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 26 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. Keana AtkinsOakland, CA 946121053846527
  2. Kayla AtkinsonLancaster, CA 935361538856455
  3. Kayla AtkinsonChico, CA 959261811753965
  4. Lauren AtlasPleasant Hill, CA 945231225511652
  5. Julie Attaya, PSY.D.Elk Grove, CA 957581205641933
  6. Tonka AttohVacaville, CA 956881417010919
  7. Frederick AtuatasiFountain Valley, CA 927081790087120
  8. Gurveen Atwal, MFTIGranite Bay, CA 957461255787719
  9. Ito AuSan Jose, CA 951121679807630
  10. Janet Au, APCCMadera, CA 936361821888074
  11. Melodee AuOakland, CA 946071952925208
  12. Teresa AuSan Francisco, CA 941031295923415
  13. Suzanne AubrySan Mateo, CA 944031063738698
  14. Vanessa Audelo, MSWSanta Maria, CA 934541407620289
  15. Elizabeth AudiffredEncinitas, CA 920241578825253
  16. Jose AudonSan Jose, CA 951191891552584
  17. Callie AuerSan Diego, CA 921081659924066
  18. Nicole AuerChico, CA 959731063802544
  19. Scarlett AufmannHermosa Beach, CA 902541407165301
  20. Jacob AuginoDiamond Springs, CA 956191528579133
  21. Collin AukaiVista, CA 920831508398876
  22. Komalpreet AulakhCulver City, CA 902301033880992
  23. Caroline AumiphinSan Jose, CA 951321679881494
  24. Michelina AuneSan Diego, CA 921111548845639
  25. Connis AustSanta Rosa, CA 954041992842926
  26. Luke AustSanta Rosa, CA 954011912578220
  27. Abby AustinSacramento, CA 958201487301099
  28. Adina AustinGilroy, CA 950201306021613
  29. Amber Austin, PARAPROFESSIONAL -2San Jose, CA 951121376964304
  30. Bridget Austin, C.A.S.San Jacinto, CA 925831992839633
  31. Danielle AustinSan Bernardino, CA 924081295252138
  32. Daryl AustinMadera, CA 936381114141082
  33. George AustinSan Bernardino, CA 924081871781369
  34. Harlen AustinCamarillo, CA 930121871883793
  35. Imani AustinRialto, CA 923761922687508
  36. Lisa AustinSanta Cruz, CA 950601992983860
  37. Maurice AustinMerced, CA 953411003158197
  38. Olivia AustinAromas, CA 950041730529348
  39. Susan Austin, MSSan Diego, CA 921131386286797
  40. Eileen AutonSanta Cruz, CA 950601679804439
  41. Fayola Autry, MPHOakland, CA 946021831436997
  42. Winson AuyeungMartinez, CA 945531336568195
  43. Adriana AvalosOntario, CA 917641710265756
  44. Brenda AvalosRiverside, CA 925071811347453
  45. Francis AvalosSanta Ana, CA 927011013148014
  46. Jazmin AvalosOxnard, CA 930361700679396
  47. Jessica AvalosStockton, CA 952021124530951
  48. Jocelyn Avalos, MSWLos Angeles, CA 900011821660473
  49. Miguel AvalosOakland, CA 946071770128399
  50. Victor AvalosSan Leandro, CA 945771073917050

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.