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 459 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. Steven SextonFair Oaks, CA 956281831814151
  2. Timothy SextonStockton, CA 952051407529886
  3. Vernell SextonHollywood, CA 900381477723625
  4. Willard SextonSanta Fe Springs, CA 906701144937905
  5. Afrooz SeyediSanta Ana, CA 927051902790124
  6. Gary SeymourLemon Grove, CA 919451932523859
  7. Mark SeymourSan Diego, CA 921101770345308
  8. Jeremy SforzaCanyon Country, CA 913511467771543
  9. Shelby SgammaSouth Lake Tahoe, CA 961501467965111
  10. Shaheed ShabazzSan Francisco, CA 941021417278342
  11. Waheema ShabazzSan Francisco, CA 941031235270893
  12. Laura Shabel, M.S.Oceanside, CA 920541841550134
  13. Chanda ShackelfordRedding, CA 960011447849799
  14. Georgianne ShackelfordSacramento, CA 958191124692785
  15. Viola ShacklefordStockton, CA 952031437588365
  16. Marcel Shadd, COUNSELOR 1Citrus Heights, CA 956211558846709
  17. Judy ShaferLos Angeles, CA 900641376487694
  18. Larry ShaferSanta Maria, CA 934541174717706
  19. Lori ShaferLancaster, CA 935341023437985
  20. Susan ShaferEscondido, CA 920251174047252
  21. Destiny ShaffChula Vista, CA 919111275133886
  22. Amber ShafferTarzana, CA 913561700697364
  23. Jori Shaffer, CADC-II, ICADCSacramento, CA 958261922538594
  24. Valarie Shaffer, CADC IIMadera, CA 936381598022600
  25. Sarah ShaftonSan Francisco, CA 941101891827630
  26. Fard ShahLos Angeles, CA 900151366608549
  27. Muhammad ShahStockton, CA 952101649494741
  28. Sanskriti ShahAtascadero, CA 934221194619908
  29. Ahmad ShahrokhAnaheim, CA 928051205600616
  30. Anna ShakhgeldyanGlendale, CA 912041376853101
  31. Madina ShakirovaTarzana, CA 913561730958216
  32. Michael ShaldoneSacramento, CA 958381538604186
  33. Heather ShamiehSan Francisco, CA 941171750795548
  34. Lindsey ShampLakeside, CA 920401801025002
  35. Karen Shanahan, RADT1Sacramento, CA 958381689115420
  36. Joel ShaneNorth Hollywood, CA 916011629597679
  37. Vanity ShannonVictorville, CA 923951285598482
  38. Sarah ShapiroLos Angeles, CA 900571568680676
  39. Richard Shaplin, CADC-CASCampo, CA 919061467911016
  40. Tim Shaplin, RADTCampo, CA 919061073499471
  41. Malik Sharif, MA, LCADC, CADC-IISan Francisco, CA 941031962905133
  42. Marla SharitsSan Jose, CA 951281841427879
  43. Tina SharkeyConcord, CA 945181760360291
  44. Brenda SharleinNorth Hollywood, CA 916011548873862
  45. Aditi SharmaOrange, CA 928681134881899
  46. Raymond SharmaSacramento, CA 958411417268491
  47. Shivali SharmaOakland, CA 946011174357537
  48. Umesh SharmaSan Francisco, CA 941101508153180
  49. Anshu Sharma PrunetBerkeley, CA 947041699228312
  50. Angela SharpSan Diego, CA 921021699583948

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.