NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Professional Counselor in South Carolina

2,577 NPPES records list professional counselor with a practice address in South Carolina, 48 per 100,000 residents, the 26th highest rate of 51. Columbia and Greenville have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the South Carolina license search. Page 16 of 52.

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).

Columbia has the most, 413

  1. Columbia413
  2. Greenville253
  3. Charleston194
  4. Florence113
  5. Spartanburg88

Professional Counselor records in South Carolina

  1. Thomas Folse, MA, MAPMt Pleasant, SC 294641720066574
  2. Erin Fonken, MAColumbia, SC 292031356115190
  3. Heather Footman, LPC-AColumbia, SC 292031538589817
  4. Jimiko Ford, LCSW, LISW-CPLancaster, SC 297201073133559
  5. Judy Ford, LPCMt Pleasant, SC 294661710258280
  6. Mary FordLexington, SC 290721215560479
  7. Rhonda FordSummerville, SC 294851205613668
  8. Derek Forrester, MA, LPCSix Mile, SC 296821629473525
  9. Nicholas Forte, M.ED, ED.SMt Pleasant, SC 294641679374342
  10. Joy Fortner-Edris, LPC, LMFT, CACPGreenville, SC 296151740546225
  11. Kristen Fortuna, LMHC, LPC, LPC-SGreenville, SC 296151043523319
  12. Jane Fortune, LPCMyrtle Beach, SC 295791689859100
  13. Candace Foster, M.ED;ED.S;LPCPawleys Island, SC 295851326398553
  14. Janet FosterColumbia, SC 292101003338989
  15. Fawn Foulks, M.ED,LPC,CRCColumbia, SC 292041639244783
  16. Tracey FournierMoncks Corner, SC 294611154799849
  17. Ross FowlerMount Pleasant, SC 294641295627545
  18. Sharon Fowler, LPC, LPCS, CTSAnderson, SC 296211073669370
  19. Bryan Fox, PH.D.Columbia, SC 292051851443741
  20. James Fox, MA, LPCEasley, SC 296421528236163
  21. Janet Fox, LPCSimpsonville, SC 296811366633828
  22. Jessica FoxColumbia, SC 292041902248974
  23. Katherine Fox, LPCCharleston, SC 294141568832723
  24. Michelle Fox, LPCTimmonsville, SC 291611073381554
  25. Paul FoxColumbia, SC 292031316422835
  26. Lisa Fracica, MA, LCPC, LGPATCharleston, SC 294061245852946
  27. Elizabeth FranchiniGoose Creek, SC 294451457744146
  28. Charles Frangos, LPC-MHSPHilton Head, SC 299261528444676
  29. Kristina Franklin, LPC, LMFTFort Mill, SC 297081639462658
  30. Carrie FrankoCharleston, SC 294921215023676
  31. Ashley Franks, M.ED., LPCMauldin, SC 296621932853215
  32. Deborah Fraser, LPCMc Clellanville, SC 294581417973991
  33. Stacy FraserMyrtle Beach, SC 295771285130625
  34. Kem Frasier, LPC/ISummerville, SC 294861962447102
  35. Anne Frazier, MA, LPCCharleston, SC 294121750862231
  36. Jessica Freeman, LPCSeneca, SC 296781902146236
  37. Joshua Freeman, LPCColumbia, SC 292231174301543
  38. Nora Freeman, MA, LPCEasley, SC 296401619635711
  39. Santana Freeman, MS, NCC, LPCGreenwood, SC 296461710846605
  40. Stephanie FreemanGreenville, SC 296011073862777
  41. Doretha FriasGeorgetown, SC 294401396005013
  42. Julissa Frias, LPCFlorence, SC 295061578254090
  43. Christa Friddle, LPCGreenville, SC 296151689089351
  44. Christopher Friddle, LPCGreenville, SC 296151295481885
  45. Ellen Friedman, LMHCConway, SC 295261285922757
  46. Belinda Friedrich, LPCConway, SC 295261225054737
  47. Sara FriersonColumbia, SC 292031073764429
  48. Rosanne Fulcher, LPCFlorence, SC 295011730351347
  49. Yakeia FullenwinderGreenville, SC 296051619218914
  50. Sarah Fuller, MSGreenville, SC 296011821493826

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

South Carolina ranks 26 of 51 per resident

  1. Arkansas53
  2. Kansas51
  3. Michigan49
  4. South Carolina48
  5. Kentucky48
  6. North Carolina47
  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.

10.3% 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. South Carolina10.3%
  2. United States11.0%

Professional Counselor records in South Carolina, measured

  • In a Medicare file265 of 2,577 · 10.3% here, 11.0% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file408 · 15.8% here, 17.0% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more1,208 · 46.9% here, 49.5% nationally
  • Median graduation year2014 · the 408 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

2,577 NPPES records list professional counselor (101YP2500X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in South Carolina: 48 per 100,000 residents against 42 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Columbia has 413 of them (16%).

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. Oregon2,558
  2. Oklahoma2,546
  3. Minnesota2,407
  4. Connecticut2,812

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Kentucky47.6
  2. North Carolina46.6
  3. Michigan49.4
  4. Kansas50.8

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.