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 163 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. Olga Fotin, MA, LMHC, LPCCCupertino, CA 950141710294061
  2. Mary FountainRichmond, CA 948041568529816
  3. Stephen FountainConcord, CA 945201457770927
  4. Jon FournierChico, CA 959731942563358
  5. Michele FournierBen Lomond, CA 950051386023786
  6. Juanita FoustRiverside, CA 925031982902664
  7. John Fouts, LCSWLos Angeles, CA 900131346368974
  8. Meredith FoutsLa Habra, CA 906311417271289
  9. Anisha FowlerVallejo, CA 945901487183505
  10. Cherie FowlerSan Bernardino, CA 924011710407481
  11. Lisa FowlerSan Rafael, CA 949031295928877
  12. Maria FowlerValencia, CA 913551962332387
  13. Megan FowlerSanta Rosa, CA 954041306250048
  14. Meredith Fowler, LMFTFresno, CA 937261396891040
  15. Pilar FowlerLos Angeles, CA 900241538894613
  16. Seth FowlerSan Ramon, CA 945831821969247
  17. Sonya FowlerRiverside, CA 925071790295038
  18. Maria Fowlks, M.A.El Cajon, CA 920201275888356
  19. Andrew FoxEl Cajon, CA 920201104991298
  20. Cassandra Fox, LPCCRiverside, CA 925031295387744
  21. Corrin Fox, B.ASan Diego, CA 921231740525211
  22. Courtney FoxTempleton, CA 934651124288535
  23. Devorah Fox, MASan Diego, CA 921011194863209
  24. Emily FoxSanta Ana, CA 927031114689957
  25. Jordan Fox, MSWSan Diego, CA 921011821516196
  26. Lindsay Fox, MSMFTModesto, CA 953501619151677
  27. Madeline FoxSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011295030518
  28. Marina FoxChico, CA 959731033241062
  29. Rachel FoxYucaipa, CA 923991912176850
  30. Stacey FoxSanta Rosa, CA 954041144760281
  31. Susan Fox, MFTSan Rafael, CA 949011538219795
  32. Tiara Fox, MSWSanta Ana, CA 927011194899666
  33. Veronica Fox, MASan Diego, CA 921541598215964
  34. Veronica Foxx-WinnMadera, CA 936381992928451
  35. Daniel Foy, AMFTSan Diego, CA 921021730434978
  36. Stephanie FoyOntario, CA 917641427334614
  37. Annabelle FozMilpitas, CA 950351033541529
  38. Christian Frable, MA, AMFTLos Angeles, CA 900661770395527
  39. Michelle FraerSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011295125961
  40. Alyssa FraijoSanta Rosa, CA 954011366923914
  41. Daniel FraireCamarillo, CA 930121154740850
  42. Edgar Fraire MirandaCamarillo, CA 930121992193890
  43. Deil FraizerLong Beach, CA 908131508030230
  44. Brittney France, PHDSan Diego, CA 921211023324332
  45. Ashlee FrancisSouth Lake Tahoe, CA 961501306092846
  46. Imani FrancisSan Diego, CA 921081871341305
  47. James FrancisDavis, CA 956161801072707
  48. Josh FrancisCamarillo, CA 930121043602832
  49. Joyce Francis, MFTHuntington Beach, CA 926471164581005
  50. Michael FrancisAuburn, CA 956031588108666

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.