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 11 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. Salima AlimRedwood City, CA 940611922940667
  2. Katherine AlipioDaly City, CA 940151770721680
  3. Brenda AlisaalemVictorville, CA 923951770724569
  4. Zeena AljawadCompton, CA 902211679110068
  5. Raghad Aljenabi, B.S.San Diego, CA 921101871213405
  6. Sermed Alkass, PSY.D.Pasadena, CA 911051912184110
  7. Sara Alkhedairy, APCCSan Diego, CA 921031356933899
  8. Shelby AlkireBeverly Hills, CA 902111790050615
  9. Nareh AllahyariSouth Pasadena, CA 910301053783373
  10. Frances AllainEl Monte, CA 917311225260177
  11. Paniz AllamehEscondido, CA 920251881452761
  12. Jennifer AllanachLake Forest, CA 926301578931408
  13. Megan Allard, RNEl Cajon, CA 920201083250419
  14. Vicky AllardConcord, CA 945181962523977
  15. Nicole AllegrettoMonrovia, CA 910161679423693
  16. Alisa AllenSanta Cruz, CA 950601760085955
  17. Amber AllenSan Rafael, CA 949011992856280
  18. Brandon AllenColton, CA 923241356783732
  19. Brian Allen, MFTGrass Valley, CA 959451255813176
  20. Danielle AllenPlacentia, CA 928701376142190
  21. Dianne AllenMount Shasta, CA 960671427173012
  22. Gary Allen, MAPalm Springs, CA 922641578688370
  23. Ja'Niece AllenVictorville, CA 923941598074312
  24. Jab AllenSan Francisco, CA 941021558759233
  25. Jeffery Allen, MAOakland, CA 946121659852648
  26. Jennifer AllenSacramento, CA 958341700157898
  27. Jennifer AllenRedding, CA 960021750650248
  28. Jill AllenOroville, CA 959651609993211
  29. Linda AllenSan Jose, CA 951261518335074
  30. Lindsay AllenSanta Cruz, CA 950601427557511
  31. Megan AllenNevada City, CA 959591922559020
  32. Michael AllenOakland, CA 946051720684152
  33. Michael AllenYuba City, CA 959911205348463
  34. Michelle Allen, MASTER SOCIAL WORKVictorville, CA 923941033463617
  35. Natalie AllenSolvang, CA 934631629753025
  36. Nicholas AllenChico, CA 959731417221144
  37. Nicole AllenSan Francisco, CA 941091346550290
  38. Noelle AllenOntario, CA 917641699523027
  39. Olivia AllenSacramento, CA 958251265564876
  40. Rachel AllenSan Francisco, CA 941101669773537
  41. Simone AllenSan Marcos, CA 920691073049672
  42. Sonya AllenOceanside, CA 920541427123769
  43. Teresa Allen, M.S., MFTOakland, CA 946101578629739
  44. Therese AllenSan Francisco, CA 941091437202520
  45. Tonya AllenGranite Bay, CA 957461265379937
  46. Traci Allen, LMFTRedding, CA 960011679239040
  47. Wendy Allen, PH.D MFTGoleta, CA 931171346525227
  48. Brenda Allen-Crain, B.S,C.A.T.CSan Diego, CA 921011346304565
  49. Cassidy AllendeFresno, CA 937201134088818
  50. Melissa AllesRidgecrest, CA 935551831637578

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.