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 218 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. Eliseo HerediaModesto, CA 953501821537366
  2. Maria HerediaWatsonville, CA 950761225233992
  3. Jamie HergerChico, CA 959261912203654
  4. Carolyn HerlehyOakland, CA 946091154608404
  5. Derek HermannRedding, CA 960011962923771
  6. James HermonLos Angeles, CA 900341548090194
  7. Alicia HermosilloHemet, CA 925431962832030
  8. Samantha HermosilloSanta Ana, CA 927071184816217
  9. Miriam HermosoAltadena, CA 910011881373959
  10. Rumuel HernaezBay Point, CA 945651144401597
  11. Agardina HernandezCommerce, CA 900401801264189
  12. Alex HernandezCorona, CA 928821114206497
  13. Alfredo HernandezCamarillo, CA 930101780073387
  14. Ambar HernandezSanta Ana, CA 927011710577523
  15. Amelia Hernandez, LCSWLos Angeles, CA 900221932455144
  16. Ana HernandezHayward, CA 945421912799404
  17. Ana Hernandez, B.A.S.W.Santa Clara, CA 950501952724049
  18. Ana HernandezSacramento, CA 958171295457760
  19. Andrea Hernandez, LCSWPasadena, CA 911031801382080
  20. Andrea HernandezSan Leandro, CA 945781679117360
  21. Andrea HernandezStockton, CA 952021003408931
  22. Angie HernandezFairfield, CA 945331689791600
  23. Anna HernandezExeter, CA 932211811026222
  24. Annissa HernandezOxnard, CA 930301306430210
  25. Aracely HernandezVisalia, CA 932911265375695
  26. Arturo HernandezSan Jacinto, CA 925831497147565
  27. Brenda HernandezRedlands, CA 923741144155797
  28. Carla HernandezVisalia, CA 932771861943706
  29. Carmen Hernandez, LPCCSan Diego, CA 921121073171872
  30. Caroline HernandezSanta Clara, CA 950501508276890
  31. Cassandra HernandezSan Diego, CA 921011174289748
  32. Cesar HernandezWatsonville, CA 950761174818108
  33. Cherish HernandezGilroy, CA 950201215606454
  34. Cindy HernandezLos Angeles, CA 900381871109090
  35. Cinthia HernandezAnaheim, CA 928011720526395
  36. Cristina Hernandez, MSWLos Angeles, CA 900261770900516
  37. Daisy HernandezLos Angeles, CA 900441922749266
  38. Daisy HernandezPasadena, CA 911241225690209
  39. Daniel Hernandez, APCCVictorville, CA 923921316639255
  40. Daniella HernandezOrange, CA 928661164922746
  41. David HernandezCamarillo, CA 930121306163399
  42. Deanna HernandezMoorpark, CA 930211003274911
  43. Deyanira HernandezEscondido, CA 920251760096507
  44. Diana HernandezSan Diego, CA 921101902086804
  45. Diana HernandezSan Jose, CA 951131538603568
  46. Edwin HernandezLos Angeles, CA 900171992104848
  47. Elena HernandezOakland, CA 946021508165259
  48. Elisa Hernandez, M.A.Santa Barbara, CA 931101063644813
  49. Elizabeth HernandezBellflower, CA 907061649601568
  50. Elsa Hernandez, MSWArcadia, CA 910061891196390

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.