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 224 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. Soheyla HifaiOakland, CA 946011184815110
  2. Felicia HigginbothamManteca, CA 953371588279384
  3. Kayla Higginbotham, LCSWTorrance, CA 905011689193039
  4. Brandi HigginbottomRedding, CA 960021497128466
  5. Allison HigginsAnaheim, CA 928011821001371
  6. Gabriella Higgins, AMFTSanta Rosa, CA 954051518738467
  7. Ingrid HigginsWatsonville, CA 950761508080953
  8. Jnai HigginsOrange, CA 928681891367116
  9. Joel HigginsWoodland, CA 956951225364961
  10. Megan HigginsSacramento, CA 958251861674897
  11. Sharmika HigginsHayward, CA 945411306090394
  12. Terrence Higgins, MFTBerkeley, CA 947051427555861
  13. Derek HiggsSacramento, CA 958241497991640
  14. Steven HighBakersfield, CA 933011295875326
  15. Susan HighfillSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011922492461
  16. Brieana Higley-Anderson, ASWSan Diego, CA 921131336601095
  17. Gabriele Hilberg, PH.D., MFTMountain View, CA 940401922166842
  18. Kate Hilbert, LMFTDiamond Springs, CA 956191861780645
  19. Angela HilburnFairfield, CA 945331851581680
  20. Lorena HildenDesert Hot Springs, CA 922401497677751
  21. Scott HilkemeyerNewport Beach, CA 926601659062776
  22. Jan HilkertSanta Cruz, CA 950601730201153
  23. Aleah HillLa Mesa, CA 919411487119764
  24. Amanda HillSanta Cruz, CA 959601215360672
  25. Andrea Hill, PHD, MFTBurbank, CA 915051427077098
  26. Anne Hill, ACSWFort Bragg, CA 954371093233777
  27. Anthony HillConcord, CA 945201437335171
  28. Brittney HillGrass Valley, CA 959451659858108
  29. Deanna HillChico, CA 959261144929951
  30. Deidre HillOakland, CA 946021861644049
  31. Donald HillSacramento, CA 958201851732689
  32. Doniece HillOakland, CA 946091720374333
  33. Emily Hill, MSWRoseville, CA 956781346367836
  34. Felicia HillSan Bruno, CA 940661770703993
  35. Henry HillConcord, CA 945191154881845
  36. Jamal HillOakland, CA 946021740466481
  37. Lauren Hill, JD, MAEncinitas, CA 920241396407755
  38. Matthew HillMadera, CA 936361538796917
  39. Natasha HillFresno, CA 937211356798029
  40. Rebecca HillDiamond Springs, CA 956191083348486
  41. Roddrick HillEscondido, CA 920251376090407
  42. Rodnesha HillSan Diego, CA 921101447769450
  43. Takeenya HillLa Mesa, CA 919421588139794
  44. Tarra HillUpland, CA 917861124356266
  45. Theresa HillRedding, CA 960011942432927
  46. Tiana HillLynwood, CA 902621902397623
  47. Tiana HillSouth Pasadena, CA 910301750198404
  48. William HillWest Sacramento, CA 956911679075790
  49. Winston HillSan Francisco, CA 941331982524955
  50. Elizabeth Hill Nishimura, M.S.W., A.S.W.Pasadena, CA 911071235531252

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.