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 148 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. Ramona Esquer, LMFTEl Centro, CA 922431710461710
  2. Allyssa EsquibelGlendale, CA 912031912825787
  3. Krystina Esquibel, MS, LPCCSan Jose, CA 951121306468681
  4. Patrisia EsquibelLos Angeles, CA 900591063697266
  5. Eduard EsquivelCamarillo, CA 930121467899336
  6. Eileen EsquivelIndio, CA 922011215727110
  7. Elizabeth Esquivel, MFTSan Marino, CA 911081386154623
  8. Fatima EsquivelSan Leandro, CA 945781588274120
  9. Frank EsquivelAuburn, CA 956031962535740
  10. Isabella EsquivelSanta Ana, CA 927051366027104
  11. Laura EsquivelSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011871802207
  12. Sergio EsquivelCamarillo, CA 930121881159036
  13. Tatiana EsquivelSan Diego, CA 921271073202370
  14. Victor EsquivelSan Diego, CA 921231215259676
  15. Abigail Esquivel-Valdez, LCSWDaly City, CA 940141992326391
  16. Kristine EsslingerRiverside, CA 925071922507698
  17. Natalia Estassi, MASan Carlos, CA 940701780721308
  18. Fabiola EstebanezSan Jose, CA 951281205152642
  19. Francis EstepSan Rafael, CA 949011689721581
  20. Teo Estepani, ED.DGlendale, CA 912031104522721
  21. Jennifer Estes, ASWSan Diego, CA 921111457773004
  22. Joyce EstherSan Diego, CA 921101891975330
  23. Thelma EstisEl Monte, CA 917321932371473
  24. Alexis EstradaVentura, CA 930031104472919
  25. Amiah Estrada, APCCMontebello, CA 906401255254967
  26. Angelica EstradaAnaheim, CA 928071710537519
  27. Barbara Estrada, B.A.Long Beach, CA 908071235355314
  28. Bianca EstradaAnaheim, CA 928071932833043
  29. California EstradaApple Valley, CA 923071801370127
  30. Cristian EstradaSanta Ana, CA 927051639902760
  31. Daisy EstradaSanta Ana, CA 927051033676416
  32. Diane EstradaFairfield, CA 945331750522652
  33. Erica EstradaLos Angeles, CA 900071518839257
  34. Evelyn EstradaMission Viejo, CA 926911013273226
  35. Gina Estrada, LVNLakewood, CA 907121528205457
  36. Henry EstradaStockton, CA 952071821625526
  37. Marcello EstradaMonterey, CA 939401174492896
  38. Maria EstradaSan Bernardino, CA 924081275969115
  39. Mayra Estrada, MA.,Mission Viejo, CA 926911871959098
  40. Ninyette EstradaColton, CA 923241952646093
  41. Pedro EstradaSan Diego, CA 921231871891192
  42. Ramona EstradaRedding, CA 960011497985808
  43. Richard Estrada, AMFTPasadena, CA 911061962900225
  44. Rosalina EstradaSan Jose, CA 951121487933594
  45. Stephanie Estrada, AMFTEl Monte, CA 917311699321190
  46. Tammy EstradaSanta Ana, CA 927011841549169
  47. Vannesa EstradaCampbell, CA 950081154999068
  48. Yannine Estrada, M.S.ED.Los Angeles, CA 900051679806442
  49. Pamala Estrada-Molina, ACSW, MSWLos Angeles, CA 900101780341388
  50. Yadira Estrada-ValenciaFairfield, CA 945331194886762

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.