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 36 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. Valisa PalmerColumbia, SC 292231891253159
  2. Margaret Palmgren, MALexington, SC 290721285348300
  3. Delana Pankey, LPC-AFlorence, SC 295011477443141
  4. Amy Pantele, LPCAGreenville, SC 296151477318376
  5. Karen Parham, MALugoff, SC 290781184432510
  6. Michelle Park, LPCCharleston, SC 294071316608300
  7. Catherine ParkerMoncks Corner, SC 294611457392003
  8. Debra ParkerColumbia, SC 292101174085138
  9. Marrionettia Parker, L.P.C.Columbia, SC 292051710220660
  10. Tonia Parker, PHD, LPCNorth Augusta, SC 298411194090845
  11. Chameka ParksGreenville, SC 296071073178992
  12. Debra Parks, LPCCharleston, SC 294141760575807
  13. Jennifer Parks, LPC, LPCSCharleston, SC 294071588728547
  14. Sonni ParksRock Hill, SC 297301942811922
  15. Tonya Parks, LPCColumbia, SC 292071669946455
  16. Helen Parnell, M.A., LPCMount Pleasant, SC 294641487968590
  17. Steven Parnell, PHD LPCSGreenwood, SC 296461316281900
  18. Julia Parrish, LPCSummerville, SC 294861306914551
  19. Kimberley Parsons, LPCConway, SC 295261902166184
  20. Heather Partridge, LPC/S, MAC, CACIIMyrtle Beach, SC 295881013354612
  21. Lori Pashnik, LPCGreenville, SC 296051649850165
  22. Janki PatelGreenville, SC 296151467279471
  23. Celisa Patterson, MA, ADC, LPCGreenville, SC 296151275072316
  24. Michael PattersonMoncks Corner, SC 294611851815989
  25. Hannah PattesonGreenville, SC 296091629633631
  26. April Patton, MA, LPCA, NCCColumbia, SC 292011477376960
  27. Noelle Pauling, MS, MA, LPC, LPC/S-CIrmo, SC 290631801308416
  28. Haley Pauls, LPC-A, CRCGreenville, SC 296071548944861
  29. Geraldine Pazi, THERAPISTSummerville, SC 294851114295839
  30. Daphne Pearson, LPCColumbia, SC 292041861720252
  31. Rebecca Pearson, M.ED., LPCBeaufort, SC 299071386067379
  32. Camille Peay, LPCColumbia, SC 292011942079801
  33. Michael Pecosh, M.ED., NCC, LPCBluffton, SC 299101861697856
  34. Conner Peek, LPCSummerville, SC 294851225839814
  35. Samantha Peeler, MA, LPC/ALexington, SC 290721588405526
  36. Trent Peeler, LPCColumbia, SC 292031912666785
  37. Shekena PeeplesLexington, SC 290731790457315
  38. David Pelley, LPCALexington, SC 290721376285635
  39. Morgan Pellicer, ED.S, LPC, NCCWest Columbia, SC 291691821889510
  40. Ronald Pellicer, MRC, LPCColumbia, SC 292061902237621
  41. Jessica Pena, PH.D. M.S. MED LPCSCamden, SC 290201578807749
  42. Lesley Pena, LPCSpartanburg, SC 293061659008746
  43. Marcties PendergrassFlorence, SC 295011720612500
  44. Elizabeth PenningtonSpartanburg, SC 293021316708225
  45. Janet Perdue, LPCGreenville, SC 296071902541451
  46. Yamaira Perez, LPCAColumbia, SC 292081780089813
  47. Kimberly Perkins, LPC, NCCCharleston, SC 294141295062958
  48. Connie Permar, LPCSpartanburg, SC 293031124119987
  49. Merilee Perrine, MA LPC CAC IICharleston, SC 294011942589577
  50. Elizabeth Perry, M.A., LPC, LACWoodruff, SC 293881083091300

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.