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 221 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. Sarah HernandezSanta Barbara, CA 931011225355209
  2. Sonia Hernandez, MFT INTERNPomona, CA 917681578901419
  3. Stephanie HernandezRiverside, CA 925071972901791
  4. Stephanie HernandezSanta Ana, CA 927051679906473
  5. Tanya Hernandez, MSW, ASW, PPSC-SSWMarysville, CA 959011104667302
  6. Toribio HernandezWasco, CA 932801518524263
  7. Ulisess HernandezEscondido, CA 920271235744657
  8. Vanessa HernandezSanta Fe Springs, CA 906701801247622
  9. Vanessa HernandezCovina, CA 917611750414033
  10. Vanessa HernandezRiverside, CA 925071124285044
  11. Vanessa HernandezLivermore, CA 945511356921381
  12. Vanessa HernandezSan Leandro, CA 945771487999157
  13. Victoria HernandezEscondido, CA 920251073893244
  14. Victoria Hernandez, M.A.Oceanside, CA 920541427372382
  15. Xenia HernandezWest Sacramento, CA 956911801250360
  16. Yadira HernandezRedondo Beach, CA 902781013665181
  17. Yanet HernandezOxnard, CA 930331083995450
  18. Yesenia HernandezEl Monte, CA 917321497063259
  19. Yvette HernandezLake Forest, CA 926301366183279
  20. Yvette HernandezSanta Maria, CA 934581255983102
  21. Naylea Hernandez AlvarezLos Angeles, CA 900221124512074
  22. Brenda Hernandez BautistaSan Pedro, CA 907311649757535
  23. Guadalupe Hernandez BucioSalinas, CA 939011285284752
  24. Joshua Hernandez Guerrero, APCCSimi Valley, CA 930651689530313
  25. Christian Hernandez ManzanoOakland, CA 946211942695705
  26. Stephanie Hernandez MarquezSan Mateo, CA 944031396152716
  27. Teresa Hernandez PadillaMarina, CA 939331144941543
  28. Lenneris Hernandez PlocheFairfield, CA 945331548936982
  29. Salvador Hernandez RodriguezChico, CA 959261891505475
  30. Edith Hernandez SolanoMission Viejo, CA 926911073132122
  31. Marlen Hernandez Villasenor, ACSWYuba City, CA 959911801362181
  32. Laura Hernandez-Briones, MSW INTERNLos Angeles, CA 900221821284225
  33. Jeannie Hernandez-FritzSan Diego, CA 921151144069717
  34. Alexis Hernandez-Hons, MFTSan Diego, CA 921031902948789
  35. Anamaria Hernandez-LozanoSalinas, CA 939071518680842
  36. Esperanza Hernandez-Maldonado, LMFTCosta Mesa, CA 926261700903275
  37. Michelle Hernandez-MorfinPorterville, CA 932571083500292
  38. Yolanda Hernandez-ObilloIrvine, CA 926141750716916
  39. Scheyden Herold, LMFTHuntington Beach, CA 926491134722374
  40. Ann HeronGrass Valley, CA 959451801460381
  41. Ima Heron, LPCCThousand Palms, CA 922761467698928
  42. Marissa HerrMarina, CA 939331902753452
  43. Azrrel Herrejon, APCCDelano, CA 932151548921380
  44. Tighe HerrenSan Leandro, CA 945781568754455
  45. Alicia HerreraLos Angeles, CA 900011013318393
  46. Andrea Herrera, ASWBakersfield, CA 933061699268987
  47. Antonio HerreraAnaheim, CA 928011861984023
  48. Carlos HerreraGardena, CA 902481477686939
  49. Carolina HerreraEureka, CA 955011962121327
  50. Crystal HerreraSanta Ana, CA 927051518509918

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.