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 134 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. Jeffery DotenSan Francisco, CA 941101881810448
  2. Roy DotenYucca Valley, CA 922841750781712
  3. Angela Dotson, LMFT 112318Kentfield, CA 949041710543160
  4. Kathy DotsonSacramento, CA 958251194844241
  5. Diane Dottsb, BSLos Angeles, CA 900591639204928
  6. Heather DotySan Diego, CA 921101104402684
  7. Kelly Doty, MAChico, CA 959261629647052
  8. Mania DoucetteSacramento, CA 958311548545882
  9. Juliane DoudsOceanside, CA 920541942030770
  10. Daisy DoughertyStockton, CA 952021548541626
  11. Bonnie Doughty, MFTLafayette, CA 945491073790036
  12. Chere DouglasRichmond, CA 948051801103122
  13. James DouglasEureka, CA 955011730057274
  14. John DouglasSanta Maria, CA 934551639931744
  15. Kristi DouglasOceanside, CA 920571902775125
  16. Malaissa DouglasGrass Valley, CA 959451861902249
  17. Nicole Douglas, ASSOCIATE MFTSanta Rosa, CA 954031154956829
  18. Olivia DouglasCarmel, CA 939231639980105
  19. Sara Douglas, AMFTPalo Alto, CA 943041598266256
  20. Tyshaye DouglasSan Diego, CA 921101619561032
  21. Valerie Douglas, MSWPasadena, CA 911031568707941
  22. Arlene DouglassGrass Valley, CA 959451205490810
  23. Charisse DouglassSacramento, CA 958261639332711
  24. Corrinne DouglassSanta Ana, CA 927051356276778
  25. Jennifer Douglass, IMFTLancaster, CA 935341932471828
  26. Heather DoumbiaFairfield, CA 945331841523719
  27. Alexa DourosSan Diego, CA 921231477172492
  28. Ernest DoveLos Angeles, CA 900381477722577
  29. Timothy DoveChico, CA 959731518611946
  30. Tara Dove-MoralesCamarillo, CA 930121124544309
  31. Jennifer Dowd, M.A., MFTISalinas, CA 939011710171897
  32. Toby DowdChico, CA 959261851982508
  33. Alicia Dowell, MENTAL HEALTH WORKERHuntington Beach, CA 926481538328091
  34. Ann DowleyPiedmont, CA 946101356283253
  35. Kimberly DownardSacramento, CA 958251043425150
  36. Christine Downing, LPCCLake Forest, CA 926301942056841
  37. Magdalena DowningCitrus Heights, CA 956101255664439
  38. Tiffany DowningVisalia, CA 932911679993067
  39. Courtney DownsMorgan Hill, CA 950371316778293
  40. David DoyleStockton, CA 952061881729184
  41. Ena DoyleGarden Grove, CA 928401467718361
  42. Melodie Doyle, BAFremont, CA 945391548399512
  43. Michael Doyle, LMFTLos Angeles, CA 900651295489086
  44. Suzanne Doyle, LCMHCSan Francisco, CA 941111417288176
  45. Carolina DozalStevenson Ranch, CA 913811316635436
  46. David DraggooSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011710428701
  47. Brandi DraperMartinez, CA 945531114161742
  48. Jodi DraperFremont, CA 945381932399417
  49. Michelle DraperModesto, CA 953541083887491
  50. Ora Draper, MPASan Diego, CA 921011154481828

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.