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 57 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. Kasandra BravoOceanside, CA 920561366813891
  2. Marta BravoSan Francisco, CA 941071619160744
  3. Noemi Bravo, RADT1Victorville, CA 923951144144924
  4. Ralph BravoRiverside, CA 925071124232012
  5. Abigail BrawnLemon Grove, CA 919451770118127
  6. Christopher BrawnerWhittier, CA 906041366608085
  7. Dar BrayWilmington, CA 907441700280955
  8. Lauren BraySanta Barbara, CA 931031982912473
  9. Letizia BraySan Francisco, CA 941241194092338
  10. Sabrina BrayGrass Valley, CA 959451134597081
  11. Yvonne BrayMontebello, CA 906401871040055
  12. Raymonda BrazealGarden Valley, CA 956331639548720
  13. Renee BrazellLos Angeles, CA 900311588159198
  14. Tyler BrazeltonVacaville, CA 956881114342748
  15. Sue Brazfield, ADC RASRialto, CA 923761245375484
  16. Laversa BrazileTorrance, CA 905031033887211
  17. Quenten Brazzi, SUDRC16955San Luis Obispo, CA 934011902633761
  18. Ashley BreauxSan Pedro, CA 907311861975567
  19. Fred BreauxSan Francisco, CA 941101215073697
  20. Kevin BreenLos Alamitos, CA 907201316428030
  21. Lorraine BreenManteca, CA 953371558097436
  22. Patti Breen, CADCSacramento, CA 958151255576633
  23. Sven Brekke, CATC IISanta Maria, CA 934541710412887
  24. Kindall Bremen, R1418390624Atwater, CA 953011891531992
  25. Nikolai BremerSanta Ana, CA 927011871320713
  26. Nancy BremmerLos Angels, CA 902621891175550
  27. Theresa Brenk, CATCPasadena, CA 911071629362678
  28. Debra BrennanRiverside, CA 925041538709217
  29. Joanne Brennan, LAADCSanta Ana, CA 927041558023853
  30. Michelle BrennerSacramento, CA 958231841423316
  31. Ollie BrentInglewood, CA 903051386972305
  32. Charlotte Bresci, RADTSacramento, CA 958251548877509
  33. Jenny BreseeSan Mateo, CA 944031316586431
  34. Karen Bresler, CATCNorth Hollywood, CA 916021679895031
  35. Derrick BresselFresno, CA 937011386779569
  36. Maria Bretado, R.S. 6764Colton, CA 923241649432089
  37. Levell BrevardSan Francisco, CA 941021902206949
  38. Almond BrewerPerris, CA 925711548533201
  39. Benjamin Brewer, CASLake Elsinore, CA 925301306083621
  40. Jamie Brewer, RADTTruckee, CA 961611235735895
  41. Jason BrewerVictorville, CA 923941235635509
  42. Jason BrewerSan Mateo, CA 944011659880052
  43. John BrewerBerkeley, CA 947091285087692
  44. Joni BrewerNipomo, CA 934441396943437
  45. Joseph Brewer, BSGardena, CA 902481144553710
  46. Leslie Brewer, RADT - IN PROGRESSLos Angeles, CA 900131598279515
  47. Lonnie Brewer, RADTFremont, CA 945361215597760
  48. Marty BrewerSacramento, CA 958411326313818
  49. Mathew BrewerSanta Ana, CA 927011376317842
  50. Melissa BrewerVisalia, CA 932911861535817

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.