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 13 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. Nate AltmeyerSan Diego, CA 921131588005912
  2. Tamara Altowaiji, AMFTIrvine, CA 926181780495630
  3. Genevieve AltwerSan Jose, CA 951181336770288
  4. Rebecca AluyaRedding, CA 960021669331203
  5. Rosalina AlvaSan Jose, CA 951341427232032
  6. Vanessa AlvaVentura, CA 930011043740111
  7. Yoselin AlvaLos Angeles, CA 900471265161913
  8. Alejandra AlvaradoLos Angeles, CA 900171386134344
  9. Ashley AlvaradoRiverside, CA 925071831792092
  10. Christopher AlvaradoLos Angeles, CA 900051154532984
  11. Crystal AlvaradoAnaheim, CA 928051124706734
  12. Dawn AlvaradoGlenhaven, CA 954431801092978
  13. Denise AlvaradoLawndale, CA 902601134249717
  14. Desery Alvarado, MSWVenice, CA 902911730405382
  15. Desiree AlvaradoNorco, CA 928601104706514
  16. Elba Alvarado, MA, AMFTWoodland Hills, CA 913671316536568
  17. Elisa Marina Alvarado, LCSWSan Jose, CA 951121801159280
  18. Elizabeth Alvarado, B.S.Corona, CA 928821114298320
  19. Ellie AlvaradoSan Jacinto, CA 925831932405974
  20. Esmeralda AlvaradoOakland, CA 946071023808250
  21. Helena AlvaradoLos Angeles, CA 900101003284183
  22. Jazmin AlvaradoLake Elsinore, CA 925301588112965
  23. Leilani AlvaradoCompton, CA 902201477284982
  24. Letisia AlvaradoLos Angeles, CA 900591164703690
  25. Marliz AlvaradoRiverside, CA 925061003360801
  26. Patricia Alvarado, BAGarden Grove, CA 928431043227572
  27. Ramon AlvaradoMadera, CA 936381982000857
  28. Ruben AlvaradoSanta Cruz, CA 950601538497201
  29. Selest AlvaradoGarden Grove, CA 928401225976939
  30. Sonya AlvaradoFresno, CA 937111639330830
  31. Tamara AlvaradoLos Angeles, CA 900261477988715
  32. Zachary AlvaradoLos Angeles, CA 900081174068225
  33. Irma Alvarado MartinezSan Carlos, CA 940701629364443
  34. Rosio Alvarado PartidaWatsonville, CA 950761760769111
  35. Ana AlvarengaLos Angeles, CA 900131144707704
  36. Christine Alvarenga, LPCCLa Mesa, CA 919421083206924
  37. Crystal AlvarengaPasadena, CA 911071104376789
  38. Denise Alvarenga, LMFTBaldwin Park, CA 917061376911032
  39. Jenny Alvarenga, BASanta Ana, CA 927051336326578
  40. Alejandra AlvarezSan Jose, CA 951381710012927
  41. Alejandro AlvarezFresno, CA 937111871367110
  42. Ana AlvarezSan Diego, CA 921541588251102
  43. Ana AlvarezAnaheim, CA 928011699376046
  44. Anadina Alvarez, AMFTSanta Ana, CA 927011740012905
  45. Anna Alvarez, ACSWMerced, CA 953411780346163
  46. Anna Alvarez, MSTurlock, CA 953801376859041
  47. Antonio AlvarezTurlock, CA 953801114898731
  48. Aruna Alvarez, LCSWSan Dimas, CA 917731376274829
  49. Austin AlvarezChico, CA 959261104390277
  50. Bianca AlvarezCamarillo, CA 930121679964209

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.