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 187 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. Alyssa GonzalezVisalia, CA 932911851960835
  2. Amanda Gonzalez, ASWPasadena, CA 911031679358089
  3. Amber GonzalezSan Leandro, CA 945781750765616
  4. Andrea GonzalezChico, CA 959281639637846
  5. Angelica GonzalezMonterey, CA 939401467060681
  6. Angie GonzalezLos Angeles, CA 900171922318682
  7. Ann GonzalezSan Jose, CA 951311265065791
  8. Annabel Gonzalez, MHRSVisalia, CA 932911912248014
  9. Ariana GonzalezModesto, CA 953501124779913
  10. Ariel GonzalezSanta Barbara, CA 931031952069494
  11. Audriana GonzalezLos Angeles, CA 900171518465491
  12. Beatriz GonzalezSanta Ana, CA 927051205387362
  13. Belen Gonzalez, CASSan Diego, CA 921051356709232
  14. Berenis GonzalezChula Vista, CA 919101700546983
  15. Brandon GonzalezOrange, CA 928681811744980
  16. Brenda Gonzalez, ACSWLos Angeles, CA 900381942901285
  17. Brenda GonzalezVan Nuys, CA 914011518124676
  18. Carlos GonzalezSan Diego, CA 921211659862670
  19. Carlos Julio GonzalezVenice, CA 902911275935801
  20. Carmendina GonzalezChula Vista, CA 919111871938365
  21. Catalina GonzalezSan Diego, CA 921231992226245
  22. Chayanne GonzalezOrange, CA 928681770090219
  23. Christine Gonzalez, B.A.Garden Grove, CA 928401679770689
  24. Chrystal GonzalezChula Vista, CA 919111033360961
  25. Claudia GonzalezLake Elsinore, CA 925301831759331
  26. Cora GonzalezLos Angeles, CA 900251053238790
  27. Deborah GonzalezWatsonville, CA 950761609161629
  28. Deici GonzalezCosta Mesa, CA 926261093246829
  29. Diana GonzalezNational City, CA 919501821247800
  30. Diana Gonzalez, ED.S.Visalia, CA 932921982033759
  31. Diana Gonzalez, ASWWatsonville, CA 950761225848625
  32. Dulce Gonzalez, ACSWMonterey Park, CA 917541548933476
  33. Eileen GonzalezSan Jose, CA 951121427720705
  34. Elizabeth GonzalezSanta Ana, CA 927051912616111
  35. Elizabeth Gonzalez, LCSWSan Jose, CA 951101710279906
  36. Elva GonzalezVan Nuys, CA 914011861649568
  37. Emely GonzalezLos Angeles, CA 900171891341707
  38. Emily Gonzalez, PSWLos Angeles, CA 900171013579200
  39. Eric GonzalezNorwalk, CA 906501114805249
  40. Erika GonzalezLa Mesa, CA 919411831611037
  41. Erika GonzalezGilroy, CA 951191811292410
  42. Estefania Gonzalez, MSW, LCSWBurbank, CA 915041982124152
  43. Evelyn GonzalezLos Angeles, CA 900261669945051
  44. Evelyn GonzalezSacramento, CA 958411376871814
  45. Fatima GonzalezLos Angeles, CA 900381407303159
  46. Frank Gonzalez, M.A.Orange, CA 928681033378401
  47. Gabriela GonzalezMission Viejo, CA 926911376060061
  48. Gabriela GonzalezSan Jose, CA 951121891020970
  49. Gissel GonzalezLos Angeles, CA 900171619302775
  50. Graciela Gonzalez, BSEl Cajon, CA 920211295867828

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.