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 32 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. Marie BalekianVan Nuys, CA 914051871781559
  2. Jeffrey Balencia, MDSan Bernardino, CA 924041356223754
  3. Dillon BalesSan Diego, CA 921011134870868
  4. Michael BalestrieriOakland, CA 946091235367632
  5. Noelle BalestrieriGrass Valley, CA 959451487277562
  6. Brooke BalibreraAuburn, CA 956031558994160
  7. Katherine BalikAnaheim, CA 928011558971259
  8. Elif Balin, LPC, NCC, PHDPacifica, CA 940441225764624
  9. Catherine Balinbin, ASWChula Vista, CA 919151134294234
  10. Michelle Balisi, MS, LMFTCarlsbad, CA 920081184182032
  11. Nancy Balkenbush, LCSWSonora, CA 953701518030790
  12. Alexis BalkeyCathedral City, CA 922341407981335
  13. Elizabeth Ball, LCSWLong Beach, CA 908151821872466
  14. Erika Ball, ASWSan Diego, CA 921111174988661
  15. Juliana Ball, LPCC ASSOCIATEFresno, CA 937201922583442
  16. Mike Ball, MSSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011427263581
  17. Shelley Balla-Hawkins, LMFTDavis, CA 956161609595271
  18. Emily Ballard, MASan Diego, CA 921011508598830
  19. Marjorie BallardLynwood, CA 902621659717395
  20. Kasey BallentinePetaluma, CA 949521871464305
  21. Clarise Ballesteros, LCSWSan Jose, CA 951261982226890
  22. Irene Ballesteros, APCCNorwalk, CA 906501942791637
  23. Maria BallesterosSan Diego, CA 921161285330027
  24. Raisa Ballesteros, ASWFairfield, CA 945331033528179
  25. Craig BallettaMount Shasta, CA 960671063732345
  26. Alyssa BallisFresno, CA 937211194405936
  27. Bridgett BallistyGilroy, CA 950201356697254
  28. Rachel BalmerOroville, CA 959651649629650
  29. Veronica Balseiro, MASan Leandro, CA 945781801097571
  30. Jeri BalsleySan Jose, CA 951261932508215
  31. Britt Bernadette BaltazarSan Leandro, CA 945781447688478
  32. Joshua Aaron BaltazarStockton, CA 952021871293126
  33. Mandy Baltierra, B.A.Colton, CA 923241821137613
  34. Monica BaltierraColton, CA 923241508197153
  35. Lester BaluyotVallejo, CA 945891356552087
  36. Megan BalzariniChula Vista, CA 919111235799958
  37. Jennifer BamacaLos Angeles, CA 900171942582952
  38. Amanda Bambrick, COUNSELORSan Francisco, CA 941071417431800
  39. Merisa BamburSouth Pasadena, CA 910301285177022
  40. Nir BanaiSan Francisco, CA 941121205021722
  41. Shirin BanaiSherman Oaks, CA 914111174752729
  42. Joey BanalesRiverside, CA 925071558504431
  43. Sherry BanalesOakland, CA 946071679114730
  44. Sarah BanayatSan Jose, CA 951261982138087
  45. Bridget Banda, PSY.D., MSOakland, CA 946051508906280
  46. Natalie BandaLos Angeles, CA 900261235875683
  47. Ricardo BandaSanta Cruz, CA 950601114107075
  48. Vanessa Banda, LCSWRedding, CA 960011730651266
  49. Sandra Bandettini, MS, MFTLaguna Hills, CA 926531124463245
  50. George BandorfSan Francisco, CA 941151871057745

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.