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 43 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. Mary Simmons, LPCSpartanburg, SC 293021710511886
  2. Cheryl Simms, LPC,LSATPColumbia, SC 292091679803456
  3. Dustin Simon, LPCAFort Mill, SC 297081669357869
  4. Paige Simon, EDD, LPC, NCC, ACSRidgeland, SC 299361407391337
  5. William Simons, MSW/LISWLancaster, SC 297201710993456
  6. Cordes Simpson, LPCCharleston, SC 294071235454851
  7. Laura SimpsonFort Mill, SC 297081891269205
  8. Randy Simpson, MASTERS IN PROFESSIOOrangeburg, SC 291181326270117
  9. Janet Sims, LPC, LPC-SFlorence, SC 295011700912789
  10. Racquel SimsColumbia, SC 292031376378000
  11. Ruth Sims, LPCAFlorence, SC 295011659134260
  12. Nora Sinclair, MALexington, SC 290721598030967
  13. Nina SinghGreenwood, SC 296461699261743
  14. Tiffany Singleton, MA, LPC, CCTPColumbia, SC 292101205501277
  15. Courtney SkaggsColumbia, SC 292011407336910
  16. Annette Skeen, LPCColumbia, SC 292011720601214
  17. Jessica SkinnerColumbia, SC 292041235055138
  18. Faye Slater, M.A., LPCCharleston, SC 294031336252543
  19. Karen Slaton, LPCSeneca, SC 296781144921669
  20. Jaclyn Sload, M.S., LPCColumbia, SC 292011134787138
  21. Darby Sloan, LPCAColumbia, SC 292291306418181
  22. David Sloan, ED.S., LPCWest Columbia, SC 291691982114823
  23. Sandra SloanSeneca, SC 296781942019039
  24. Tanya Sloan, LPCNorth Charleston, SC 294061265800908
  25. Debra SmartColumbia, SC 292101285040279
  26. Maria SmarttGreenville, SC 296071366080400
  27. Alisa Smith, LPC-ASummerville, SC 294851710798327
  28. Barry Smith, L..P.C.Irmo, SC 290631790905479
  29. Beverly Smith, LPCSConway, SC 295261700802287
  30. Caitlin Smith, M.S., LPCFlorence, SC 295011477370039
  31. Cheryl Smith, LPCCharleston, SC 294011134347610
  32. Daina Smith, LPC-ASpartanburg, SC 293021336032903
  33. Daniel Smith, LPCRock Hill, SC 297321689446494
  34. Dorothy Smith, LPC, LAC, LPCSTaylors, SC 296871861858813
  35. Erin Smith, MA, LPCMount Pleasant, SC 294641427459593
  36. Heather Smith, LPC, MEDGreenville, SC 296071598803520
  37. Janalee Smith, LPCAColumbia, SC 292101740002401
  38. Karen Smith, MA, LPCANorth, SC 291121629748678
  39. Kenneth Smith, LPCGreenville, SC 296051194050336
  40. Laquosha Smith, LPC, NCCGreen Sea, SC 295451740813732
  41. Laura SmithCharleston, SC 294141023893245
  42. Laura Smith, LPC, LPCSDarlington, SC 295321124353404
  43. Lynn Smith, ED.S.Columbia, SC 292011558423616
  44. Lynn Smith, LPCASummerville, SC 294851306567581
  45. Melissa SmithFlorence, SC 295061043289390
  46. Misti Smith, LPCColumbia, SC 292031245637826
  47. Natashia Smith, LPCRidgeland, SC 299361851572796
  48. Olivia Smith, M. ED., LPCEdgefield, SC 298241033281498
  49. Renee Smith, LPCFlorence, SC 295011689622037
  50. Sarah Smith, ED.S., LPCColumbia, SC 292061225467947

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.