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 174 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. Matthew GarciaChico, CA 959281346558335
  2. Mayra GarciaSalinas, CA 939011598577827
  3. Melissa GarciaSanta Barbara, CA 931101063162857
  4. Monica GarciaLos Angeles, CA 900101891528451
  5. Monica GarciaAnaheim, CA 928011972084903
  6. Monique GarciaHighland Park, CA 900421215072913
  7. Nanci Garcia, ASWLynwood, CA 902621851768154
  8. Nathalia GarciaVista, CA 920831619540242
  9. Olivia GarciaChico, CA 959731366793010
  10. Patricia GarciaChula Vista, CA 919111942487681
  11. Priscilla Garcia, LCSWGilroy, CA 950201245533728
  12. Rachel GarciaLos Angeles, CA 900081386278760
  13. Rafael GarciaSalinas, CA 939071922718469
  14. Ramona GarciaPomona, CA 917671861666505
  15. Randolph GarciaSan Jose, CA 951121326328915
  16. Rebekah Garcia, MSWArcadia, CA 910061356416382
  17. Richard GarciaStockton, CA 952021346582699
  18. Rita GarciaSan Leandro, CA 945781336427541
  19. Roberto GarciaSan Francisco, CA 941121073150207
  20. Rose GarciaOakland, CA 946051790228997
  21. Rosy GarciaWalnut Creek, CA 945961477716298
  22. Ruby Garcia, LCSWRancho Cucamonga, CA 917301437722121
  23. Sandra GarciaSanta Ana, CA 927051033795257
  24. Sarah GarciaSan Mateo, CA 944031104390889
  25. Sean GarciaSan Jose, CA 951251700491800
  26. Sharon Garcia, MSW INTERNSan Francisco, CA 941071174642680
  27. Simon GarciaFresno, CA 937111649425364
  28. Stephanie GarciaBell Gardens, CA 902011407331580
  29. Stephanie GarciaSanta Ana, CA 927061265806012
  30. Stephany GarciaCarpinteria, CA 930131366204307
  31. Susanna GarciaSacramento, CA 958211235011701
  32. Suzanne GarciaSalinas, CA 939011841891801
  33. Sylvia GarciaFresno, CA 937111245453513
  34. Tamara GarciaConcord, CA 945201053843151
  35. Tenesha Garcia, LCSWLong Beach, CA 908061982132627
  36. Trudy Garcia, MSWLos Angeles, CA 900231538599519
  37. Valentine GarciaSalinas, CA 939011003440496
  38. Valerie GarciaVisalia, CA 932921336551837
  39. Valerie GarciaSan Leandro, CA 945771881031193
  40. Vanessa GarciaPacoima, CA 913311932566346
  41. Veronica GarciaWatsonville, CA 950761447895040
  42. Vianca GarciaHuntington Beach, CA 926481598239147
  43. Victor GarciaSanta Cruz, CA 950601417170234
  44. Victoria GarciaSan Bernardino, CA 924151982896536
  45. Wendy GarciaLos Angeles, CA 900081023578218
  46. Xochitl GarciaFarmersville, CA 932231942634027
  47. Yesenia Garcia, MSWCulver City, CA 902301114436805
  48. Zeyda GarciaAntioch, CA 945311568966448
  49. Tania Garcia AvalosBanning, CA 922201346778370
  50. Israel Garcia CeballosSanta Ana, CA 927011457944720

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.