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 215 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. Grace Hechanova, B.S.PSYCHOLOGYLos Angeles, CA 900041770764672
  2. Sadie HechkoffCarlsbad, CA 920081588376156
  3. Michael Hecht, M.F.T.Sherman Oaks, CA 914031427176775
  4. Richard Hecht, LMFTCanyon Country, CA 913871477290344
  5. Wendy Hecht, MA, LMFTCalabasas, CA 913021578221750
  6. Amy HeckelSanta Cruz, CA 950601891310306
  7. Heather HeddlestenSan Leandro, CA 945781669509592
  8. Lisa HedemarkChico, CA 959261093321648
  9. Nathan HedlindChico, CA 959261740538008
  10. Nicole Hedlund, AMFTLos Angeles, CA 900181346132370
  11. Rebekah HedmanSan Diego, CA 921111881089019
  12. Donna Hedrick, M. A. IN COUNSELINGRedding, CA 960011619028230
  13. Nicole HeesenSan Diego, CA 921101023202181
  14. Maria Heffernan, MFTStockton, CA 952071912376724
  15. Patricia Heffernan, MFTSan Diego, CA 921201134266737
  16. Kimberly HefferonSan Leandro, CA 945781043401359
  17. Rachel Hefler, M.A.San Bernardino, CA 924011114183613
  18. Sasha HeflinCovina, CA 917241144340993
  19. Jeanette HefnerMoreno Valley, CA 925551366167967
  20. Elizabeth HegardtCardiff By The Sea, CA 920071639852817
  21. Mary Hegarty-BontragerChico, CA 959731770457418
  22. Ruth HegedusGilroy, CA 950201801283395
  23. Kacy HegganSan Diego, CA 921131952506529
  24. Tracey HeggumSanta Cruz, CA 950601447473236
  25. Kirsten HeherConcord, CA 945201508388430
  26. John HeibelSan Rafael, CA 949011417276403
  27. Susan HeibergerRoseville, CA 956611033715933
  28. Donna Heider, MFT, ATRSanta Monica, CA 904041437173879
  29. Jennifer HeidrichAngelus Oaks, CA 923051437540093
  30. Whitney Heier, MA, LMFTLos Gatos, CA 950301114399482
  31. Joseph HeilmannSan Mateo, CA 944031902389190
  32. Alexis HeinPittsburg, CA 945651194233890
  33. Brooke Hein, MA, AMFTOakland, CA 946081295598050
  34. Matthew HeinMarina, CA 939331740874478
  35. William Heinlein, ASWSanta Barbara, CA 931101245782267
  36. Alexis HeinzerCamarillo, CA 930121558886655
  37. Pamela HeislerRedding, CA 960011891122073
  38. Elizabeth Heitmann, AMFTSanta Barbara, CA 931011750190534
  39. Lyndsay HeitmannVentura, CA 930011083732903
  40. Marisol HeitmeyerFairfield, CA 945341134657398
  41. Montie Heitzeberg, M.A.Nevada City, CA 959591306192638
  42. Hamideh HelalianSanta Cruz, CA 950601639292998
  43. Carol Helander, MFTManteca, CA 953361912040387
  44. Jessica HelbushLos Gatos, CA 950321689057523
  45. Laura Held, AMFTLos Gatos, CA 950321750194932
  46. Elmamarie Heldzinger, LPC-MHSP, APCCWeimar, CA 957361902728330
  47. Lynda Helfend, PH.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531467433581
  48. Karina HelgesonLemon Grove, CA 919451093033326
  49. David Heliotis, LPCCBerkeley, CA 947031366996878
  50. Mendie HellerMurrieta, CA 925621699275677

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.