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 35 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. Brandy Barnes, LCSWSan Bernardino, CA 924011033453006
  2. Christina BarnesSacramento, CA 958211053197905
  3. David BarnesOrange, CA 928661740641059
  4. Elizabeth BarnesSan Francisco, CA 941031346390705
  5. Jessica BarnesOakland, CA 946091427329325
  6. Laura BarnesPalmdale, CA 935501417186685
  7. Melanie BarnesOrange, CA 928661184003055
  8. Naomi BarnesSan Bernardino, CA 924011386155489
  9. Reynaldo BarnesView Park, CA 900081184026627
  10. Valerie BarnesRedwood City, CA 940621700060894
  11. Carianne BarnettFresno, CA 937111770605362
  12. Cynthia BarnettRiverside, CA 925031497241780
  13. Deonte BarnettSan Jose, CA 951261629740477
  14. Gary BarnettGardena, CA 902471295057792
  15. Jerry BarnettMadera, CA 936361841916921
  16. Jonathan Barnett, M.A.C.San Leandro, CA 945781912156555
  17. Khristal BarnettLos Angeles, CA 900591972078442
  18. Linda BarnettRiverside, CA 925071942323928
  19. Maya Barnett, M.S.Corona, CA 928821922251271
  20. Sabrina BarnettFair Oaks, CA 956281366097081
  21. Taylor BarnettSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011134587454
  22. Robin BarneySacramento, CA 958231407247802
  23. Sidney Barnhisel, AMFTOakland, CA 946011881333607
  24. Danica BarnicleOceanside, CA 920581326530445
  25. Charmain BarnoVictorville, CA 923921457273245
  26. Belen BarocioMission Viejo, CA 926911982123519
  27. Alea Baron, MALos Angeles, CA 900441407103971
  28. Carrie BaronChico, CA 959261740831247
  29. Kylee BaroneRedding, CA 960021477362432
  30. Nicola Barone, AMFT, APCCLos Angeles, CA 900341891614731
  31. Maya BarrSan Francisco, CA 941211932054145
  32. Shereen Barr, LCSWSanta Barbara, CA 931061346548435
  33. Alexxus BarraganCorona, CA 928821255841938
  34. Angelica BarraganSan Diego, CA 921101912535519
  35. Armando BarraganSacramento, CA 958241255462073
  36. Bianca BarraganRiverside, CA 925071588514913
  37. Christina BarraganOrange, CA 928681659783033
  38. Eileen BarraganMerced, CA 953401386562197
  39. Gabriele BarraganRiverside, CA 925071659989580
  40. Jose BarraganOrange, CA 928661144646878
  41. Maria BarraganSanta Ana, CA 927011104135292
  42. Pamela BarraganSacramento, CA 958211831364942
  43. Veronica BarraganOxnard, CA 930361538958780
  44. Yesenia BarraganSan Diego, CA 921231558885285
  45. Paloma Barragan ZepedaAnaheim, CA 928071659986107
  46. Ernest Barraza, CADCPomona, CA 917681396014726
  47. Miriam Barraza, LMFTOakland, CA 946101326720350
  48. Richard Barraza, B.A.Camarillo, CA 930121619213121
  49. Scott Barrella, MS LMFTSimi Valley, CA 930651194957183
  50. Alexandra BarreraSan Luis Obispo, CA 934441699297085

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.