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 27 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. Genoveva Avalos-Mireles, MSW LCSWSpring Valley, CA 919771356486054
  2. Agustin Avantes, B.A.San Bernardino, CA 924151912187238
  3. Cindy AvelarRiverside, CA 925071871073510
  4. Shana Averbach, MSSan Francisco, CA 941221902098015
  5. Paula Averruz-GenieOakland, CA 946121760528103
  6. Carol Avery, MSHayward, CA 945411528260684
  7. Casey AveryFullerton, CA 928311689335473
  8. Katelyn AveryCarmel, CA 939231891622510
  9. Lamont AverySan Bernardino, CA 924081194154997
  10. Veronica AverySacramento, CA 958241881801348
  11. Sharon AvesarBerkeley, CA 947051760942148
  12. Ailyn AvilaGarden Grove, CA 928401730796194
  13. Aimee AvilaChico, CA 959261205478062
  14. Alma AvilaMerced, CA 953411689040230
  15. Daniel AvilaLos Angeles, CA 900311386890283
  16. David AvilaCosta Mesa, CA 926261649710260
  17. David AvilaSanta Rosa, CA 954041952748857
  18. Desiree Avila, M.A.Santa Ana, CA 927051427415330
  19. Eva Avila, LCSWModesto, CA 953511326992793
  20. Franchesca AvilaEscondido, CA 920251053968800
  21. Frank AvilaAuburn, CA 956031073900684
  22. Heather AvilaSouth Lake Tahoe, CA 961501902052467
  23. Jacqueline AvilaCamarillo, CA 930121427522242
  24. Lawanda AvilaSan Jose, CA 951281295385714
  25. Lilliana AvilaVisalia, CA 932771740706258
  26. Louie AvilaRiverside, CA 925061093383705
  27. Luis AvilaTulare, CA 932741942184718
  28. Maria Avila, ACSWLancaster, CA 935351447514344
  29. Maria AvilaFairfield, CA 945331164759635
  30. Paul AvilaParadise, CA 959691588110076
  31. Ruben AvilaStockton, CA 952021104258243
  32. Therese AvilaCosta Mesa, CA 926271629263967
  33. Tyler AvilaFresno, CA 937101528628765
  34. Wendi Avila, MSW, ASWLos Angeles, CA 900661982188900
  35. Darcy Aviles, LPCCPalm Desert, CA 922111972048767
  36. Kathia AvilesPomona, CA 917671073918561
  37. Andrea Aviles-PadillaEl Centro, CA 922431124543392
  38. Kelli AvinaOakland, CA 946091679766992
  39. Monica AvinaModesto, CA 953511235079344
  40. Laura Avina CortesSan Leandro, CA 945781235794736
  41. Meirav Aviram, MAEncino, CA 914361912874462
  42. Joshua AvishurLos Angeles, CA 900171700496932
  43. Christopher Avitabile, MFTLanders, CA 922851164849071
  44. Felipa AvitiaFarmersville, CA 932231427390400
  45. Izaura Avitia, ASW104305Los Angeles, CA 900261760034904
  46. Lanicia AvituaVisalia, CA 932921508275215
  47. Marina AwedDavis, CA 956161174912182
  48. Anim Aweh, MSWSan Leandro, CA 945771851722284
  49. Lauren AxbergSanta Rosa, CA 954041952906299
  50. Kirsten AxelrodMonterey, CA 939401750790895

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.