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 233 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. Tina HowellPlacerville, CA 956671790610319
  2. Katherine HowenstineSanta Cruz, CA 950601235386723
  3. Kristen Howerton, LMFTCosta Mesa, CA 926261003407909
  4. Catherine Howland, M.A.San Francisco, CA 941101215175328
  5. Roger HowlandSan Clemente, CA 926721801597455
  6. Deidra HowlettPasadena, CA 911071154504397
  7. Bryn Hoyer, AMFTPalm Desert, CA 922601891638433
  8. John Hoyer, MAGoleta, CA 931171083901011
  9. Monica HoyosLos Angeles, CA 900311164823993
  10. Brett HoytNapa, CA 945591467942979
  11. Andrea HricikTehachapi, CA 935611477204451
  12. Jason Hruby, MSPBakersfield, CA 933071922372648
  13. An-Ping HsiaAlhambra, CA 918011437748241
  14. Joling HsiangLos Angeles, CA 900641588257844
  15. Cheng Yang Hsiao, AMFTRiverside, CA 925031639787468
  16. Lindsay HsiehSacramento, CA 958211780992768
  17. Natalie HsiehRedlands, CA 923731023567567
  18. Ellen Hsu, MBA, MA, AMFT, APCCSanta Barbara, CA 931011114769502
  19. Sandy Hsu, LCSWAlhambra, CA 918011841553195
  20. Yili HsuRosemead, CA 917701285043182
  21. Kyaw HtetSan Diego, CA 921051720540032
  22. Banruo HuPlacentia, CA 928701083130561
  23. David HuaWhittier, CA 906031932433992
  24. Diana HuaSanta Ana, CA 927061073815544
  25. Donald Hua, LPCCSan Diego, CA 921131346726320
  26. Elizabeth Hua, LPCCOceanside, CA 920541275009615
  27. Thanh HuaSan Mateo, CA 944031538505995
  28. Belinda HuangLos Angeles, CA 900041982582284
  29. Hsiao HuangPasadena, CA 911061063682656
  30. Hsiao Chu Huang, MSLong Beach, CA 908151245877588
  31. Jin Yi HuangSan Francisco, CA 941331740739499
  32. Leta Huang, MA, APCCSan Francisco, CA 941071083307367
  33. Philip HuangBerkeley, CA 947051982373668
  34. Sonja HuangSan Jose, CA 951311770900946
  35. Ya-Wen HuangBelmont, CA 940021740700095
  36. Yuanhong Huang, PH.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931061275248676
  37. Angela HuapayaHayward, CA 945411679960538
  38. Randolph HubachRiverside, CA 925031093983926
  39. Christie Hubbard, MSWLake Elsinore, CA 925301235217779
  40. Crystal HubbardSacramento, CA 958261205754041
  41. Dewana Hubbard, MFT/LPCCMurrieta, CA 925631023630498
  42. Evelyn HubbardRiverside, CA 925061255513958
  43. Kelli HubbardOakland, CA 946121942608906
  44. Laura HubbardSanta Ana, CA 927011831538008
  45. Melanie Hubbard, APCCSacramento, CA 958311760023006
  46. Phillip HubbardAltadena, CA 910011497922405
  47. Guylaine Hubbard BrosmerLos Angeles, CA 900341588223986
  48. Jennifer HubbartSan Francisco, CA 941241235254814
  49. Christina Hubbell, MSWLos Angeles, CA 900431609099951
  50. Heather HuberChico, CA 959261669660288

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.