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 108 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. Amanda Cotten, AMFTSan Francisco, CA 941071821854696
  2. Gwen Cotter, MFTRio Vista, CA 945711023294410
  3. Carla CottinghamSan Diego, CA 921111790330520
  4. Candace CottonTorrance, CA 905051881737120
  5. Jacqueline CottonOakland, CA 946121144671439
  6. Alyson CottrellBakersfield, CA 933051255096764
  7. Patricia Cottrell, ACSWCrescent City, CA 955311528751443
  8. Abigail CoughlinFelton, CA 950181518794478
  9. Stephen CoughlinSan Jose, CA 951261700026804
  10. Wayne Coughran, BARedding, CA 960011356528749
  11. Wesley CoultasAgoura Hills, CA 913011497873780
  12. Asa CoulterRedwood City, CA 940621699327866
  13. Macia CoulterSeaside, CA 939551548454234
  14. Irene CoumparoulesSanta Ana, CA 927011851545719
  15. Tatiana Coundoul, LMFTVista, CA 920811962056168
  16. Katie Counts, APCCFresno, CA 937101255931796
  17. Scott Couper, MTBC, MSWEdwards, CA 935231306914387
  18. Emily Courney, LMFTTurlock, CA 953801679318182
  19. Mikisha Course-DeasonTorrance, CA 905011972184943
  20. Christian CourtPerris, CA 925711932323300
  21. Kennan CourtSanta Barbara, CA 931011427792183
  22. Cameron CourterSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011366692436
  23. Eddie CourtneyThousand Oaks, CA 913601063620631
  24. Jocelyn CourtneyChico, CA 959261245595842
  25. Deborah Courtney-TaylorApple Valley, CA 923071235764739
  26. Shannon Cousins-KamaraSacramento, CA 958251003086869
  27. Lisa CouvillionSanta Barbara, CA 931011043689656
  28. Ana CovarrubiasSanta Ana, CA 927051003387671
  29. Arlin Covarrubias, M.S., M.F.T.I.Sherman Oaks, CA 914011548385883
  30. Erica CovarrubiasSan Jose, CA 951131669930822
  31. Julianna Covarrubias, APCCSanta Ana, CA 927051194503011
  32. Norma CovarrubiasPasadena, CA 911051821437930
  33. David CovaultBerkeley, CA 947041760809107
  34. Ashleigh CovenSacramento, CA 958231033964168
  35. Alexa CoveyCamarillo, CA 930121124682430
  36. Elena Covo, MFTISan Leandro, CA 945781730512427
  37. Emery Cowan, LPCCFairfield, CA 945331710235965
  38. Erica CowanOrange, CA 928661013254044
  39. Hannah CowanSan Andreas, CA 952491679208169
  40. Lee Cowan, LMFTRoseville, CA 956611336441104
  41. Karen Cowdrey, LCSWGoleta, CA 931171801064191
  42. Kevin CowellSanta Ana, CA 927011568943322
  43. Georgina Cowie, MFT-IMoreno Valley, CA 925571568656734
  44. Michelle CowieNevada City, CA 959591508286519
  45. Alivia CowinRancho Cucamonga, CA 917301174476758
  46. Justine CowlesYucca Valley, CA 922841518219781
  47. Bradley CoxChico, CA 959261386136190
  48. David CoxLake Forest, CA 926301720413545
  49. Derek CoxSunnyvale, CA 940891174476287
  50. Elicia CoxSan Leandro, CA 945781568641421

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.