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 175 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. Jaqueline Garcia GarciaLa Mesa, CA 919411598283046
  2. Rosaura Garcia GodinezSalinas, CA 939011619665064
  3. Alexi Garcia GonzalezSan Jose, CA 951121972020964
  4. Diana Garcia GonzalezSan Diego, CA 921111124775135
  5. Lizbeth Garcia Guzman, APCCVictorville, CA 923951164195566
  6. Miguel Angel Garcia SanchezSan Diego, CA 921101063200285
  7. Maria Garcia SandovalLivingston, CA 953341467639310
  8. Daniela Garcia SantosSanta Cruz, CA 950601952923963
  9. Tracy Garcia-BarronLake Elsinore, CA 925301659849503
  10. Diane Garcia-BeckerVictorville, CA 923951114351954
  11. Mariel Garcia-CortezTorrance, CA 905021770076770
  12. Maria Garcia-JimenezOakland, CA 946011689073587
  13. Andrea Garcia-MedinaChico, CA 959261932895026
  14. Julia Garcia-MedinaSan Diego, CA 921111922642834
  15. Samuel Garcia-MerinoMission Viejo, CA 926911972271252
  16. Esbeide Garcia-MondragonMenifee, CA 925861053690743
  17. Vanessah Garcia-ResendezMerced, CA 953481891367298
  18. Rikki Garcia-SiegerOakland, CA 946021740820794
  19. Leticia Garcia-SotoSan Diego, CA 921231396402459
  20. Griselda Garcilazo, LPCCHighland, CA 923461629668272
  21. Vanesa GarcilazoSan Jose, CA 951261649670209
  22. Richard GardeaSanta Ana, CA 927011124121306
  23. Stephenie GardellaSacramento, CA 958231215205273
  24. Christina GardilcicOrange, CA 928661669888632
  25. Lisa GardinerWest Sacramento, CA 956911104658939
  26. Sara GardinerSalinas, CA 939011942438726
  27. Andrea Gardinier, MFTPalo Alto, CA 943061356682884
  28. Ashley GardnerTemecula, CA 925901114796810
  29. Bill GardnerSan Francisco, CA 941021871652776
  30. Brandon GardnerVictorville, CA 923951497678502
  31. Dyesha GardnerOakland, CA 946121992254189
  32. Keyva GardnerOrange, CA 928661588224539
  33. Lester GardnerSanta Barbara, CA 931011083787501
  34. Natasha GardnerMoreno Valley, CA 925551629847439
  35. Nicole GardnerNovato, CA 949471275313371
  36. Portia GardnerSan Jose, CA 951341598191108
  37. Raymond GardnerVallejo, CA 945891710824404
  38. Rio GardnerYuba City, CA 959911376021873
  39. Shari GardnerFairfield, CA 945331356570345
  40. Thomas GardnerRoseville, CA 956611104096783
  41. Ramon GardoseStockton, CA 952021871943670
  42. Cassandra Garduno, MACorona, CA 928831417503731
  43. Atache GarekaniTarzana, CA 913561639050354
  44. Cayla GarfieldChico, CA 959261871350165
  45. Stacey GarfinkelOak Park, CA 913771932739356
  46. Micah GargalaEl Cajon, CA 920201033714530
  47. Abel GaribayWatsonville, CA 950761972970242
  48. Cecilia GaribayFairfield, CA 945331225299696
  49. Cynthia GaribayChico, CA 959731659119618
  50. Elizabeth GaribayChico, CA 959731376876466

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.