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 146 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. Larisa Escalante, LMFTWest Sacramento, CA 956911295341121
  2. Margarita Escalante, MSWFresno, CA 937031508914813
  3. Sarah EscalanteFountain Valley, CA 927081306398755
  4. Anthony Escalera, BAColton, CA 923241649319435
  5. Gisela EscaleraDavis, CA 956161336315357
  6. Joseph EscaleraVisalia, CA 932771053030981
  7. Elisa EscamillaSan Jacinto, CA 925831194918722
  8. Juan EscamillaRiverside, CA 925041265893770
  9. Stephanie EscamillaWatsonville, CA 950761871051391
  10. Lucille EscarcegaSanta Maria, CA 934541356553465
  11. Skye Escarcega, MSWArcadia, CA 910061205149564
  12. Amber EscobarMount Shasta, CA 960671548065626
  13. Arianna Escobar, LPCCSantee, CA 920711699382853
  14. Cambren Escobar, MFT INTERNPlacerville, CA 956671780871194
  15. Jan Escobar, PSYCH TECHSan Francisco, CA 941031902035389
  16. Jennifer Escobar, ASW 102850Oakland, CA 946091881095263
  17. Laura Escobar, MSWLos Angeles, CA 900261033598800
  18. Liset EscobarLos Angeles, CA 900261063022838
  19. Rosa EscobarLos Angeles, CA 900171740760271
  20. Tamara EscobarGrass Valley, CA 959451225623283
  21. Adria EscobedoFairfield, CA 945341194064089
  22. Alicia EscobedoSan Jose, CA 951261396295234
  23. Amanda EscobedoSan Leandro, CA 945781710117080
  24. Hector EscobedoSanta Cruz, CA 950601902170509
  25. Laura Escobedo, MSWPerris, CA 925711760174254
  26. Renata EscobedoSan Diego, CA 921031174903868
  27. Ruth EscobedoParamount, CA 907231386302826
  28. Ruth EscobedoSalinas, CA 939051447472451
  29. Thalia EscobedoPomona, CA 917671932875689
  30. Daniela Escorcia AyalaSanta Barbara, CA 931011952057911
  31. Karla EscotoLong Beach, CA 908071649519380
  32. Mary Escoto, CATCCamarillo, CA 930101669642419
  33. Miriam EscovarEl Monte, CA 917321851415996
  34. Ann Escue, M.S.Glendale, CA 912051508909557
  35. Dennis EsellerNational City, CA 919501689214181
  36. Sara EsfahaniSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011801085741
  37. David Eshleman, LMFTRedondo Beach, CA 902771497164123
  38. Khalil EskandariMorgan Hill, CA 950371053860528
  39. Jill EskenaziSan Carlos, CA 940701588110548
  40. Teruyo Eskins, M.A.Lemon Grove, CA 919451013173509
  41. Elizabeth EskriggeSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011215257753
  42. Brianna Esparza, M.S.Oxnard, CA 930331184013286
  43. Cailla EsparzaCarlsbad, CA 920081508732249
  44. Janel EsparzaSanta Ana, CA 927061053609719
  45. Pedro EsparzaParadise, CA 959691962224832
  46. Virginia Esparza-Gonzalez, LCSWSanta Maria, CA 934551124194774
  47. Araceli Esparza-Jauregui, M.A.Culver City, CA 902301720216104
  48. Jeanine Espejo, B.A.Santa Cruz, CA 950601275840233
  49. Estefania Espeleta HernandezSanta Fe Springs, CA 906701518482991
  50. Emmaline EsperAnaheim, CA 928011831648682

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.