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 165 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. Kentyah Fraser, MFT-IVenice, CA 902911942612395
  2. Samuel Fraser, PH.D.Van Nuys, CA 914061356500920
  3. Anthony Fratantonio, B.A.Los Angeles, CA 900261477728046
  4. Giovanna FratianneWoodland Hills, CA 913671760631758
  5. Roxabeth FraustoOakland, CA 946071588039655
  6. Vernon FraynaSacramento, CA 958201194985549
  7. Hannah FrazeeCulver City, CA 902321568124824
  8. Andrew FrazierNovato, CA 949491427857226
  9. April FrazierChico, CA 959261215417373
  10. Harmony FrazierAnaheim, CA 928011548847585
  11. Maya FrazierNapa, CA 945591205545621
  12. Stephanie FrazierRocklin, CA 957651306478789
  13. Tiffany FrazierSan Mateo, CA 944021689152001
  14. Robi Frederick, IMFIndio, CA 922011689737405
  15. Shaneska FrederiqueCosta Mesa, CA 926261013475649
  16. Arden FredmanHayward, CA 945411134436264
  17. Lana Fredrickson, MSWNevada City, CA 959591376798553
  18. Johnathan FreebornRedding, CA 960011215401005
  19. Chandler FreedRoseville, CA 956781528682192
  20. Margueret FreedAuburn, CA 956031053445841
  21. Mikayla FreedVista, CA 920831699324814
  22. Robert Freedman, LMFTOakland, CA 946181487861118
  23. Sinora FreelandSan Jose, CA 951261578702684
  24. Anastasia FreemanOakland, CA 946071780080366
  25. Denise Freeman, M.F.T.Santa Rosa, CA 954041336269273
  26. Gaye Freeman, MFTSonoma, CA 954761174667398
  27. Hannah Freeman, MA, APCCLa Mesa, CA 919421740937622
  28. Jacquelin Freeman, APCCEast Palo Alto, CA 943031043060866
  29. Janay FreemanOakland, CA 946021053556449
  30. Janice FreemanLos Angeles, CA 900661639524176
  31. Jenna FreemanSanta Ana, CA 927011508885179
  32. Jessica Freeman, LMSWLos Angeles, CA 900151972891497
  33. Jillian FreemanFresno, CA 937111376205344
  34. Kristen Freeman, LMFTLafayette, CA 945491538963749
  35. Linda FreemanVallejo, CA 945891508069154
  36. Nastasia Freeman, LMHC,LPCC,LPC,LCMHCTemecula, CA 925931447714480
  37. Robert FreemanConcord, CA 945181225184708
  38. Juan FregosoSan Jose, CA 951311972764447
  39. Xavier Fregoso, M.S., CRCSan Diego, CA 921101891861084
  40. Elizabeth FreifeldSan Francisco, CA 941101669910733
  41. Beth Freimuth, MSRancho Mirage, CA 922701225887581
  42. Kevin FreitasChico, CA 959261841830759
  43. Maria FreitasSan Jose, CA 951271821123241
  44. Robert Freitas, LCSWGilroy, CA 950201811261829
  45. Jennifer FremanSanta Rosa, CA 954041053620567
  46. Catherine French, APCCPasadena, CA 911011235971714
  47. Karen FrenchUkiah, CA 954821275700643
  48. Kayce FrenchWoodland, CA 956951962617167
  49. Troy FrenchWest Covina, CA 917901326558974
  50. Melinda FrenkelSan Francisco, CA 941101477897213

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.