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 37 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. Etta PerryColumbia, SC 292011316717531
  2. Elisabeth Peters, LPCMount Pleasant, SC 294641316662141
  3. Deborah PetersonClemson, SC 296311427108505
  4. Karren Peterson, M.A., M.S., LPC-IGreenville, SC 296071285945675
  5. Laquista Peterson, LPCColumbia, SC 292041770864639
  6. Stacie Peterson, LPCAnderson, SC 296211275379430
  7. Telvin PetersonFlorence, SC 295061922886860
  8. Brandi PfeilCharleston, SC 294141861166639
  9. Ngo PhamJefferson, SC 297181689543043
  10. Nathaniel Pharis, DHSC, LPCS, LACSColumbia, SC 292031316348998
  11. Pamela PhelanCharleston, SC 294921265230726
  12. Charletta Phillips, LPCChapin, SC 290361689995425
  13. Dalvina Phillips, M.S., LPCColumbia, SC 292101205209434
  14. Judith PhillipsSimpsonville, SC 296811639218118
  15. Kevin PhillipsLancaster, SC 297201568820934
  16. Ronald PhillipsCowpens, SC 293301457979650
  17. Michelle PickensAnderson, SC 296211700667714
  18. Michael Pickett, MAMyrtle Beach, SC 295881831425123
  19. Shaundra PickettColumbia, SC 292041811530546
  20. Meghan PierRidgeland, SC 299361649064569
  21. Kalonda Pinckney, LPC-AAwendaw, SC 294291073401063
  22. Laurie Pinckney, LPCGreenville, SC 296151932573581
  23. Sabrina Pinckney, LPCCharleston, SC 294121093024366
  24. Lavon Pinder, M.A. LPCPamplico, SC 295831861525669
  25. Steven Pinkenburg, LPC, CACAnderson, SC 296251255685905
  26. Kati Pitre, LPCRidgeland, SC 299361346102472
  27. Lisa Pittman-SpearsFlorence, SC 295051821435975
  28. Letitia Plowden, LPCFlorence, SC 295011841018645
  29. Emily Plyler, LPCNorth Charleston, SC 294061578726295
  30. Jennifer Poaches, LPCCharleston, SC 294071427404821
  31. Diane Poehlman, LMHCIndian Land, SC 297071437792660
  32. Antawn Polite, LPCNorth Charleston, SC 294051104026525
  33. Anna Polk, LPCSummerville, SC 294851376593376
  34. Quinnisha Pollard, LPCAGreenville, SC 296151316404031
  35. Gayle Polston, MA, LPC, NCCFlorence, SC 295011770817462
  36. Eric Portee, LPC-A, ADC-IP, NCCSumter, SC 291531790675957
  37. Shawana Porter, MA, LPCFlorence, SC 295051043959844
  38. Karen Porterfield, MAPawleys Island, SC 295851285289983
  39. Martha Portney, L.P.C.North Augusta, SC 298601568554111
  40. Candy Posey, MA, LPCAColumbia, SC 292291497535009
  41. Tara Posner, LPCCharleston, SC 294071225282080
  42. Samantha Poston, LPCMyrtle Beach, SC 295771871862144
  43. Renee Potter, L.P.C.Greenville, SC 296011538577580
  44. Pawel Potylicki, MS, LPCColumbia, SC 292031295127868
  45. Tinsley Pou, LPC-AColumbia, SC 292051104513514
  46. Eve Powell, LSPCColumbia, SC 292011700930641
  47. Gary Powell, D.MIN, LPCNorth Augusta, SC 298411932533296
  48. Kathleen Powell, PH.D., LPC, LPCSLugoff, SC 290781659644847
  49. Meagan PowellCamden, SC 290201356154009
  50. Amy Powers, LPCBluffton, SC 299091134312218

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.