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 31 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. Eva BairdSanta Ana, CA 927011962800557
  2. Star Baird, LCSWBurlingame, CA 940101568789022
  3. Marc Baisden, MA, CMHC, MSCP, CISCrescent City, CA 955311538302054
  4. Reichel BaisdenSan Diego, CA 921011023651783
  5. Susan BaizFresno, CA 937031750978177
  6. Monica BajwaSanta Barbara, CA 931101003570839
  7. Mary BakchachyanLos Angeles, CA 900071457776775
  8. Annissa BakerOakland, CA 946091346852175
  9. Benjamin BakerNevada City, CA 959591538818059
  10. Brittany Baker, LMHCOceanside, CA 920571326793027
  11. Christi Baker, AMFTBerkeley, CA 947041265206635
  12. Dalando BakerFresno, CA 937041225499668
  13. David BakerSacramento, CA 958201396899969
  14. Devon BakerSan Mateo, CA 944011568239184
  15. Douglas Baker, MFTSan Diego, CA 921081588981021
  16. Gail Baker, LMFTPalm Desert, CA 922601568652139
  17. Gary BakerNational City, CA 919501639319452
  18. Josey Baker, LCSW,PPSCBerkeley, CA 947021992960678
  19. Judith BakerSan Clemente, CA 926721235015876
  20. Katie BakerSanta Cruz, CA 950601386261881
  21. Kelsey Baker, PSY.D.San Jose, CA 951261528411147
  22. Keturah Baker, MA, LMFTGardena, CA 902481841387990
  23. Megan Baker, MFTEl Cajon, CA 920201386074763
  24. Tanya BakerSan Leandro, CA 945771356130645
  25. Thomas BakerSan Diego, CA 921231649673237
  26. Tracy BakerSanta Cruz, CA 950601568024362
  27. Benyapa BakewellLos Angeles, CA 900071871011866
  28. Medhat BakheetGarden Grove, CA 928401346721404
  29. Amber BalaisSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011487222717
  30. Duygu BalanOakland, CA 946091871206615
  31. Carmen BalandranSanta Ana, CA 927071760571806
  32. Matthew Balantac, BADaly City, CA 940141952969990
  33. Andy BalazsRedondo Beach, CA 902771700102787
  34. Arielle BalbusAlameda, CA 945011992187900
  35. Kenneth Balch, MHATBuellton, CA 934271386774461
  36. Lina Balchas, LPCCLomita, CA 907171023648169
  37. Susan BaldasanoMerced, CA 953481790921864
  38. Jailene BalderamaDinuba, CA 936181922677020
  39. James BalderamaColusa, CA 959321699803429
  40. Crystal BalderasFontana, CA 923351841946514
  41. Jessica BalderasStockton, CA 952021336311562
  42. Cristina BalderramaFullerton, CA 928311588068795
  43. Jasmine BalderramaOxnard, CA 930361609753813
  44. Fatima BaldizonLos Angeles, CA 900201912061433
  45. Dawnae BaldwinRedding, CA 960021588248371
  46. Heather BaldwinBen Lomond, CA 950051427372036
  47. Leanne Baldwin, IMFModesto, CA 953541437553609
  48. Melissa Baldwin, LMFTSanta Monica, CA 904021205697422
  49. Victoria Baldwin, LPCC, LPCTemecula, CA 925901043805898
  50. Lorraine Balek-Beeson, LPCCSan Diego, CA 921281316579998

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.