Medical and Health Services Listings

The listings assembled on this reference property catalog mental health and behavioral health service providers, facilities, and programs operating within the United States. Each entry maps to a defined service category — inpatient, outpatient, crisis, or specialty — and is structured to support orientation rather than referral. Understanding how individual entries are organized, what they contain, and where coverage gaps exist helps readers use this resource accurately within its stated scope.

Geographic distribution

Listings span all 50 states and the District of Columbia, with concentration levels reflecting the actual distribution of licensed behavioral health facilities as reported by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). SAMHSA's National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS) and the National Mental Health Services Survey (N-MHSS) document facility counts by state and county; those surveys form the primary geographic frame for this directory's coverage logic.

Density is uneven by design — rural and frontier counties have fewer listed providers because fewer licensed facilities operate there, a structural gap documented extensively in rural mental health access literature. States operating Certificate of Need (CON) programs under Title XV of the Public Health Service Act restrict psychiatric bed expansion, which further concentrates listed inpatient facilities in urban centers. Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), which receive Section 330 grant funding under 42 U.S.C. § 254b, are listed separately from private outpatient clinics because their sliding-fee and uninsured coverage obligations differ materially; see federally qualified health centers mental health for that distinction.

Tribal lands operated under Indian Health Service (IHS) compacts appear as a discrete geographic category. IHS-funded behavioral health services operate under 25 U.S.C. § 1621 and are not subject to state licensure in the same manner as non-tribal facilities. Urban Indian organizations providing behavioral health services are also listed as a distinct subcategory. Effective January 5, 2021, urban Indian organizations and their employees are deemed part of the Public Health Service for purposes of certain personal injury claims, aligning their liability framework with that of federal Public Health Service employees and affecting how listings in this category are classified for coverage and administrative purposes.

How to read an entry

Each listing record contains a defined set of fields arranged in a consistent hierarchy:

1. Facility name and legal operating entity — The entity name registered with the applicable state licensing board, not a trade name.
2. NPI number — The 10-digit National Provider Identifier issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) under 45 C.F.R. § 162.408, where applicable.
3. Service category code — Drawn from SAMHSA's facility type taxonomy: outpatient-only, residential, hospital inpatient, partial hospitalization, or crisis stabilization.
4. Population focus — Adult general, adult specialized (e.g., veterans, perinatal), child/adolescent, or mixed-age. The child/adolescent distinction matters because licensing standards differ; the mental health for children and adolescents framework governs programs serving individuals under 18.
5. Insurance and payment designations — Medicaid acceptance, Medicare certification, sliding-scale availability, and FQHC status are listed as binary indicators, not endorsements.
6. Accreditation body — The Joint Commission (TJC), Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), or Council on Accreditation (COA), where the facility holds a current credential.
7. State licensure status — Active, provisional, or under review, as drawn from state agency public records.

A listing that carries a CARF or TJC accreditation marker does not imply superiority over a non-accredited entry; accreditation is a voluntary process and its absence does not indicate substandard care under any federal statute.

What listings include and exclude

Included:

• Licensed outpatient mental health clinics (see outpatient mental health services)
• Inpatient psychiatric units in general hospitals and freestanding psychiatric hospitals (see inpatient psychiatric care explained)
• Partial hospitalization programs (PHP) and intensive outpatient programs (IOP) — categories that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reimburses under distinct benefit structures
• Crisis stabilization units and psychiatric emergency services linked to suicidality and crisis intervention protocols
• Community mental health centers (CMHCs) federally defined under 42 C.F.R. § 413.65
• Telehealth-only behavioral health providers licensed under applicable state telehealth parity statutes
• Urban Indian organizations providing behavioral health services — listed as a discrete provider category reflecting their status, effective January 5, 2021, as deemed part of the Public Health Service for purposes of certain personal injury claims

Excluded:

• Solo private-practice clinicians operating without a facility NPI — those are covered under mental health practitioners types
• Peer support organizations and non-clinical wellness programs, which are not licensed behavioral health providers under any state behavioral health agency framework
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) not registered as licensed facilities — see employee assistance programs mental health for that context
• Forensic and correctional mental health units operating exclusively within detention facilities

The boundary between a PHP and an IOP is defined by weekly service hours: CMS guidance treats programs providing 20 or more hours per week as partial hospitalization and programs providing fewer hours as intensive outpatient. Listings apply that threshold consistently.

Verification status

No listing on this property constitutes an independent verification of a facility's current licensure, accreditation, or operational status. Three named public systems serve as primary verification references:

• SAMHSA's Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator — Updated from N-MHSS and N-SSATS data cycles, available at findtreatment.gov
• CMS Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS) — The authoritative federal registry for Medicare-enrolled behavioral health providers, searchable under 42 C.F.R. § 424.500
• State licensure databases — Each state's department of health or behavioral health licensing board maintains a public-facing license verification portal; these vary in update frequency from real-time to quarterly

Listings are classified by verification tier: Primary-sourced entries have been cross-referenced against at least one of the three above systems within the current data pull. Unverified entries appear in the directory structure but carry an explicit status flag pending cross-reference. Readers using this resource for administrative or compliance purposes should confirm current status directly against PECOS or the applicable state database before acting on any listed information. For urban Indian organization entries specifically, readers should additionally note that as of January 5, 2021, those organizations and their employees are deemed part of the Public Health Service for purposes of certain personal injury claims; this federal status designation may affect applicable liability and administrative processes distinct from state licensure verification.