School Counselor
NUCC 101YS0200X · Counselor
6,530 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 52 states · 118th of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
School Counselor ranks 118th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.09% of all registered NPIs), densest in California; per resident California leads.
- 6,530
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 118th
- of 690 specialties
- 2224
- state-share HHI
- 0.1%
- Part D prescriber share
California is densest per capita (4× the national rate; Arizona 2.9×); 1% of the Counselor category.
Taxonomy fingerprint
School Counselor (NUCC 101YS0200X; 0.1% Part D prescribers (5 of 6,530); avg 344 Part D claims/prescriber (349th of 572); Open Payments avg $3K/physician (153rd of 551; 1 paid, $3K total); state-share HHI 2,224; next-larger headcount neighbor Pediatric Physical Therapist (+31); next-smaller Rheumatology Physician (-153)).
Next larger: Pediatric Physical Therapist (6,561) Next smaller: Rheumatology Physician (6,377)
Population-adjusted state index
Each multiple is this specialty's providers-per-resident in a state divided by the national rate (Census Vintage population estimates). Raw headcount favors large states; this ranking surfaces denser markets.
Over-indexed vs national rate
- California 4× · 7.6/100k
- Arizona 2.9× · 5.5/100k
- Oregon 2.4× · 4.7/100k
- Massachusetts 2.1× · 4/100k
- District of Columbia 1.8× · 3.5/100k
Under-indexed vs national rate
- Puerto Rico 0.08× · 0.2/100k
- Iowa 0.08× · 0.2/100k
- Kansas 0.09× · 0.2/100k
- Alabama 0.14× · 0.3/100k
- Arkansas 0.15× · 0.3/100k
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 2,968 |
| 2 | Arizona | 412 |
| 3 | New York | 397 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 280 |
| 5 | Virginia | 242 |
| 6 | Oregon | 199 |
| 7 | Florida | 160 |
| 8 | North Carolina | 129 |
| 9 | Texas | 123 |
| 10 | Ohio | 120 |
| 11 | Tennessee | 115 |
| 12 | Pennsylvania | 112 |
| 13 | Georgia | 107 |
| 14 | Michigan | 98 |
| 15 | Illinois | 83 |
Top Cities for School Counselor
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PortlandOregon | 139 |
| 2 | TucsonArizona | 98 |
| 3 | AnaheimCalifornia | 92 |
| 4 | San DiegoCalifornia | 78 |
| 5 | BrooklynNew York | 62 |
| 6 | FresnoCalifornia | 55 |
| 7 | FremontCalifornia | 54 |
| 8 | ModestoCalifornia | 53 |
| 9 | ChicoCalifornia | 48 |
| 10 | PhoenixArizona | 46 |
| 11 | VisaliaCalifornia | 41 |
| 12 | AntiochCalifornia | 40 |
Sample School Counselor NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Leigh Barnes, MSW, LCSWMerrillville, IN |
| 2 | Mark Hillman, PH.D.Clifton Park, NY |
| 3 | Robert Gerl, D. MIN., PH.D.Kalamazoo, MI |
| 4 | Melissa Baker, LCMHCGreensboro, NC |
| 5 | William Anglin, MA, MSW, LCSWFayetteville, NC |
| 6 | Ralph Covington, MA,CAS,NCC,LPCKannapolis, NC |
| 7 | Dana Eisenberg, L.C.S.W.Missoula, MT |
| 8 | Kristin Hale, MS, LMHCIndianapolis, IN |
| 9 | Lantrianne Worden, LMHCCharlotte, NC |
| 10 | Eric Christian, LPC, NCCAsheville, NC |
| 11 | Bethany Tefft, NCC, NCSC, LPCRaleigh, NC |
| 12 | Jeanne Bissonnette, MSWNew Bedford, MA |
| 13 | Nicole Walker, MSWIndianapolis, IN |
| 14 | Eileen Bernstein, NCSC, LCPCPotomac, MD |
| 15 | Gail Gabriel, LMFTPleasanton, CA |
| 16 | Harry Barsuk, ED.D., LMHC, NCCBatavia, NY |
| 17 | Steven Hartman, PSY.D.Huntington, NY |
| 18 | Jessica Blei, MED MFTPortland, OR |
Related Specialties
Adjacent specialties in the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy - same Counselor category.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Data sources and methodology
Provider data from CMS NPPES (download.cms.gov/nppes). Specialty classification from NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org). Part D averages from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF; industry payments from CMS Open Payments 2024. Counts reflect self-designated primary taxonomy at NPI enrollment. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Methodology · About
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