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 377 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. Iris Palacios, COUNSELORInglewood, CA 903011013477934
  2. Lisa PalaciosPomona, CA 917671174037238
  3. Lucy PalaciosSanta Fe Springs, CA 906701659853398
  4. Rudolph PalaciosHemet, CA 925431538204458
  5. Samaria PalaciosHuntington Park, CA 902551053560375
  6. Amy Paladino, AODBanning, CA 922201699112961
  7. Jose PalafoxSan Francisco, CA 941171558854679
  8. Margaret PalafoxIndio, CA 922011114066834
  9. Jennifer Palangio, PH.DOakland, CA 946071972668986
  10. Zach PalasewskiSanta Fe Springs, CA 906701972017218
  11. Stacey PalauSanta Cruz, CA 950601437622271
  12. Ruben PalazuelosLong Beach, CA 908131164664835
  13. Claire PalazzoloSan Jose, CA 951261205479839
  14. Christine PalenciaSan Fernando, CA 913401841137692
  15. Diana PalenciaLancaster, CA 935341255939732
  16. Javier Palencia, CADC-IISanta Barbara, CA 931101134320617
  17. Anthony Palma, RAS IIMiddletown, CA 954611942608179
  18. Efrain Palma, BA, CATCLos Angeles, CA 900371811200546
  19. Miguel PalmaHayward, CA 945441528725108
  20. Douglas PalmerRiverside, CA 925081124517503
  21. Edward PalmerHesperia, CA 923451073114658
  22. Gloria PalmerSan Bernardino, CA 924181124238498
  23. Jason PalmerSan Francisco, CA 941031225856347
  24. Joshua Palmer, A053780219San Diego, CA 921021154777084
  25. Kevin PalmerLong Beach, CA 908131396002770
  26. Melanie PalmerBellflower, CA 907061871321158
  27. Michelle PalmerGardena, CA 902491326842790
  28. Myeisha PalmerLos Angeles, CA 900021306159025
  29. Paul PalmerBerkeley, CA 947041144453549
  30. Renee PalmerMontebello, CA 906401336674522
  31. Shelia Palmer, SUD COUNSELOR IIWilmington, CA 907441619495371
  32. Theresa PalmerSanta Cruz, CA 950621558255398
  33. Patricia PalmerinModesto, CA 953541720139876
  34. Ricardo PalmerinLemoore, CA 932451760108898
  35. Melissa PalomarLong Beach, CA 908131336010206
  36. Ric Jude Francis PalomarSan Francisco, CA 941031780046862
  37. Christopher PalomaresPomona, CA 917671497526438
  38. Frances PalomarezSan Pedro, CA 907311528581832
  39. Virgilieta Palomeras, BUSINESS MANAGERFairfield, CA 945331053034637
  40. Alejandro PalominoLong Beach, CA 908051538992060
  41. Brianna PalominoSalinas, CA 939011154011351
  42. Felix PalominoLos Angeles, CA 900291942048806
  43. Makenna Palomino, RADTSan Diego, CA 921081659745396
  44. Rebeka PalominoPomona, CA 917681295974715
  45. Monica PalomoTarzana, CA 913561174821656
  46. Miguel PalosAzusa, CA 917021588791776
  47. Sofia Palos, LVNBakersfield, CA 933071902175508
  48. Ailene PamintuanSan Diego, CA 921021497289227
  49. Almedo Pamintuan, CATCEl Cajon, CA 920211730216904
  50. Juan PandeliGranada Hills, CA 913441225107238

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.