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 64 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. Sidney BryantSan Diego, CA 921021962225219
  2. Stewart Bryant, MA, CADC-IIIPleasant Hill, CA 945231063932093
  3. Xavia BryantRoseville, CA 956611467343400
  4. Amber BrysonFresno, CA 937271659511384
  5. Carrie BrysonLaguna Hills, CA 926531356931570
  6. Salynda BrysonLemon Grove, CA 919451912697103
  7. Shylo BuathierSacramento, CA 958161588514608
  8. Marla BubeGoleta, CA 931171326296419
  9. Amber BuchananSanta Fe Springs, CA 906701295298453
  10. Carolyn BuchananCompton, CA 902221881036721
  11. Colleen Buchanan, RASISanta Rosa, CA 954091851605257
  12. Java Buchanan, RRWSan Jacinto, CA 925831578914883
  13. Katie BuchananEl Cajon, CA 920201861919920
  14. Kevin Buchanan, CADC IIVictorville, CA 923921851925788
  15. Laura Buchanan, SUDRC12761Monterey, CA 939401629729256
  16. Russell Buchanan, RACVallejo, CA 945901144006826
  17. Shawn BuchananSacramento, CA 958231669754263
  18. Sherri BuchananFresno, CA 937011891063764
  19. Sabrina BuchanekWestlake Village, CA 913611093320574
  20. Jonathan BucholzVentura, CA 930011932916913
  21. Crystal BuchterHayward, CA 945441013613231
  22. Sarah BuchterRoseville, CA 956611699276857
  23. Travis Buchton, CADCOceanside, CA 920541063710382
  24. Kathryn BuchwaldEscondido, CA 920251376304683
  25. Corey BuckSan Diego, CA 921021104384072
  26. Daniel BuckChico, CA 959261932058583
  27. Latara BuckLos Angeles, CA 900591790414712
  28. Sarah BuckAvenal, CA 932041033443759
  29. Sheri BuckBerkeley, CA 947091679026611
  30. Stephanie BuckWalnut Creek, CA 945961831504604
  31. Tayonna BuckRedding, CA 960021568195089
  32. Summer BuckinghamSan Leandro, CA 945781396464244
  33. Thomas BucklesModesto, CA 953541811020373
  34. Benjamin BuckleyAtascadero, CA 934221942150362
  35. Christopher BuckleyMorro Bay, CA 934421891517751
  36. Frank BuckleySan Francisco, CA 941071245494293
  37. Karl BuckleySan Diego, CA 921101538515051
  38. Rosanne BuckleyOrland, CA 959631942566096
  39. Camden BuckmanSanta Rosa, CA 954051730905522
  40. Natalie BuckmanSan Diego, CA 921101558048157
  41. Dorian Buckner, M.A.Elk Grove, CA 956241154878742
  42. Yvette Buckner, RADTSacramento, CA 958381437913431
  43. Kathryn BuddSan Francisco, CA 941031982742623
  44. Kevin BuddOceanside, CA 920541497606222
  45. Stacy BuddeRiverside, CA 925041215531801
  46. Joan Budesa, PHDIndio, CA 922011447182043
  47. William Buehlman, C.A.T.C.San Francisco, CA 941101336290212
  48. David Buelle, CATC ISanta Rosa, CA 954031760160717
  49. Ana BuenoSanta Maria, CA 934541699453035
  50. David BuenoLos Angeles, CA 900291144805854

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.