NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mental Health Counselor in California

28,617 NPPES records list mental health counselor with a practice address in California, 73 per 100,000 residents, the 32nd highest rate of 51. San Diego and Los Angeles have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the California license search. Page 10 of 573.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 101YM0800X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

San Diego has the most, 1,778

  1. San Diego1,778
  2. Los Angeles1,643
  3. Oakland1,069
  4. San Jose1,063
  5. San Francisco865

Mental Health Counselor records in California

  1. Margarita AlejoSanta Cruz, CA 950601336366376
  2. Sharina Dyan AlejoSanta Ana, CA 927051174022867
  3. Yolanda AlejoConcord, CA 945201134527583
  4. Dana AleshireOakland, CA 946121124773577
  5. Mark Alessandroni, LCSWSan Francisco, CA 941181467504761
  6. Carol Alexander, LPCCHuntington Beach, CA 926461578498549
  7. Emma AlexanderSacramento, CA 958161831920693
  8. Jacqueline AlexanderLong Beach, CA 908041558930149
  9. Jim AlexanderSan Jacinto, CA 925831144498122
  10. John Alexander, MFTChico, CA 959261992884316
  11. Jordan AlexanderChico, CA 959261487194676
  12. Lawrence AlexanderLong Beach, CA 908051144548348
  13. Michelle AlexanderEl Cajon, CA 920201699293134
  14. Morgan AlexanderGridley, CA 959481750936514
  15. Sara Alexander, LCSWSanta Cruz, CA 950601376610782
  16. Stephanie Alexander, IMF 101713Salinas, CA 939061144732199
  17. Verna AlexanderSacramento, CA 958211831392018
  18. Wendy Alexander, MFTISan Jose, CA 951261326289190
  19. Cortni Alexander-Lewis, LMFTMontclair, CA 917631932664232
  20. Dayana AlezanoCompton, CA 902211104012442
  21. Alejandro AlfaroManteca, CA 953371558959718
  22. Carlos Alfaro, M.A.Beaumont, CA 922231386890820
  23. Cassandra Alfaro, LMFTCardiff By The Sea, CA 920071396537874
  24. Desiree Alfaro, LCSWSan Jacinto, CA 925811396602264
  25. Jonnathan AlfaroSanta Barbara, CA 931011407464159
  26. Monica AlfaroSherman Oaks, CA 914011649574690
  27. Sabdy AlfaroCamarillo, CA 930101386596849
  28. Susan AlfaroCovina, CA 917241447559901
  29. Mariateresa Alfaro-CamposLaguna Hills, CA 926531609580117
  30. Sana AlfatalPerris, CA 925701104618933
  31. Madedeh AlfogbanahPetaluma, CA 949541164573135
  32. Ashlee AlfonsoLa Mesa, CA 919421538640438
  33. Jasmin Reham AlfonsoValencia, CA 913551184109605
  34. Andrea AlfordOrange, CA 928681750474037
  35. Jessica AlfordLa Mesa, CA 919421053820043
  36. K.paige AlfordStockton, CA 952071952730038
  37. Madison AlfordSacramento, CA 958271376158758
  38. Athenas AlgaziWest Hills, CA 913041669003018
  39. Suzan AlhakeemLaguna Hills, CA 926531124797865
  40. Ahab AlhindiRedding, CA 960021629243225
  41. Aiman AlhindiMoreno Valley, CA 925531518536010
  42. Abdiasiis AliSan Diego, CA 921101063178986
  43. Asimah AliWatsonville, CA 950761609238963
  44. Hiba AliMartinez, CA 945531346891413
  45. Sana AliOakland, CA 946191407024516
  46. Sharif Ali, LMFTSausalito, CA 949651437811353
  47. Sumaiyah AliOakland, CA 946091841854775
  48. Tyler Aliano-KirkseyCamarillo, CA 930121073081741
  49. Erin Alig-Dimalanta, LMFTYuba City, CA 959931487052601
  50. Ferdinand Aliga, PSY.D.Northridge, CA 913241811754492

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 101YM0800X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

California ranks 32 of 51 per resident

  1. Pennsylvania77
  2. Nevada77
  3. Delaware77
  4. California73
  5. Hawaii73
  6. Indiana72
  7. 50 states and D.C.87

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 101YM0800X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

1.2% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 5.2% 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. California1.2%
  2. United States5.2%

Mental Health Counselor records in California, measured

  • In a Medicare file357 of 28,617 · 1.2% here, 5.2% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file722 · 2.5% here, 8.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more20,382 · 71.2% here, 52.6% nationally
  • Median graduation year2015 · the 722 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 101YM0800X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

28,617 NPPES records list mental health counselor (101YM0800X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in California: 73 per 100,000 residents against 87 nationally (50 states and D.C.). San Diego has 1,778 of them (6%).

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. Florida23,249
  2. New York19,989
  3. Massachusetts18,415
  4. Washington18,094

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Hawaii73.1
  2. Indiana72.3
  3. Minnesota72.0
  4. Delaware76.8

The largest states

  1. Florida23,249
  2. New York19,989
  3. Massachusetts18,415
  4. Washington18,094
  5. Oregon15,190

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.