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 519 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. Karla Velasco MejiaRedwood City, CA 940631720779200
  2. Brendi Velasquez, RADTMartinez, CA 945531023729506
  3. Cheryl Velasquez, CCDCLos Angeles, CA 900221760666457
  4. Claudia VelasquezLancaster, CA 935341871166462
  5. Dantenello VelasquezFowler, CA 936251255891909
  6. Deja VelasquezFresno, CA 937051194295683
  7. Felix VelasquezBerkeley, CA 947031932867298
  8. Franklin VelasquezNorth Hollywood, CA 916011467240150
  9. Jorge VelasquezSan Diego, CA 921031528261641
  10. Linda VelasquezVictorville, CA 923941447460795
  11. Lydia Velasquez, CADC IVictorville, CA 923921003578469
  12. Maria VelasquezSacramento, CA 958211144053901
  13. Maricela VelasquezNorth Hollywood, CA 916011831062108
  14. Matthew VelasquezCarson, CA 907461013138239
  15. Michelle VelasquezLos Angeles, CA 900571134979826
  16. Rafael VelasquezLos Angeles, CA 900131053956235
  17. Ramona Velasquez, CASIIFresno, CA 937061932318656
  18. Tanya Velasquez, SUDOrange, CA 928681780468041
  19. Victor VelasquezFresno, CA 937011265245682
  20. Vivian VelasquezCathedral City, CA 922341124241914
  21. Nadia Velasquez BanegasOxnard, CA 930331952065393
  22. Sean VelazcoPasadena, CA 911041639678287
  23. Alan VelazquezEl Monte, CA 917311396506382
  24. Elizabeth VelazquezGardena, CA 902491710507553
  25. Elizabeth VelazquezNational City, CA 919501407591480
  26. Joel VelazquezRiverside, CA 925081770317570
  27. Leticia Velazquez, INTERN MARRIAGE FAMISanta Barbara, CA 931011033402789
  28. Shirley VelazquezSanta Fe Springs, CA 906701780224964
  29. Pamela Velazquez AvilaLos Angeles, CA 900291285150722
  30. Isabel Velazquez LozaCitrus Heights, CA 956101972474708
  31. Patrica Velazquez SuarezSalinas, CA 939011235913955
  32. Leslie Velehradsky, RADTIVictorville, CA 923951972468957
  33. Priscila Velez-GomezLong Beach, CA 908021215637855
  34. Joey Velez-Noble, SUDCCSacramento, CA 958161801217146
  35. Richard VelisSan Bernardino, CA 924101073983078
  36. Daniel VelkySan Pedro, CA 907311518482926
  37. Tatiana Vellos, RADTSun Valley, CA 913521851877468
  38. Ninoska VeloLa Mirada, CA 906381730694522
  39. Helen VelozFresno, CA 937211679814149
  40. William VelozLos Angeles, CA 900311568381663
  41. Haley Veltz, RADTTrabuco Canyon, CA 926791831907799
  42. Marisa VenancioVista, CA 920841538655956
  43. Alana Venegas, SUDRC ISanta Fe Springs, CA 906701376408302
  44. Juan VenegasRiverside, CA 925081982127684
  45. Luis VenegasSouth San Francisco, CA 940801205034345
  46. Marjorie VenegasSan Diego, CA 921011659228591
  47. Monica VenegasFresno, CA 937031225572407
  48. Victoria VenegasOxnard, CA 930361740940485
  49. Brian VenhudaLos Angeles, CA 900221154661106
  50. Patricia VennesSan Bernardino, CA 924041235474487

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.