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 117 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. Dana Dart-McLean, MA, AMFTSan Francisco, CA 941161619377520
  2. Kashanta Dartez-SmithStockton, CA 952021508193178
  3. Myra DasallaStockton, CA 952021164004222
  4. Sagarika Dasgupta, PH.DPetaluma, CA 949521760539282
  5. Melissa Dassanayake, LCSWSeal Beach, CA 907401679973051
  6. Christopher DatilesLos Angeles, CA 900271982286498
  7. Jerry Dattilo, BASan Mateo, CA 944031669997854
  8. Connie DaughertyNorwalk, CA 906501477740470
  9. Dominique DaughertyChico, CA 959261285938225
  10. Jenessa Daugherty, MASan Diego, CA 921221205121480
  11. Jessica Daugherty, LPCCSan Bernardino, CA 924051518483148
  12. William DaughertyBerkeley, CA 947041508732009
  13. Larry DaulongNapa, CA 945591659434777
  14. Katrina DaumasSan Francisco, CA 941241124294343
  15. Patricia DaumeBen Lomond, CA 950051669690293
  16. Patrick Dauphin, M.A.San Jose, CA 951261124393731
  17. Cesslie DavalosLos Angeles, CA 900171104495290
  18. Candice DavantzisSanta Barbara, CA 931011124279666
  19. Daria DavariSan Jose, CA 951191083288054
  20. Ajay DaveOakland, CA 946121457910911
  21. Aisha DavenportSan Diego, CA 921101487360855
  22. Courtney DavenportTustin, CA 927801124226493
  23. Dinesha DavenportOakland, CA 946011932545589
  24. Jonta DavenportPleasant Hill, CA 945231093137978
  25. Tatum DavenportSalinas, CA 939011265152060
  26. Cherish DaversaAltadena, CA 910011467757989
  27. Gwen Davey, PHDReedley, CA 936541548361058
  28. Francis DavidSacramento, CA 958311649609124
  29. Jody DavidLake Isabella, CA 932401023236411
  30. Kevin DavidSanta Cruz, CA 950601083330625
  31. Kirstin DavidRedding, CA 960021689811408
  32. Mary David, PSYDWest Hills, CA 913041528452497
  33. Naomi David, LMFTSan Jose, CA 951131114475753
  34. Colleen Davidoff, LCSWLos Angeles, CA 900641871821330
  35. Lori Davidoff, MFTIEureka, CA 955011063808947
  36. Marc Davidoff, LMFTChula Vista, CA 919101407997158
  37. Adam DavidoskyEl Monte, CA 917321669660692
  38. Anna DavidsonOakland, CA 946011548875008
  39. Gary DavidsonSalinas, CA 939011528252707
  40. Gloria Davidson, MFTSan Ramon, CA 945831558341545
  41. Jenny DavidsonSan Leandro, CA 945781881278117
  42. Kyle DavidsonUkiah, CA 954821154587640
  43. Russell DavidsonSanta Rosa, CA 954041811428345
  44. Sandra DavidsonLos Angeles, CA 900021427617711
  45. Aleksandra DaviesNorwalk, CA 906501992679385
  46. Molly DaviesSanta Monica, CA 904011376773069
  47. Sara DaviesSan Leandro, CA 945781407099880
  48. Jessica DavilaOrange, CA 928661780436964
  49. Laurel DavilaIrvine, CA 926141336335520
  50. Shannon Davila, LMFTCorona, CA 928781720644693

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.