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 15 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. Michael AlvidrezVisalia, CA 932921255469045
  2. Wyatt AlvisSan Jose, CA 951281508452988
  3. Edward Alvo, LMFTHuntington Beach, CA 926471881261253
  4. Hasan AlySan Rafael, CA 949031275642001
  5. Fabrizio AlzamoraSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011689994121
  6. Laura AmabiscaLos Angeles, CA 900271144144650
  7. Rosalie AmabiscaDinuba, CA 936181659694099
  8. Alicia AmadorChico, CA 959261174196786
  9. Christina AmadorSanta Clara, CA 950501699155705
  10. Monica AmadorSan Diego, CA 921231508458027
  11. Yosief AmanuelFresno, CA 937111972637098
  12. Joy AmaoSan Pablo, CA 948061821223009
  13. Alvin Amar, RASIAlpine, CA 919011598048100
  14. Anita AmaraSan Jose, CA 951191790403673
  15. Jacob AmaroSan Jose, CA 951271427721893
  16. Karla AmaroRoseville, CA 956781104771757
  17. Megan Amato, MS, MFTSan Diego, CA 921131043861719
  18. Brittany AmayaSanta Cruz, CA 950601669073961
  19. Kevin AmayaLos Angeles, CA 900171710433883
  20. Sotero AmayaGridley, CA 959481528194198
  21. Stephanie AmayaSan Diego, CA 921151154768166
  22. Zully AmayaNevada City, CA 959591902349640
  23. Andranik AmazaspyanCulver City, CA 902301952987489
  24. Cassandra AmbeVan Nuys, CA 914061366228868
  25. Ebony AmbeauOakland, CA 946061689955213
  26. Thomas Ambelang, B.A.San Francisco, CA 941091306903141
  27. Carinna AmbrizGrover Beach, CA 934331750880985
  28. Karen AmbrizSan Leandro, CA 945781497303259
  29. Bridget AmbroseStockton, CA 952021083888598
  30. Sasha AmbroseSan Leandro, CA 945771851080691
  31. Aggie AmbrosioOrange, CA 928681144799313
  32. Jessica Ambroz, LCSWGoleta, CA 931171023590551
  33. Emily AmbrusoPasadena, CA 911071457904674
  34. Bianca AmechiOrange, CA 928681952119893
  35. Ana AmelioSacramento, CA 958141912109984
  36. Ramona AmelyPalo Alto, CA 943041326869421
  37. Douglas AmenaghawonSan Leandro, CA 945771699012344
  38. Cori AmendtSan Francisco, CA 941101982903613
  39. Karen AmeneroLong Beach, CA 908071376155515
  40. Kalimah AmenraLa Jolla, CA 920371851895775
  41. Nefertiti Amenra, MSWChula Vista, CA 919151760872014
  42. Jihan AmerSanta Cruz, CA 950601215308549
  43. Rachel AmeraultSalinas, CA 939501558512350
  44. Aunyia AmesBerkeley, CA 947031750993101
  45. Alicia Ames-TrellesRancho Park, CA 900641770151623
  46. Katrina Amezcua, APCCFresno, CA 937111952919979
  47. Mayra AmezcuaLos Angeles, CA 900421255091120
  48. Misty AmezcuaCamarillo, CA 930121700462819
  49. Justin Amigo, MSIrvine, CA 926141649044694
  50. Mahnaz Amini, PSY.D. AND MA.Campbell, CA 950081710054135

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.