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 147 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. Irene EspericuetaSan Jose, CA 951121689845497
  2. Lisa EspericuetaLos Angeles, CA 900441265738132
  3. Daisy EspidioWestlake Village, CA 913611346185493
  4. Bella EspindolaWatsonville, CA 950761073768149
  5. Brooke EspindolaTulare, CA 932741962353987
  6. Laura Espindola, LCSWClovis, CA 936121710018593
  7. Cynthia Espino, VOLUNTEER MHRWDinuba, CA 936181366714156
  8. Jennifer Espino, LMFTSan Leandro, CA 945771508278524
  9. Sandra Espino FigueroaSanta Maria, CA 934541376931915
  10. Alex EspinolaLake Elsinore, CA 925301215542782
  11. Cynthia EspinorSan Francisco, CA 941101083909360
  12. Alexandera EspinosaSan Jose, CA 951481699291435
  13. Luis EspinosaMontecito, CA 931081356534119
  14. Sandra Espinova-BradfordSan Jacinto, CA 925831255644928
  15. Anna Espinoza, MALoma Linda, CA 923541275359515
  16. Belen EspinozaFresno, CA 937111558614248
  17. Benjamin EspinozaLos Angeles, CA 900071285923326
  18. Brenda EspinozaSanta Ana, CA 927071417244666
  19. Celina EspinozaPleasant Hill, CA 945231568035707
  20. Christopher EspinozaMonterey, CA 939401477897577
  21. Dagoberto EspinozaBurlingame, CA 940101770456626
  22. Destiny EspinozaYucaipa, CA 923991609609932
  23. Ernie EspinozaSanta Barbara, CA 931101811220395
  24. Gilbert EspinozaPalm Springs, CA 922621255580478
  25. Jessica EspinozaWatsonville, CA 950761447799093
  26. Karen EspinozaNewport Beach, CA 926631841680840
  27. Karina EspinozaFresno, CA 937101386079077
  28. Kayla EspinozaMonterey, CA 939401861753063
  29. Mariah EspinozaEl Sobrante, CA 948031508377912
  30. Marissa Espinoza, MACamarillo, CA 930121639314685
  31. Micah EspinozaEscondido, CA 920261649986324
  32. Osvaldo EspinozaCamarillo, CA 930121427539295
  33. Rosa EspinozaPalm Springs, CA 922621285877860
  34. Sabrina Espinoza, PSYDSuisun City, CA 945851881218782
  35. Stacy Espinoza, LVNAnaheim, CA 928051295972826
  36. Vanessa Espinoza, P.G.Riverside, CA 925011780195537
  37. Veronica EspinozaLos Angeles, CA 900201629468855
  38. Regulo Espinoza BeltranSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011528426566
  39. Marco Espinoza-VenegasWatsonville, CA 950761558843011
  40. Isaiah EspirituLos Angeles, CA 900201891658597
  41. Lolita EspirituStockton, CA 952021164545760
  42. Mariana EspitiaCamarillo, CA 930121225501851
  43. Montserrate EspitiaOakland, CA 946011497420301
  44. Sonia EspitiaLos Angeles, CA 900261144830209
  45. Magaly Espitia ChavezRoseville, CA 956781457274631
  46. Amanda Espy, LMFTSanta Monica, CA 904031760950109
  47. Erica EsquedaRialto, CA 923761952846206
  48. Jesse Esqueda, PSY.D.Westlake Village, CA 913611174600175
  49. Wendy EsquedaLos Angeles, CA 900311194858258
  50. Alanna Esquejo, LMFTLivermore, CA 945501114742665

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.