871311114100278
  36. Samantha LarsonAlbuquerque, NM 871231861981730
  37. Sophia Lauritsen, LPCCSanta Fe, NM 875051346573607
  38. Teresa Law, LPCCAlbuquerque, NM 871311639206238
  39. Douglas Layer, M.A., LPCCLas Cruces, NM 880111831402445
  40. Phyllis Leavitt, M.A.Santa Fe, NM 875011861460594
  41. Rebecca Ledezma-Chinchilla, LPCCAlbuquerque, NM 871141407189301
  42. Luanne Lee, LUANNE LEE MAAlbuquerque, NM 871071568533404
  43. Johanne Leger, LPPCAlbuquerque, NM 871071629451646
  44. Michel Leger, LPCCAlbuquerque, NM 871101801274527
  45. Risa Lehrer, LPCCEl Prado, NM 875291720110174
  46. Melinda Leighty, LMHCLos Lunas, NM 870311467755538
  47. Nathalie Lejeune-Smith, LPCCHobbs, NM 882401134456882
  48. Lydia Lennihan, LPCCAlbuquerque, NM 871061821164518
  49. Danielle LenzAlbuquerque, NM 871071467059428
  50. Catherine Leon, LPCCAlbuquerque, NM 871111407129661

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 101YP2500X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

New Mexico ranks 19 of 51 per resident

  1. Oklahoma63
  2. Idaho61
  3. North Dakota61
  4. New Mexico61
  5. Oregon60
  6. Georgia59
  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.

13.1% 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. New Mexico13.1%
  2. United States11.0%

Professional Counselor records in New Mexico, measured

  • In a Medicare file168 of 1,284 · 13.1% here, 11.0% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file294 · 22.9% here, 17.0% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more585 · 45.6% here, 49.5% nationally
  • Median graduation year2010 · the 294 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

1,284 NPPES records list professional counselor (101YP2500X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in New Mexico: 61 per 100,000 residents against 42 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Albuquerque has 587 of them (46%).

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. Idaho1,204
  2. Montana1,090
  3. Kansas1,495
  4. Maine1,069

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. North Dakota61.0
  2. Oregon60.4
  3. Georgia58.9
  4. Oklahoma62.8

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.