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 340 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. Melissa Short, LPCSan Antonio, TX 782291174232037
  2. Tammy Short, MA, LPC, NCCAustin, TX 787591346177755
  3. Veronica Shorten, LPCHouston, TX 770701225753577
  4. Christi ShortesCorsicana, TX 751091093316903
  5. Riley Shoubash, LPCPlano, TX 750251053010769
  6. Amber Showalter, M.S., LPC-INTERN, NCFlower Mound, TX 750281386026797
  7. Marguerite Shows, LPCHouston, TX 770081205040201
  8. Thomas Shows, LPC-ASSOCIATEAbilene, TX 796021609696244
  9. Josie ShraderAmarillo, TX 791061275260663
  10. Dinesh ShresthaRiver Oaks, TX 761141952021966
  11. Juni Shrestha, LPC, LCDCKaty, TX 774941225890098
  12. Jessica Shrieve, LPCThe Woodlands, TX 773801134716665
  13. Sondra Shriner, L.P.C.Dallas, TX 752311427130665
  14. Cynthia Shrode, LPCFort Worth, TX 761161306322508
  15. Saharah Shrout, MA, LPC-SHouston, TX 770651881031383
  16. Claudia Shroyer, LPCLockhart, TX 786441194938720
  17. Marilyn Shroyer, LPCBaytown, TX 775201699889691
  18. Susan ShufordRound Rock, TX 786641689021370
  19. Margaret Shugart, LPCAbilene, TX 796011801817085
  20. Kiel Shuler, PH.D.,QMHS, LMFTDallas, TX 752301992322796
  21. Michelle Shuler, LPCSan Antonio, TX 782311710152350
  22. Jessica Shull, LPCAustin, TX 787231023747656
  23. Cheryl Shulter, MA, LPCSan Antonio, TX 782091831418813
  24. Bettina Shultz, MA, LPCC, LPCLiberty Hill, TX 786421427366186
  25. Misty Shultz, LPCTyler, TX 757031114281185
  26. Delta Shuman, LPCDallas, TX 752301760870109
  27. Morgan Shumar, LPC-AKeller, TX 762481649053174
  28. Robert Shupe, LPCHenderson, TX 756521689765125
  29. Miranda Shurley, LPC-ASSOCIATEMidland, TX 797071083293369
  30. Molly Shutt, LPCConroe, TX 773041235910886
  31. Alissa Shutts, LPCGiddings, TX 789421619521002
  32. Sarah Shyne, LPCHouston, TX 770581518369164
  33. Steven Siaji, MAUniversal City, TX 781481619513058
  34. Raymond Sibert, M.MFT, LPCAustin, TX 787481073917431
  35. Nadia Siddiqui, LPCSugar Land, TX 774791801187281
  36. Carolyn Sidereas, LPCRockwall, TX 750871790779726
  37. Ashton SidockKilleen, TX 765491215790019
  38. Andrew Siefers, LPCMcKinney, TX 750711811287840
  39. Amanda Sieg, LPCFort Worth, TX 761791427519545
  40. Samantha Siegel, M.S., M.ED.Dallas, TX 752311609109909
  41. Scott Siegel, LPCSan Antonio, TX 782121598894032
  42. Janine Siegfried, LPCAustin, TX 787591760027437
  43. Cynthia Sierra, LPCLeague City, TX 775731417697285
  44. Cynthia Sierra, LPCSan Antonio, TX 782591457110983
  45. Juan Sierra, LPCEl Paso, TX 799251750049276
  46. Mayra Sierra, M. ED., LPC- ABrownsville, TX 785261003736521
  47. Sandra Sierra, LPC-ASSOCIATEEl Paso, TX 799251942026166
  48. Cristina Sifuentes, LPCRockwall, TX 750321417420662
  49. Luis SifuentesEl Paso, TX 799121366381717
  50. Mayra Sigala-Ramon, LPC-SAustin, TX 787481821658295

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.