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 536 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. Chris WhiteheadChula Vista, CA 919101033676002
  2. Misean WhiteheadCanoga Park, CA 913031336473065
  3. Travis Whitehead, CADC ICeres, CA 953071336791052
  4. Keisha WhitehurstSan Bernardino, CA 924081760768790
  5. Pashun Whitehurst, CADC IIHemet, CA 925431205505526
  6. Rachel WhiteisWhittier, CA 906021770719627
  7. Jennifer Whiteley, RADT-IMarysville, CA 959011821121641
  8. Serenity WhiteleyLancaster, CA 935341912721010
  9. Stanley WhitersSan Francisco, CA 941101336292580
  10. Teresa Whiteside, CADACSacramento, CA 958231639458375
  11. Lakeysher WhitfeldLawndale, CA 902601114534526
  12. Brian Whitfield, CADCIIBakersfield, CA 933061568592830
  13. Colby WhitfieldSan Francisco, CA 941241396093332
  14. Katelyn Whitfield, RADT1Antioch, CA 945091457889362
  15. Marques Whitfield, RADTAuburn, CA 956021669095865
  16. O'Shun WhitfieldLemon Grove, CA 919451659149003
  17. Charles WhitingRedding, CA 960011619594306
  18. Shawnna WhitingMarysville, CA 959011710341276
  19. Ashley WhitleyFairfield, CA 945331780559617
  20. Richard WhitleyCentury City, CA 900671467581397
  21. Jennie Whitlock, MSOxnard, CA 930331922371087
  22. Denise Whitman, CADCEscondido, CA 920251669551289
  23. Casey WhitmoreSan Francisco, CA 941081649149360
  24. Quentin WhitmoreLos Angeles, CA 900211720408438
  25. Sarah WhitmoreAtascadero, CA 934221497216444
  26. Dennis WhitmyerTarzana, CA 913561164997847
  27. Katya WhitneyEl Cajon, CA 920201033313895
  28. Teresa Whitney, MHS, CADC-11, CCSChula Vista, CA 919111710299771
  29. Greg WhitsonSanta Cruz, CA 950601881467694
  30. Jason WhittSanta Cruz, CA 950601457525677
  31. Morgan WhittRiverside, CA 925011770432742
  32. Pamela WhittSacramento, CA 958251033278205
  33. Tammy Whitt, CATCNapa, CA 945581821513417
  34. Gina WhittenburgPittsburg, CA 945651164068011
  35. Kellie Whittet, B.S. PSCYHOLOGYPomona, CA 917671245750256
  36. Sharlene Whittey, CADC 1Upland, CA 917861740568575
  37. Derek Whittington, CATC IVSanta Rosa, CA 954031811861941
  38. Merry Whittington, SUDRCEscondido, CA 920261881458008
  39. Eric WibeLemon Grove, CA 919451982024550
  40. Jacob Wickham, CMPSSCampo, CA 919061376306183
  41. Kelly WickhamLos Angeles, CA 900061548476104
  42. Andrea WicksOrange, CA 928681427541358
  43. Evelyn Wicks, DUIAuburn, CA 956031427211465
  44. John WicksSanta Maria, CA 934541942894803
  45. Tinisha WicksSan Francisco, CA 941151881474070
  46. Rachelle Wiedeman, RASIIndio, CA 922011194916221
  47. Robin Wiedman, COUNSELORFairfield, CA 945331922242536
  48. Norman Wielsch, RADCAntioch, CA 945091548845357
  49. Megan WiesNewark, CA 945601548432776
  50. John WiesnerSacramento, CA 958261225485618

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.