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 133 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. Berklee Donavan, ACSWLos Angeles, CA 900131356999890
  2. Sapana Donde, M.PHIL.Santa Monica, CA 904041396932133
  3. Shivani DongreMarina, CA 939331386299014
  4. Keaton DonigerLos Angeles, CA 900201154296614
  5. Casandra DonleyVictorville, CA 923951578838363
  6. Lee DonlonTruckee, CA 961611093391674
  7. Hailey DonnahoeSacramento, CA 958281669316444
  8. Tranette DonnellMurrieta, CA 925621427579440
  9. Elizabeth DonnellyCamarillo, CA 930121841818929
  10. Elizabeth Donoghue, LMFTSan Francisco, CA 941171871875054
  11. Katherine DonohoeSanta Rosa, CA 954031124911912
  12. Laura DonohueSan Jose, CA 951341841486966
  13. Dawn DonovanSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011063882124
  14. Lark DoolanArcata, CA 955211982320545
  15. Sarah Dooling, B.A.San Diego, CA 921011548338205
  16. Raquel DoolittleSanta Cruz, CA 950601902502925
  17. Melissa DoorneweerdGrass Valley, CA 959451285119040
  18. Guadalupe DoradoOakland, CA 946071558927533
  19. Sarah Dorado, MSW INTERNSan Jose, CA 951101780834788
  20. Sylvia DoradoVisalia, CA 932771588161772
  21. Stephanie DoranTorrance, CA 905031063901700
  22. Brenda DorantesBuena Park, CA 906211801419361
  23. Natalie DorantesSanta Fe Springs, CA 906701437870151
  24. Chelsea DorcichSan Jose, CA 951281245788322
  25. David DorfmeierPaso Robles, CA 934461457515769
  26. Lynn DorganVentura, CA 930011881063592
  27. Ryan DoriaVentura, CA 930031992039911
  28. Nastassia DorianAgoura Hills, CA 913011528938180
  29. Aimee DorionGrass Valley, CA 959451649780107
  30. Clara DormanChico, CA 959261013780675
  31. Lai DormanSanta Ana, CA 927011750482428
  32. Melissa DormanLos Angeles, CA 900381730597113
  33. Ashley DornMission Viego, CA 926911700081684
  34. Emma DornAnaheim, CA 928071568012060
  35. Karen DorrSanta Rosa, CA 954041831565381
  36. Amy DorrityCrescent City, CA 955311417292160
  37. Alaetra Dorsa, MHRS, BA, MASan Jose, CA 951121508939604
  38. Chelsea DorseyRiverside, CA 925031437755311
  39. Christina DorseyYuba City, CA 959911316403066
  40. Davita DorseySan Pablo, CA 948061417136227
  41. Mikara DorseySacramento, CA 958251053003947
  42. Nikki DorseyLos Angeles, CA 900311588743066
  43. Susan Dorswitt, AMFTCarlsbad, CA 920081508651027
  44. Navjit DosanjhChico, CA 959261578836037
  45. Marc Doshay, M.A., MFTINovato, CA 949471013298876
  46. Carmalita DossConcord, CA 945181699801506
  47. Kerensa DossSan Leandro, CA 945781437528668
  48. Raina DostartDiamond Springs, CA 956191629260609
  49. Rashi DosterRiverside, CA 925041982579553
  50. Chelsea Doswell, MACarlsbad, CA 920081700686805

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.