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 28 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. Anne AxelsonGarden Grove, CA 928401467974105
  2. Alex AyalRichmond, CA 948041932696911
  3. Alma Ayala, A.S.W.Chico, CA 959261841423415
  4. Alondra AyalaSalinas, CA 939011356050975
  5. Andrew AyalaChico, CA 959261720360753
  6. Angelica AyalaOakland, CA 946071427829860
  7. Ashley AyalaTorrance, CA 905011497872972
  8. Berenize AyalaCamarillo, CA 930121659802478
  9. Cynthia AyalaNevada City, CA 959591417447954
  10. Destiny Ayala, BARedlands, CA 923731689538886
  11. Elias AyalaLos Angeles, CA 900611881865251
  12. Elizabeth AyalaVista, CA 920841205030251
  13. Elizabeth AyalaSanta Cruz, CA 950601033886353
  14. Francisca AyalaCorona, CA 928821649902743
  15. Heidi Ayala, MEDICAL ASSISTANTLos Angeles, CA 900221831442755
  16. Ived AyalaFresno, CA 937051073484887
  17. Jon AyalaLos Angeles, CA 900221174347405
  18. Kassandra AyalaAnaheim, CA 928071336735075
  19. Maria Ayala, LPCCSacramento, CA 958171174991129
  20. Michael Ayala, BARedwood City, CA 940611912598434
  21. Steven Ayala, ASWDinuba, CA 936181205118809
  22. Tyler AyalaCeres, CA 953071922725282
  23. Crystal Ayala RosasModesto, CA 953541619562808
  24. Joanna Ayala-MontejanoCastroville, CA 950121386515963
  25. Jeanette Ayala-RiosTracy, CA 953761982335220
  26. Dujuan AyersFresno, CA 937221093872921
  27. Sonja Ayerza, LMFTFresno, CA 937021518380203
  28. Abir AyeshAnaheim, CA 928051275122657
  29. Annet AyesigyeOakland, CA 946091821337510
  30. Gwen Ayliffe, M.S.Auburn, CA 956031215069851
  31. Monica AylwardSan Diego, CA 921111225482003
  32. Marie AymardSan Mateo, CA 944021043560790
  33. Adriana AyonReseda, CA 913351053619379
  34. Alexis AyonOrange, CA 928661518660174
  35. Luz AyonSouth Pasadena, CA 910301174896401
  36. Sandra AyonHemet, CA 925431740678150
  37. Elizabeth Ayres, MFTI 68599Van Nuys, CA 914061912277922
  38. Nardine Azab, MFTWalnut Creek, CA 945961417120106
  39. Shekiba AzadTrabuco Canyon, CA 926791477220721
  40. Sogol AzadSanta Barbara, CA 931051669711552
  41. Lynne Azanow-Saturno, M.S.W.Los Angeles, CA 900201124204417
  42. Shahrzad Azarafza, LCSWIrvine, CA 926121215381538
  43. Firdose AzeemSacramento, CA 958251770784761
  44. Ahdana AzelvandreSan Francisco, CA 941101457623084
  45. Hisashi AzeokaGardena, CA 902481629235528
  46. Erica Azevedo, LMFTSacramento, CA 958251891185955
  47. Kathleen AzevedoSanta Cruz, CA 950601538385166
  48. Megan Azevedo, ACSWPacific Grove, CA 939501003745266
  49. Susan AzizFremont, CA 945361023880168
  50. Nora AzmitiaBellflower, CA 907061386233245

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.