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 191 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. Shelby GordonRiverside, CA 925071952966905
  2. Trudy-Ann Gordon, APPCValencia, CA 913551134965833
  3. William Gordon, B.S.Orange, CA 928681376784363
  4. Jennifer Gordon-Alvarez, LVNPittsburg, CA 945651366796997
  5. Rachel Gordon-Eldred, MFTChula Vista, CA 919151114285574
  6. Angela Gordon-NicholsYucaipa, CA 923991477144210
  7. Krysta Gordon-Rand, M.S., MFTIOntario, CA 917621851517700
  8. Sherry GoreChico, CA 959261699232488
  9. Noor GorgeesEl Cajon, CA 920201770024200
  10. Elyssa GorhamCorona, CA 928821316221989
  11. Rachel Gorham, MED CHILD DEVOakland, CA 946071861962979
  12. Thomas GorhamBerkeley, CA 947041780870626
  13. Meghrik GorjianGlendale, CA 912031679067193
  14. Julia Gorka, AMFTSan Francisco, CA 941141568276467
  15. Amy GormanAnaheim, CA 928071649881152
  16. Grant GormanMontecito, CA 931081851464960
  17. Heather GormanMission Viejo, CA 926911407006406
  18. Mallory Gorman, M.S.W.Salinas, CA 939081720412018
  19. Portia Gorman, MFTIPasadena, CA 911071295902153
  20. Roxanne GormanBelmont, CA 940021881248987
  21. Antoinette GorospeYuba City, CA 959911831733815
  22. Walter Gorski, MAPittsburg, CA 945651366596868
  23. Jesse GortarezSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011285760942
  24. Meaghan Gosling, LPCCWindsor, CA 954921194108571
  25. Keri GossChico, CA 959261871970558
  26. Katrina GossageChico, CA 959261760626923
  27. Ria GostCarlsbad, CA 920111235719154
  28. Amina GothEl Cajon, CA 920211457000457
  29. Lori GottliebLos Angeles, CA 900641225841877
  30. Michelle Gottlieb, PSY.D., MFTFullerton, CA 928321659655280
  31. Werner Gottlieb, MSW,LCSWWalnut Creek, CA 945961558382044
  32. Andrea Gottschalk, LPCCSan Diego, CA 921201003394123
  33. Takana Gottschalk, QMHWSanta Maria, CA 934551710037387
  34. Jennifer Goudreau, M.A.San Diego, CA 921031134293210
  35. Shalanie Goueth, LPCCLos Angeles, CA 900431710878988
  36. Faith Gough-FlemingWoodland, CA 956951215791553
  37. Marie GoulartSan Jose, CA 951261447508866
  38. Rose GoulartSanta Barbara, CA 931031508501222
  39. Matthew Gould, MFTSan Francisco, CA 941231720149933
  40. Giselle Gourrier, PSY.D.Los Angeles, CA 900611154451102
  41. Adam GovaniWoodland, CA 956951972986610
  42. Jaigopi GovardhanDublin, CA 945681770329989
  43. Priscilla GoveaSan Leandro, CA 945781255708202
  44. Malcolm GovenderOakland, CA 946101932901485
  45. Anna GovernaleCompton, CA 902201639361918
  46. Ronald Govin, MFTLancaster, CA 935351184764052
  47. Nicholas GowerOakland, CA 946021588086755
  48. Ahuti GoyalBerkeley, CA 947201528796513
  49. Jessica GoyetteSan Jose, CA 951241740679828
  50. Nathan Goyette, BSSan Diego, CA 921231174792378

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.