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 23 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. Jaycee ArmosinoTruckee, CA 961611437888013
  2. Ashlei Armstead, N/ASan Jacinto, CA 925831730818626
  3. Brenda ArmstrongJackson, CA 956421912129982
  4. Charisse ArmstrongYuba City, CA 959911285582031
  5. Christine ArmstrongShefter, CA 932631154526176
  6. Emily ArmstrongSanta Cruz, CA 950621679135040
  7. Jerald ArmstrongSan Diego, CA 921231922339209
  8. Johndalyn ArmstrongSan Leandro, CA 945781205482304
  9. Keidra ArmstrongSan Francisco, CA 941241083778872
  10. Kimberly ArmstrongMurrieta, CA 925621366835407
  11. Linda Armstrong, MFTSan Diego, CA 921271912033960
  12. Lori ArmstrongConcord, CA 945201376710061
  13. Rodney ArmstrongSanta Cruz, CA 950601053516674
  14. Sean ArmstrongConcord, CA 945191063814754
  15. Toni ArmstrongOntario, CA 917641194112300
  16. Colleen Army, MS MFTAnaheim, CA 928051083711717
  17. Michael ArnGarden Grove, CA 928401629391263
  18. Svanfridur Arnardottir, LPCC #11191Victorville, CA 923951659928109
  19. Claire Arnesen, M.A., MFTSanta Rosa, CA 954011629002126
  20. Alexandra Arneson, MA, MHP, NCC, LMHCBurlingame, CA 940101740843804
  21. Jessica Arneson, LPCCPalo Alto, CA 943031659786234
  22. Cleo ArnoldSacramento, CA 958411275858458
  23. Monika Arnold, MSWSan Jose, CA 951261578701934
  24. Yvonne Arnold, PPSSacramento, CA 958151174727861
  25. Maurice Arnold Jd, JDOakland, CA 946081932778065
  26. Barbara Arnoldussen, RNSan Jose, CA 951121174799472
  27. Marissa Aro, PSYDHesperia, CA 923451962269779
  28. Allison AronsLivermore, CA 945501144840885
  29. Sheryl Aronson, MFTLaguna Niguel, CA 926771063546513
  30. Ann Arora, M.A.San Rafael, CA 949031518198514
  31. Joanne ArranagaSan Jose, CA 951121134459118
  32. Lori ArrataAnaheim, CA 928011518448372
  33. Aide ArredondoLos Alamitos, CA 907201184089237
  34. Anthony ArredondoCommerce, CA 900401356512917
  35. Elizabeth ArredondoBellflower, CA 907061427351022
  36. Esther Arredondo, M.S.Redlands, CA 923741992990915
  37. Francine Arredondo, LPTOrange, CA 928661669811717
  38. Lorena ArredondoWatsonville, CA 950761235472796
  39. Martha ArredondoSanta Cruz, CA 950601972709723
  40. Patricia ArredondoDinuba, CA 936181669841276
  41. Teresa ArredondoGarden Grove, CA 928431295372241
  42. Vanessa Arredondo-GonzalezSan Jose, CA 951121467853432
  43. Donna ArreguinSan Marcos, CA 920691457915944
  44. Jose ArreguinGilroy, CA 950201952541856
  45. Daisy ArreolaRiverside, CA 925071205772860
  46. Edna ArreolaChula Vista, CA 919111750821682
  47. Krystal ArreolaTracy, CA 953761487382560
  48. Lizbeth ArreolaCorona, CA 928821407556343
  49. Mariela ArreolaSalinas, CA 939011225205412
  50. Emily Arreola PradoCommerce, CA 900221780292532

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.