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 394 of 555.

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

Los Angeles has the most, 2,101

Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor records in California

  1. Mariah PlascenciaOrange, CA 928681184377442
  2. Noemi PlascenciaBell Gardens, CA 902011497911069
  3. Luke Plasse, RASISanta Rosa, CA 954091225342538
  4. Heidi Platt, CAADE-I 4014-RBurlingame, CA 940101861804007
  5. Michael PlatteEl Cajon, CA 920211376817080
  6. Robert PlaugherModesto, CA 953501255862884
  7. Chessley Pleake, RADTFair Oaks, CA 956281134987225
  8. Christy Pleasant, B.A.Hawthorne, CA 902501720206444
  9. Dorothy PleasantLos Angeles, CA 900061053802793
  10. Tene Pleasant, R.R.WLos Angeles, CA 900221154560209
  11. Susan PleisVan Nuys, CA 914111851815328
  12. Leonard PlentyhoopsSan Leandro, CA 945781942586318
  13. Nicole PlesciaNorthridge, CA 913241194508853
  14. Valerie PlevneySacramento, CA 958201780817999
  15. Robin PloharzSanger, CA 936571902238033
  16. Naz-Jhonay Plossl, RADTTarzana, CA 913561093570616
  17. David PlotkeSan Diego, CA 921051861210734
  18. Hannah PlotkeSanta Monica, CA 904031508727744
  19. Tracey PlowmanSacramento, CA 958251386184018
  20. Marc Plumb, RADT-1Diamond Springs, CA 956191992496715
  21. Douglas PlummerSan Diego, CA 921151013232750
  22. Johnathan PlummerSanta Barbara, CA 931101649100447
  23. Lauren PlummerInglewood, CA 903011942726153
  24. Tiffany Plunk, RADTVisalia, CA 932921023994951
  25. Michael PlunkettBerkeley, CA 947041760925663
  26. J-Rah PoblanoPasadena, CA 911041881283703
  27. Stephen PocockBerkeley, CA 947041083264311
  28. Christine PoeLancaster, CA 935341407465859
  29. Douglas PoechhackerFremont, CA 945361659827608
  30. Frankie Pogan SantosLong Beach, CA 908101699669150
  31. Ani PogosianGlendale, CA 912021205071156
  32. Svetlana PogosyanSylmar, CA 913421912230475
  33. Stan PogrebinskySan Diego, CA 921291154856631
  34. Jennifer PoillotLancaster, CA 935341104006345
  35. Russell PointerFresno, CA 937261295127686
  36. Victor PoitierSan Pedro, CA 907311972105732
  37. Scott Pokard, CADCIISherman Oaks, CA 914031720559669
  38. Andrew PokornyNorth Hollywood, CA 916011720909187
  39. James PokornyFresno, CA 937061023587730
  40. Natasha Poland, CADC IIWoodland, CA 956951174020408
  41. Delores PoliteLos Angeles, CA 900151780861021
  42. Richard Polk, RADTLos Angeles, CA 900041346102100
  43. Jeffry PollardNorth Hollywood, CA 916011366904831
  44. Stefanie PollardTarzana, CA 913561083376651
  45. Sylvester Pollard, COUNSELORSacramento, CA 958311740516954
  46. Tamela PollardSan Diego, CA 921051972375889
  47. Christopher PollayLong Beach, CA 908041831946193
  48. Tara PolleyCosta Mesa, CA 926271386398923
  49. Anthony PollockSan Diego, CA 921231891637583
  50. Spencer Pollock, RADT-IOceanside, CA 920561578199014

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.