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 112 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. John Cruz, MASTER OF SOCIAL WORChino Hills, CA 917091619528254
  2. Jose CruzVisalia, CA 932771720754344
  3. Juanita CruzCompton, CA 902201477632933
  4. Kelly CruzSanta Cruz, CA 950601215699582
  5. Kristine CruzSan Jose, CA 951341891980009
  6. Liliana CruzYorba Linda, CA 928861306779962
  7. Maria Cruz, B.S.Cerritos, CA 907031245309202
  8. Maria CruzSan Jose, CA 951261184871741
  9. Maricel CruzOakland, CA 946021710315312
  10. Martha Cruz, MA, LMFTFresno, CA 937261255658217
  11. Michelle CruzAnaheim, CA 928011760089387
  12. Monica CruzGilroy, CA 950201487782876
  13. Natalie Cruz, LMFTLos Angeles, CA 900171164146817
  14. Rebecca Cruz, BASan Diego, CA 921231740564897
  15. Ruby CruzLos Angeles, CA 900351912457714
  16. Salma CruzAnaheim, CA 928071366176224
  17. Sandra CruzLos Angeles, CA 900261205497906
  18. Telma CruzLa Puente, CA 917461174296081
  19. Teresa Cruz, MHRSExeter, CA 932211518402858
  20. Tristan CruzOroville, CA 959651568934214
  21. Zenaida CruzFresno, CA 937201588540132
  22. Abigail Cruz EstupinanSanta Rosa, CA 954011992339972
  23. Monica Cruz Gonzalez, MFTIChula Vista, CA 919111376085068
  24. Yadira Cruz Granado, MS, MFTINTERNSherman Oaks, CA 914011184878357
  25. Alejandro Cruz PerezCampbell, CA 950081477969111
  26. Carlos Cruz RamirezSanta Cruz, CA 950601679818868
  27. Wendy Cruz VillatoroCamarillo, CA 930121457978124
  28. Yvette Cruz-RamirezSan Jose, CA 951121831649417
  29. Cristian Cruzio, BASanta Barbara, CA 931101639293764
  30. Karen Cuaresma, ASWMerced, CA 953401811227291
  31. Luz CubiasLos Angeles, CA 900071174800726
  32. Emily CuellarSanta Ana, CA 927051003437039
  33. Alba Cuevas, ASWChula Vista, CA 919111245410935
  34. Arian CuevasRedwood City, CA 940611124858386
  35. Laura Cuevas, MSLincoln, CA 956481104481183
  36. Mark CuevasIndio, CA 922011952589764
  37. Peggy Cuevas, MSPalo Alto, CA 943061265550685
  38. Rita CuevasLong Beach, CA 908071487275400
  39. Warren CulbrethEncino, CA 914361770336257
  40. Connor CulhaneSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011407110273
  41. Bronwen Cull, PPSOjai, CA 930231891680427
  42. Royce CullaSan Jose, CA 951261013155845
  43. Benjamin Cullen, AMFTOakland, CA 946091194677997
  44. Deborah CullenSanta Rosa, CA 954041316159338
  45. Lauren CullenCamarillo, CA 930121699251645
  46. William CullenLos Angeles, CA 900171689164931
  47. Carly CullimoreSan Jose, CA 951121659653822
  48. Nycole Cully, B.A.San Diego, CA 921231851489579
  49. Amanda CulmanSanta Cruz, CA 950601225367055
  50. Karen CulverSanta Cruz, CA 950601205057627

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.