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 14 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. Brenda AlvarezRiverside, CA 925031922713312
  2. Diana Alvarez, MSWSan Diego, CA 921051013200617
  3. Diana Alvarez, APCCMission Viejo, CA 926911457190308
  4. Elaine AlvarezFresno, CA 937111114051182
  5. Elizabeth AlvarezCamarillo, CA 930121508408873
  6. Elizabeth AlvarezSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011619166402
  7. Elsa AlvarezMerced, CA 953411376990739
  8. Erika AlvarezRedding, CA 960021275132706
  9. Eva Alvarez, L..C.S.W.Downey, CA 902421194925875
  10. Gricelda AlvarezSanta Clara, CA 950501336312842
  11. Heidi AlvarezTustin, CA 927801417342064
  12. Ignacio AlvarezMonterey, CA 939401912326976
  13. Jason AlvarezOakland, CA 946091336681972
  14. Johnathon AlvarezHuntington Beach, CA 926481053549741
  15. Jose AlvarezSan Diego, CA 921231417149188
  16. Jose AlvarezSalinas, CA 939011598085219
  17. Karen AlvarezSanta Ana, CA 927011679029532
  18. Karina AlvarezWatsonville, CA 950761467936096
  19. Karla AlvarezWest Covina, CA 917901689919334
  20. Leslie Ann AlvarezIrvine, CA 926141184458614
  21. Liliana Alvarez, PH.DRancho Cucamonga, CA 917301679822597
  22. Lizzeth AlvarezSalinas, CA 939061174338818
  23. Marisa AlvarezFresno, CA 937111437933520
  24. Maritza AlvarezMerced, CA 953401023319548
  25. Martha AlvarezHuntington Park, CA 902551346571577
  26. Mayra AlvarezAlpine, CA 919011417665472
  27. Melissa AlvarezOakland, CA 946091932542073
  28. Mitchell AlvarezSan Francisco, CA 941041851810816
  29. Norma Alvarez, BAPacoima, CA 913311720116734
  30. Rafael AlvarezCorona, CA 928821194197111
  31. Raul Alvarez, MCW IIHuntington Park, CA 902551285702266
  32. Samantha AlvarezLos Angeles, CA 900171043870397
  33. Sandra AlvarezCulver City, CA 902301013470624
  34. Summer AlvarezStockton, CA 952071619435104
  35. Susana AlvarezCarson, CA 907461750079513
  36. Valarie AlvarezPittsburg, CA 945651447490909
  37. Vanessa AlvarezLong Beach, CA 908051467886812
  38. Veronica Alvarez, B.A.San Jose, CA 951121376745042
  39. Wendy AlvarezSanta Ana, CA 927051720694128
  40. Yadimahara Alvarez, ACSW, MSWLong Beach, CA 908101952904815
  41. Yajaira AlvarezSimi Valley, CA 930631821656919
  42. Hellen Alvarez Alcedo, MSWGardena, CA 902491477071249
  43. Melissa Alvarez TorresPerris, CA 925711912436809
  44. Blanca Alvarez-Hernandez, MFC52422Fresno, CA 937271245441757
  45. Araceli Alvarez-NunezSanta Fe Springs, CA 906701043492234
  46. Shelley AlvesSanta Rosa, CA 954041477959666
  47. Kevin Alvey, MAMadera, CA 936361720463565
  48. Susan Alvey, LPCCSan Jose, CA 951381780342105
  49. Sthefany Alviar, PSYD, MSCamarillo, CA 930121699222638
  50. Mark AlvidrezGrass Valley, CA 959451013655307

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.