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 24 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. Francisco Arrevalo, BAFresno, CA 937261275663312
  2. Araceli ArriagaPasadena, CA 911241073183877
  3. Sabrina ArriagaAnaheim, CA 928011619357274
  4. Susana ArriagaTustin, CA 927801336003052
  5. Carmen Arriaga-Kumasaka, LMFCSoquel, CA 950731255614335
  6. Kevin ArrickYuba City, CA 959911790144400
  7. Michael ArrietaSanta Ana, CA 927011265142863
  8. Amber ArriolaVisalia, CA 932771922340900
  9. Martin ArrowsmithSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011164890158
  10. Melina ArroyaveSanta Ana, CA 927061972015493
  11. Africa Arroyo, B.A.Walnut, CA 917891730204470
  12. Antonio ArroyoSanta Ana, CA 927051073145454
  13. Catalina ArroyoSalinas, CA 939071477822724
  14. Cesar ArroyoSanta Barbara, CA 931101902979461
  15. Leslie ArroyoRedwood City, CA 940631558761361
  16. Linda Arroyo, M.S.Camarillo, CA 930101760796304
  17. Mary ArroyoFullerton, CA 928311275969883
  18. Nancy ArroyoStockton, CA 952021407386469
  19. Naomi Arroyo, MHRSRiverside, CA 925031205164498
  20. Stephanie ArroyoSanta Ana, CA 927051871061598
  21. Vanessa ArroyoHollister, CA 950231053779082
  22. Marisela Arroyo ArroyoMerced, CA 953411548506280
  23. Marie Arroyo-ContrerasEl Centro, CA 922431437476587
  24. Andrea Arroyo-FloresWatsonville, CA 950761295000107
  25. Carolyn ArteagaLong Beach, CA 908051659541985
  26. Cindy ArteagaLos Angeles, CA 900211043791171
  27. Diane ArteagaSanta Ana, CA 927011780777631
  28. Mike Arteaga, AMFTThousand Oaks, CA 913601477238327
  29. Caroline ArthoferCamarillo, CA 930121437602620
  30. Bailey ArthurSan Diego, CA 921151033784657
  31. Bethany ArthurSan Jose, CA 951241518213628
  32. Dante ArthursSanta Ana, CA 927011982063251
  33. Karine Artin, LCSWGlendale, CA 912021598520405
  34. David ArtmannOakland, CA 946121558654467
  35. Meera ArulananthamBerkeley, CA 947031720335961
  36. Roberto ArvisoMurrieta, CA 925631578422176
  37. Eliana ArvizuSanta Ana, CA 927051124384680
  38. Kirstie Arvizu, LPCCSan Diego, CA 921211972185718
  39. Stacy ArvizuOrange, CA 928681457699233
  40. Chanelle AryasinghaSan Francisco, CA 941091376881946
  41. Maria ArzagaSanta Maria, CA 934581457983215
  42. Nancy Arzate, B.SEl Cajon, CA 920211568604007
  43. Jessica Arzate Pelayo, BA IN SOCIAL WORKSebastopol, CA 954721255127247
  44. Maria ArzolaSan Jose, CA 951281215382668
  45. Lynette ArzoomanianLos Angeles, CA 900181184872061
  46. Nicole Arzt, LMFTPlacentia, CA 928701235815382
  47. Talin AsadoorianChino, CA 917101093031635
  48. Emmanuel AsanteTorrance, CA 905021063848133
  49. Angela AsatrianSan Diego, CA 921111093094773
  50. Cynthia AscencioPerris, CA 925711013539451

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.