Bethany Batchelor, LPC – Professional Counselor

Key facts

NPI: 1003490384
Entity type: Individual (NPI type 1)
Primary specialty: Professional Counselor 101YP2500X
License: P2309006 (AR)
Practice address: 276 Southwest Dr
Jonesboro, AR 72401-5829
Phone: (870) 970-8150
Fax: (888) 977-2956
NPI assigned: May 12, 2021
Sex: Female
Sole proprietor: Yes

Organizations & group practices 3

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

Nextstep Counseling Services, LLC Mental Health Clinic/Center (Including Community Mental Health Center) · Paragould, AR · NPI 1801488317

Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD AR
Changes Behavioral Health, LLC Community/Behavioral Health Agency · Wynne, AR · NPI 1114260486

NPD (past)
Optum Behavioral Care of North Carolina, P.C. Clinical Social Worker · Little Rock, AR · NPI 1053298711

NPD (past)

Medicare Care Compare profile

Specialty: Mental Health Counselor
Education: Other, 2020
Medicare assignment: Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Group practices: Nextstep Counseling Services LLC (22 clinicians)

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

1707 Linwood Dr
Suite B
Paragould, AR 72450-5365
Phone (870) 604-4455

Medicare participation

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment: Enrolled in AR
Eligible to order & refer: Part B services: Yes · DME: Yes · Home health: No · Power mobility devices: No · Hospice: No

Medicare enrollment records

Enrollment ID	State	Provider type	PAC ID	Details
I20231215000892	AR	Practitioner - Mental Health Counselor	4789033721	Reassigns benefits to 1 organization

National Provider Directory

Medicare enrollment (NPD): Yes

Practice roles

Organization	Status	New patients
Nextstep Counseling Services, LLC	Current since Dec 9, 2025	Accepting new patients
Optum Behavioral Care of North Carolina, P.C.	Past since Dec 21, 2025	Accepting new patients
Changes Behavioral Health, LLC	Past since May 12, 2021	Accepting new patients

Locations

276 Southwest Dr
Jonesboro, AR 72401
Phone (870) 604-4455

1707 Linwood Dr
Ste B
Paragould, AR 72450
Phone (870) 215-0669

Specialties & licenses

Specialty (taxonomy)	Code	License	State	Primary
Mental Health Counselor	101YM0800X	P2309006	AR
Professional Counselor	101YP2500X	P2309006	AR	Yes

Addresses

Primary practice location

276 Southwest Dr
Jonesboro, AR 72401-5829

Mailing address

1707 Linwood Dr Ste B
Paragould, AR 72450-5365
Phone (870) 604-4455

Other identifiers

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
309478719	Medicaid	AR

Other providers in Jonesboro, AR

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Sources for this page

NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Record last updated by the provider on Dec 30, 2025. Information in NPPES is self-reported and not verified by CMS.
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy: specialty names.
Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (CMS/PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments.
Order and Referring (CMS).
Medicare Care Compare provider data (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.