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 90 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. Ralph ChavezOxnard, CA 930361639381221
  2. Ramon ChavezVentura, CA 930031114462876
  3. Roberto ChavezPasadena, CA 911031013621036
  4. Ruben ChavezLos Angeles, CA 900321144558263
  5. Rudy ChavezLancaster, CA 935341043189152
  6. Sandra ChavezRiverside, CA 925011619534096
  7. Sharon Chavez, CADTP 9807Fresno, CA 937021881080323
  8. Sonia Chavez, RADTSacramento, CA 958231093468738
  9. Sulema ChavezLong Beach, CA 908131588930481
  10. Zoe ChavezLancaster, CA 935341508572165
  11. Marcus Chavez JrLancaster, CA 935341952275166
  12. Rosalinda Chavez-Criado, RRWSan Jose, CA 951221689001083
  13. Antonio Chavez-Gonzalez, B.A.Salinas, CA 939011730725581
  14. Geraldine ChaviraLos Angeles, CA 900571063344372
  15. Maria Chavira, RI 504610423Indio, CA 922011669163960
  16. Rayleen ChaviraCampbell, CA 950081497499032
  17. Neda ChavoshiSan Mateo, CA 944031124554985
  18. Manuel ChavoyaEl Cajon, CA 920201477193787
  19. Amy Chaw, IMFTSan Marcos, CA 920691750561015
  20. Lavern CheathamFrench Camp, CA 952311427576545
  21. George CheckalCulver City, CA 902301679354088
  22. Anna CheekCovina, CA 917241710196183
  23. Milton Cheek, SUDRC#16932Lancaster, CA 935341003681990
  24. Faran CheemaSan Marcos, CA 920691407664006
  25. Rajpreet Cheema, CATC I #168826Cerritos, CA 907031992254528
  26. Sukhman CheemaFresno, CA 937281558096099
  27. Daisy CheesemanLos Angeles, CA 900641821147679
  28. Inga ChegaiSanta Cruz, CA 950601023628302
  29. Manpreet ChehalSacramento, CA 958161427570811
  30. Maria Chelo, CERTIFIED SUDWhittier, CA 906041609279686
  31. Allison ChenSan Jose, CA 951191801035530
  32. Catherine ChenFowler, CA 936251336877422
  33. Chea ChenSouth San Francisco, CA 940801538361928
  34. Jeffrey ChenNorth Hills, CA 913431982578373
  35. Jessica Chenault, RADTLong Beach, CA 908131508682600
  36. Crystal CheneyMerced, CA 953401073252672
  37. Nick Cheney, RRWFresno, CA 937261811283229
  38. Regina CheneyCeres, CA 953071336945286
  39. Bettee Chenowith, SUDCC IIRedding, CA 960021750644605
  40. Nabeel CherkaryPomona, CA 917671538874169
  41. Mitch ChernessSanta Ana, CA 927061861599185
  42. Andria Chernis-Giorgi, RADTLincoln, CA 956481821678244
  43. Anna ChernitskayaSanta Ana, CA 927051245887892
  44. Lorena CherpanSouth San Francisco, CA 940801457659286
  45. Albert CherrySan Diego, CA 921131679037873
  46. Jessica CherryRiverside, CA 925031831903970
  47. Tyesha CherrySan Bernardino, CA 924101245983006
  48. Michael Cherveny, SUDRCSan Rafael, CA 949011124731575
  49. Tiera Chester-CortesSeaside, CA 939551821662180
  50. James Chestnut, ADDICTION SPECIALISTEscondido, CA 920251952806929

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.