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 103 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. Melinda ConstanzaColton, CA 923241790119311
  2. Shazad ContractorSanta Clara, CA 950501417077132
  3. Ellaveline Contrano, M.F.T. INTERNLos Angeles, CA 900181134253891
  4. Alexandria ContrerasStockton, CA 952091457586463
  5. Alicia ContrerasHawaiian Gardens, CA 907161356520365
  6. Andrea Contreras, MDSan Diego, CA 921541194320382
  7. Brenda ContrerasLos Angeles, CA 900181154602977
  8. Carla ContrerasOrange, CA 928661144923707
  9. Christina Contreras, PUBLIC GUARDIAN INVERiverside, CA 925011306340237
  10. Corinne ContrerasSanta Maria, CA 934581285011759
  11. Czashenka ContrerasSan Diego, CA 921101407495294
  12. Eduardo ContrerasRiverbank, CA 953671982174652
  13. Erica ContrerasFullerton, CA 928311609102979
  14. Gerardo ContrerasOrange, CA 928681992987978
  15. Guillermina Contreras, MASTERS DEGREEAnaheim, CA 928011871664045
  16. Isabella ContrerasConcord, CA 945201629960547
  17. Jennifer ContrerasOrange, CA 928661972318814
  18. Jessierae ContrerasRiverside, CA 925011558968396
  19. Jesus ContrerasFresno, CA 937211316454580
  20. Jose ContrerasSanta Clara, CA 950501386041416
  21. Josephine ContrerasMadera, CA 936361871387324
  22. Margarita ContrerasSalinas, CA 939071629889100
  23. Maria ContrerasSanta Cruz, CA 950601811623473
  24. Monique ContrerasWest Sacramento, CA 956911023511466
  25. Nadia ContrerasSan Diego, CA 921081770180101
  26. Nelly ContrerasChula Vista, CA 919111841452695
  27. Susana Contreras, MSWPasadena, CA 911071386779734
  28. Yesenia ContrerasSanta Ana, CA 927051114225281
  29. Rosalba Contreras Maranon, LMFTWatsonville, CA 950761295951390
  30. Jessica Conver, MFTSouth Pasadena, CA 910301134250988
  31. Darline ConyersSan Jose, CA 951311417497801
  32. Alexander CookChico, CA 959261164021507
  33. Amber CookLong Beach, CA 908131891927257
  34. Beatriz CookSan Jose, CA 951121881856185
  35. Cheryl CookVictorville, CA 923941740592864
  36. Chris CookVallejo, CA 945901174959811
  37. Craig CookLancaster, CA 935351992996482
  38. Daisy Cook, LCSWFolsom, CA 956301316138837
  39. Darlene Cook, MSEl Cajon, CA 920211205996535
  40. Devin CookConcord, CA 945181952436610
  41. James Cook, M.S., M.F.T.1Oakland, CA 946111346202900
  42. Linda Cook, M.A.Orange, CA 928651598811341
  43. Miles Cook, M.S.Cameron Park, CA 956821700699683
  44. Randal CookSacramento, CA 958141144430232
  45. Robert CookSanta Maria, CA 934551235644014
  46. Sherry CookSan Diego, CA 921201184645582
  47. Terri Cook, LPTSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011144590050
  48. Camille Cooke, ASWChula Vista, CA 919101538684865
  49. Georgina CookeSanta Monica, CA 904011023532850
  50. Rachel Cooks, M.A.Oakland, CA 946031558540971

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.