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 33 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. Loren BanducciSanta Cruz, CA 950601366108813
  2. Kristie BanePacoima, CA 913311083840235
  3. Jiveli BanegasBerkeley, CA 947041356119572
  4. Pooja BanerjeeTracy, CA 953771417879263
  5. Bullet BangsalOxnard, CA 930331285970848
  6. Adrienne BanhSan Diego, CA 921151407549983
  7. Khanh BanhFountain Valley, CA 927081184988875
  8. Lisa BanhSan Francisco, CA 941031861749582
  9. Michael Banh, AMFT, APCCSunnyvale, CA 940861851133276
  10. Osun BanjokoRichmond, CA 948041144384058
  11. Keith Banker, MHRSNevada City, CA 959591306405774
  12. Teiahsha Bankhead, LCSWOakland, CA 946121790627750
  13. Audrey BanksSan Leandro, CA 945781972700649
  14. Christina BanksMountain View, CA 940411336929140
  15. Dana BanksOakland, CA 946211720491269
  16. Evelyne Banks, D.MINUpland, CA 917861477090413
  17. Frank Banks, MFTSan Francisco, CA 941021982860169
  18. Hannah BanksSan Carlos, CA 940701861972598
  19. Molly BanksSan Jose, CA 951261427226356
  20. Riana Banks, IMF 68538Santa Maria, CA 934581548529357
  21. Ryan Banks, M.P.A.Fresno, CA 937261073649588
  22. William BanksCorona, CA 928821932485414
  23. Meredith BanosSan Diego, CA 921031881955227
  24. Daisy BanuelosLos Angeles, CA 900381689215261
  25. Jesse BanuelosMadera, CA 936361174186928
  26. Audrey BarVentura, CA 930011306135348
  27. Nicole Barab, ASWEl Monte, CA 917801306202031
  28. Freddie BarahonaOakland, CA 946021942625017
  29. Jessica BarahonaLos Angeles, CA 900131740950807
  30. Jose BarahonaLos Angeles, CA 900171871750737
  31. Andrea BarajasNapa, CA 945581528735313
  32. Beatriz BarajasCompton, CA 902201356532790
  33. Elena BarajasSanta Ana, CA 927051467804286
  34. Elizabeth BarajasSan Diego, CA 921541073297891
  35. Everardo BarajasSanta Ana, CA 927051356660229
  36. Jacqueline BarajasLos Angeles, CA 900171487964987
  37. Luisa Barajas, MSWLos Angeles, CA 900051477854966
  38. Maria Barajas, M. EDModesto, CA 953581265040315
  39. Mariana Barajas, LPCCLos Angeles, CA 900681831829514
  40. Maritza Barajas, LPCCIndio, CA 922011154936391
  41. Rocio Barajas, MHRSVisalia, CA 932911477792307
  42. Viviana BarajasStockton, CA 952061801719406
  43. Lilyanna Barajas-Meadows, ASWChico, CA 959261538654843
  44. Lana BarakatSan Diego, CA 921011093162299
  45. Carlos BarbaSan Jose, CA 951121356689814
  46. Fabiola BarbaParadise, CA 959691770993966
  47. Javier BarbaWasco, CA 932801437431376
  48. Jillian BarbaLynwood, CA 902621396041323
  49. Manuel BarbaSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011407051428
  50. Mariana BarbaLos Angeles, CA 900171053920033

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.