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 18 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. Suzanne Ornelas, LPCCArtesia, NM 882101841538055
  2. Carrie Orona, LPCCLovington, NM 882601902908049
  3. Jack OrozcoAlbuquerque, NM 871121386488708
  4. Megan Orr, LPCCEspanola, NM 875321407200363
  5. Carolina Ortega, MA, LPCC, NCCAlbuquerque, NM 871101316399074
  6. Alice Otero, LMHCAlbuquerque, NM 871071114192283
  7. Stacey OtsukaAlbuquerque, NM 871101457997959
  8. Lynn Ovaska, MA, LPCCLos Alamos, NM 875441225752405
  9. Sylvia Pacheco, LPCCLas Vegas, NM 877011104068832
  10. Meghan PadillaAlbuquerque, NM 871071326626581
  11. Vesta Padilla, LPCC, LADACAlbuquerque, NM 871201942856075
  12. Cayla PaganoAlbuquerque, NM 871121669216339
  13. Brittnee PageSanta Fe, NM 875051720510811
  14. Derick Palmer, ED.D, LPC, LMHC, NCCKirtland Afb, NM 871171396901757
  15. Melissa Palmer, LPCCGila, NM 880381639287014
  16. Rickie Palmer, LPCCAlbuquerque, NM 871041659738979
  17. Jeri Pamp, LPCSanta Fe, NM 875061962648899
  18. Arthur Panaro, LPCCSanta Fe, NM 875051588718563
  19. Sharyn (sky) Paradise, LPCCSilver City, NM 880611962768549
  20. Elise Pardue, LPCCSanta Fe, NM 875051457543753
  21. Denisse ParisiLas Cruces, NM 880011073351458
  22. Shanna ParkerRio Communities, NM 870021740676659
  23. Brian Partridge, PSY.D.Las Vegas, NM 877011639245913
  24. Carol Patterson, LPCC, LPCSanta Fe, NM 875051356637904
  25. Kevin Patterson, LPCCAlbuquerque, NM 871101821148321
  26. Scott Patterson, MA, LPCC, LADACAlbuquerque, NM 871121669717179
  27. Andrea Pauls, LPCCAlbuquerque, NM 871111477611838
  28. Kerri PayneRio Rancho, NM 871241225408560
  29. Kimberly PayneAlbuquerque, NM 871111104220672
  30. Natalie Paynter, LPCCTaos, NM 875711700184561
  31. Veronika Peacetree, LPCCQuesta, NM 875661174080923
  32. Daniel Pelak, LPCCSocorro, NM 878011518167394
  33. Cindy PendreyRio Rancho, NM 871241457597858
  34. Sarah Penn, LPCCAlbuquerque, NM 871101144658204
  35. Isaac Penner, MA, LPCCAlbuquerque, NM 871091053183061
  36. Dianna Perea, LMHCLas Cruces, NM 880051982283198
  37. Debra Perez, LMHCAlbuquerque, NM 871101083772081
  38. Helga Perez, LPCCSanta Fe, NM 875051558598342
  39. Tacy Perkins, LPCC LADACLas Cruces, NM 880111952065831
  40. Kim Perrier, MA, LPCCSanta Fe, NM 875051306992300
  41. Bonita Perry, LPCCSanta Fe, NM 875051437264165
  42. Ann Petersen, L.P.C.C., N.C.C.Corrales, NM 870481629170790
  43. Cynthia Petersen, LPCCAlbuquerque, NM 871061710105895
  44. Meira Petersen, LPCCSanta Fe, NM 875081457653529
  45. Abigail PetersonAlbuquerque, NM 871041770293862
  46. Julita Pezzano, LPCCAlbuquerque, NM 871141720292782
  47. Robin Pfaff, ED.DLas Cruces, NM 880111649523986
  48. Chad Pfeiffer, LPCCCuba, NM 870131487082343
  49. Megan PhillipsAlbuquerque, NM 871021861277592
  50. Melissa Pickett, MA LPCCSanta Fe, NM 875051184959561

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.