NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Professional Counselor in Texas

20,712 NPPES records list professional counselor with a practice address in Texas, 68 per 100,000 residents, the 13th highest rate of 51. Houston and San Antonio have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Texas license search. Page 248 of 415.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 101YP2500X · method

Houston has the most, 2,158

Professional Counselor records in Texas

  1. Kelsee Melton, LPC-IHouston, TX 770791619251493
  2. Mandy MeltonFort Worth, TX 761311982332292
  3. Michelle Melton, LPC-SHumble, TX 773961720412984
  4. Suzanne Melton, SUZANNE MELTON LPCFort Worth, TX 761091730473984
  5. Debbie Melton-Myers, LPCMissouri City, TX 774591568658953
  6. Malissa Melton-Otunba, M.A., LPCMansfield, TX 760631528318144
  7. Michelle Melvin, LPCLubbock, TX 794121821709973
  8. Bret Menassa, PHDDallas, TX 752311972873677
  9. Annabel Menchaca, LPCSan Antonio, TX 782151588679237
  10. Alejandra Menchaca Guedea, M.ED., LPC-INTERNEl Paso, TX 799021891187084
  11. Karishma Mendes, LPC ASSOCIATEPearland, TX 775811457003667
  12. Aida Mendez, LPCKaty, TX 774491689931081
  13. Christine Mendez, M.A.San Antonio, TX 782281538422837
  14. Danielle Mendez, LPCHouston, TX 770221306576558
  15. Diana Mendez, MS, CRC, LPCMcAllen, TX 785011144577248
  16. Erika Mendez, PH.D., LPCAlice, TX 783321386174258
  17. Grace Mendez, LPCEl Paso, TX 799021558694695
  18. Henry Mendez, LPCRichardson, TX 750811861815292
  19. Irma Mendez, LPCEl Paso, TX 799071053068098
  20. Lorena Mendez, MS, LPC-S, RPT-SCorpus Christi, TX 784141245820638
  21. Marisol Mendez, LPCBaytown, TX 775211740862598
  22. Sara Mendez, LPC, MT-BC, NCCTexas City, TX 775911326964248
  23. Noemi Mendez-Hyams, LPCWylie, TX 750981851660237
  24. Gloria Mendez-Ybanez, LPCSan Antonio, TX 782281396896874
  25. Karen MendiolaElmendorf, TX 781121841647138
  26. Betty Mendl, M.A., L.P.C.Austin, TX 787311548279839
  27. Lesley Mendonca, LPC, LMFTHouston, TX 770361336571975
  28. Annya Mendoza, LPC-ALaredo, TX 780411124979224
  29. Ashley MendozaHarlingen, TX 785501124787361
  30. Carmen MendozaHereford, TX 790451568115145
  31. Carol Mendoza, LPCCeleste, TX 754231730504820
  32. Erin Mendoza, LPCKyle, TX 786401629208186
  33. Evelyn MendozaCypress, TX 774291922747435
  34. Jo Mendoza, LPCBrownsville, TX 785201871320424
  35. Jonathan Mendoza, LPC, LMFT-AFort Worth, TX 761321699341677
  36. Jorge Mendoza, M.ED., LPCHouston, TX 770071649769944
  37. Kimberly Mendoza, MS, LPCMidlothian, TX 460651598215261
  38. Krystyne MendozaAmarillo, TX 791211811474968
  39. Lauren MendozaFort Worth, TX 761351285499590
  40. Melissa MendozaHouston, TX 770021033941471
  41. Monica Mendoza, LPCWichita Falls, TX 763011437592003
  42. Rosario Mendoza, M.ED., LPCLos Fresnos, TX 785661306101373
  43. Sarah Mendoza, LPCSan Antonio, TX 782161255195574
  44. Timothy Mendoza, LPC-IEl Paso, TX 799031891928644
  45. Valerie Mendoza, LPCUniversal City, TX 781481053122002
  46. Velma Mendoza, LPCEdinburg, TX 785391720403264
  47. Fabiola Mendoza Bautista, MS, LPC, NCC.Houston, TX 770071245098334
  48. Lorena Mendoza-Gibson, LPCSan Antonio, TX 782091922127638
  49. Rashunda MendyPantego, TX 760131184555187
  50. Chris Menegay, LPCLubbock, TX 794231417068396

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

Texas ranks 13 of 51 per resident

  1. Wisconsin75
  2. Virginia75
  3. Pennsylvania72
  4. Texas68
  5. Maryland66
  6. Louisiana64
  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.

7.6% 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. Texas7.6%
  2. United States11.0%

Professional Counselor records in Texas, measured

  • In a Medicare file1,569 of 20,712 · 7.6% here, 11.0% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file2,817 · 13.6% here, 17.0% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more9,825 · 47.4% here, 49.5% nationally
  • Median graduation year2014 · the 2,816 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

20,712 NPPES records list professional counselor (101YP2500X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Texas: 68 per 100,000 residents against 42 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Houston has 2,158 of them (10%).

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. Illinois9,508
  2. Pennsylvania9,335
  3. Colorado6,935
  4. Ohio6,775

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Maryland65.9
  2. Louisiana63.5
  3. Oklahoma62.8
  4. Idaho61.3

The largest states

  1. Illinois9,508
  2. Pennsylvania9,335
  3. Colorado6,935
  4. Ohio6,775
  5. Georgia6,496

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.