NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor in California

27,741 NPPES records list addiction (substance use disorder) counselor with a practice address in California, 71 per 100,000 residents, the 4th highest rate of 51. Los Angeles and Fresno have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the California license search. Page 12 of 555.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 101YA0400X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Los Angeles has the most, 2,101

  1. Los Angeles2,101
  2. Fresno1,231
  3. Sacramento1,187
  4. San Diego1,015
  5. San Francisco839

Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor records in California

  1. Marc AlperSouth Lake Tahoe, CA 961501518154228
  2. Darlene AlrouhaniBakersfield, CA 933011477391167
  3. Zeiad AlsaidSan Rafael, CA 949031831956622
  4. Lorenzo AlsandorVisalia, CA 932771205650611
  5. Johanna AlsayyidSan Pedro, CA 907311942601349
  6. Edd AlsipSan Diego, CA 921151710267901
  7. Motique Alston, RADT 1Santa Monica, CA 904051336799501
  8. John AlsupMerced, CA 953401467501841
  9. Adrianna AltamiranoSan Diego, CA 921141407369226
  10. Carlos AltamiranoFresno, CA 937061205581105
  11. Juanita AltamiranoPomona, CA 917671790205615
  12. Pauline AltenOceanside, CA 920541164883237
  13. Samantha Alter, RADT-1Victorville, CA 923921285381673
  14. Derek AltherrBloomington, CA 923161831959360
  15. Tyrone AltmanPomona, CA 917681023580719
  16. Maria AlugbueLos Angeles, CA 900471013135631
  17. Carissa AlvaNorth Hollywood, CA 916051528883220
  18. Johnnell AlvaSan Jose, CA 951311992536296
  19. Ethan Alva SheppardSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011063370799
  20. Isaac Alvara, RRWSanta Fe Springs, CA 906701306119672
  21. Edward Alvarado, CAS 1Hanford, CA 932301669710133
  22. Emmanuel AlvaradoScotts Valley, CA 950661811856065
  23. Erik AlvaradoInglewood, CA 903031952680340
  24. Gabriel Alvarado, CADC1Los Angeles, CA 900211740726348
  25. Guillermo Alvarado, CHEMICAL DEPENDENCYSanta Ana, CA 927011952471302
  26. Hector Alvarado, CADC-CASVisalia, CA 932911346628633
  27. Jocelyn AlvaradoAntioch, CA 945091851057525
  28. Joey AlvaradoEast Los Angeles, CA 900221104043843
  29. Lauren AlvaradoTarzana, CA 913561053070979
  30. Lilly AlvaradoVan Nuys, CA 914111902042849
  31. Maribel AlvaradoOceanside, CA 920541386034395
  32. Patricia Alvarado, CAS LL, CSCSan Diego, CA 921041578770673
  33. Ron AlvaradoGlendale, CA 912071023165024
  34. Ronald Alvarado, A.S.,CADC II/ICADCMenifee, CA 925861760230981
  35. Sarah AlvaradoPerris, CA 925711063788537
  36. Susana AlvaradoHighland, CA 923461679782270
  37. Walter AlvaradoLong Beach, CA 908051326227430
  38. Yasmin AlvaradoFowler, CA 936251225867534
  39. Yolanda AlvaradoFresno, CA 937281407990047
  40. Michael Alvarado-RuizSanta Ana, CA 927071730909284
  41. Adrienne AlvarezUpland, CA 917861124868773
  42. Alexander AlvarezFresno, CA 937061497284442
  43. Amada AlvarezEl Monte, CA 917321619750999
  44. Andrew AlvarezLos Angeles, CA 900591790575330
  45. Andrew AlvarezLoma Linda, CA 923571801544549
  46. Angelica AlvarezTorrance, CA 905031083264170
  47. Bianca AlvarezSylmar, CA 913421477785749
  48. Carlos AlvarezLos Angeles, CA 900111336957265
  49. Carol AlvarezUpland, CA 917861386103497
  50. Claudia Alvarez, SUDRCYuba City, CA 959911548979693

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 101YA0400X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

California ranks 4 of 51 per resident

  1. Alaska135
  2. Ohio95
  3. Oregon95
  4. California71
  5. Maine61
  6. Montana61
  7. 50 states and D.C.28

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 101YA0400X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

0.1% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 1.0% 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. California0.1%
  2. United States1.0%

Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor records in California, measured

  • In a Medicare file26 of 27,741 · 0.1% here, 1.0% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file32 · 0.1% here, 1.7% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more16,340 · 58.9% here, 57.4% nationally
  • Median graduation year2015 · the 32 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 101YA0400X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

27,741 NPPES records list addiction (substance use disorder) counselor (101YA0400X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in California: 71 per 100,000 residents against 28 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Los Angeles has 2,101 of them (8%).

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. Ohio11,255
  2. New York5,180
  3. Washington4,416
  4. Oregon4,037

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Maine61.3
  2. Montana61.0
  3. North Dakota56.8
  4. Rhode Island51.1

The largest states

  1. Ohio11,255
  2. New York5,180
  3. Washington4,416
  4. Oregon4,037
  5. North Carolina3,066

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.