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 286 of 415.

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).

Houston has the most, 2,158

  1. Houston2,158
  2. San Antonio1,820
  3. Austin1,537
  4. Dallas1,250
  5. Fort Worth769

Professional Counselor records in Texas

  1. Andrew PeelerWimberley, TX 786761144829375
  2. Jennifer Peevey, M.ED, LPCShamrock, TX 790791316403546
  3. Scott Pelking, LPCEl Paso, TX 799121609074699
  4. Selenia Pellerin, LPCHouston, TX 770551578227260
  5. Laurene Pelliccia, LPCSan Antonio, TX 782531235720962
  6. Carolina PellumLaredo, TX 780451063212413
  7. Mariah Peltier, LPCRichardson, TX 750801689716706
  8. Laura Pelton Sweet, LPCAustin, TX 787511588895510
  9. Kelly Pemberton, MED, LPCRichardson, TX 750811811206691
  10. Sabrina PemuAustin, TX 787051548181282
  11. Aaron Pena, LPCMission, TX 785721124613070
  12. Andrea Pena, LPCSan Antonio, TX 782281912095837
  13. Angela PenaFrisco, TX 750341740684885
  14. Armando PenaMercedes, TX 785701285228478
  15. Bibiana Pena, LPCKrum, TX 762491619810314
  16. Brittany Pena, LPCSeguin, TX 781551245953355
  17. Cindy Pena, LPCNew Braunfels, TX 781301275358681
  18. Clara Pena, LPC-SBaytown, TX 775211134432719
  19. Corina PenaBrownsville, TX 785201205702628
  20. Cristina Pena, LPCEdinburg, TX 785391861343204
  21. Cynthia PenaHouston, TX 770581124671250
  22. Darien Pena, LPC-ASSOCIATEGarland, TX 750441073436051
  23. Eduardo Pena, LPCPaige, TX 786591003110354
  24. Elsie PenaRichmond, TX 774691750183950
  25. Guadalupe Pena, LPCEl Paso, TX 799021245831833
  26. Hector Pena, LPCPharr, TX 785771477092765
  27. Humberto Pena, LPC, LCDCLaredo, TX 780411174341291
  28. Irene PenaThe Woodlands, TX 773801588433817
  29. Jasmine PenaSan Angelo, TX 769041063353498
  30. Laurie Pena, MS, LCDC, LPCEdinburg, TX 785391306438098
  31. Mauro Pena, LPCMission, TX 785721770200115
  32. Megan Pena, LPC, LCDCSan Antonio, TX 782421750952859
  33. Reanna Pena, LPCCanyon Lake, TX 781331679016646
  34. Victoria Pena, LPCHarlingen, TX 785501326513292
  35. Ariedni Penalosa, LPCSan Antonio, TX 782091669607578
  36. Angel Penaloza, LPC-AEl Paso, TX 799051720908353
  37. Amaranta Penate-MartySan Antonio, TX 782321417456773
  38. Yolanda PenderEl Paso, TX 799351437593621
  39. Loretta Pendergrass, LPCMcKinney, TX 750701235847575
  40. Brooke Pendleton, LPC, NCC, MAWest Lake Hills, TX 787461497427124
  41. Kathlene Pendleton, LCDC, LPCMidland, TX 797031528698297
  42. Carol Pendley, LPC-SBig Sandy, TX 757551609919307
  43. Elizabeth Penick, LPC, NCC, CCTPTexarkana, TX 755011689194003
  44. Shearon Penn, LPCArlington, TX 760161568227189
  45. Giovanna Pennick, LPCHouston, TX 770451316633068
  46. Gerald Pennie, PHD, LPC, NCCLubbock, TX 794101396273975
  47. Alexis PenningMagnolia, TX 773541285436451
  48. Elizabeth Pennington, LPC, RPT, EMDR CERTCypress, TX 774331083201131
  49. Katelyn Pennington, LPCWaco, TX 767101235941428
  50. Paul Pennington, LPCPflugerville, TX 786601255947362

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.