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 29 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. Gabriel AzoulayChico, CA 959261669770905
  2. Lillian Azouz, LCSWLynwood, CA 902621316490279
  3. Octavia AzpeitiaEl Monte, CA 917311720578966
  4. Yishai AzrielSan Diego, CA 921231700531126
  5. Jill Azuma, MA, APCC8807Santa Ana, CA 927031295337848
  6. Yuriko AzumaSan Francisco, CA 941331053505537
  7. Savita Azza-Patel, MSW, ASWOntario, CA 917641851834048
  8. Shi Shyuan BaSan Leandro, CA 945781992281687
  9. Adeelah BaatinOakland, CA 946121548492374
  10. Brian Babb, M.S.W.Lancaster, CA 935341598043440
  11. Chasity BabbEl Sobrante, CA 948031851053110
  12. Galen BabbLos Angeles, CA 900621508905167
  13. Jenica Babbitt PearceSan Francisco, CA 941241023171469
  14. Sarah BabcockSanta Barbara, CA 931011861632077
  15. Ante BabichSan Pedro, CA 907311013313022
  16. Timothy BabioneLa Selva Beach, CA 950761447497581
  17. Pritam Babrah, PSY.D.Elk Grove, CA 957581326125014
  18. Heliodoro BacaCommerce, CA 900401336310069
  19. Tamara BacakVentura, CA 930031871477141
  20. Ronjon Derrick BacaniVacaville, CA 956881881880474
  21. Sharyn BacceiSan Rafael, CA 949011093865685
  22. Wesley BacchusSanta Ana, CA 927051629358643
  23. Teri Bach, MFTSanta Clara, CA 950501265532790
  24. Nicole BachanasMission Viejo, CA 926921740055359
  25. Alexander Bacher, PSY.D.Norwalk, CA 906501518180157
  26. Katherine BacherRichmond, CA 948041679064943
  27. Ralph BachliIndio, CA 922011700311909
  28. Michele BachmeierFremont, CA 945361265624514
  29. Jennifer BachtoldOceanside, CA 920541811294895
  30. Anthony BackmonChico, CA 959261780049379
  31. Kirsten BacligSan Diego, CA 921051780552760
  32. Akila BaconPalmdale, CA 935501336428317
  33. Nancy Bacon, LMFTBakersfield, CA 933011528159365
  34. John Bacon Gilbert, LMFTMurrieta, CA 925621598323388
  35. Lauren BactadSan Mateo, CA 944031669997177
  36. Susan BaddgorIndio, CA 922011366691859
  37. Hugo Badillo SanchezSan Jose, CA 951121881292605
  38. Mariana BadraNorthridge, CA 913251619251873
  39. Leena BadranYuba City, CA 959911841611795
  40. Heasuk Bae, MFTDiamond Bar, CA 917651346665247
  41. Jennifer BaergaMurrieta, CA 925621346385572
  42. Leslie BaerwitzLos Angeles, CA 900571518196948
  43. Evlyn BaezSan Diego, CA 921101962940023
  44. Giovanni BaezEscondido, CA 920251235613787
  45. Jesus BaezMadera, CA 936361578126330
  46. Maria BaezVisalia, CA 932911447809942
  47. Khoeun BaezaClovis, CA 936191487310496
  48. Nicole Baeza, LPCCBakersfield, CA 933011457237620
  49. George BagaoisanSan Jose, CA 951261023319597
  50. Lisa BagbyVentura, CA 930031699900779

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.