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 36 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. Gisselle BarreraWatsonville, CA 950761821620030
  2. Jared BarreraSan Rafael, CA 949011881320182
  3. Jessica BarreraStockton, CA 952071083192249
  4. Megan BarreraSanta Clarita, CA 913801407428436
  5. Steve BarreraStockton, CA 952071396606067
  6. Katina Barrera Downs-Naivalu, LPCCWoodland, CA 956951508275272
  7. Yonatan Barrera GomezLos Angeles, CA 900081538719604
  8. Susan Barrera RamosMonrovia, CA 910161164191805
  9. Jimmy Barrera RojasSanta Maria, CA 934581972156594
  10. D. BarrerasCarlsbad, CA 920081942576913
  11. Patricia BarretSan Rafael, CA 949011891026670
  12. Jeanette Barreto, B.A.Tustin, CA 927801366652810
  13. Robert BarretoCamarillo, CA 930121306205117
  14. William BarretoLos Angeles, CA 900051376730671
  15. Austin BarrettRiverside, CA 925071215118450
  16. Breffni Barrett, PSY.D.San Diego, CA 921141619494697
  17. Bryan BarretteSanta Ana, CA 927071417040056
  18. Kari BarretteOceanside, CA 920541558556092
  19. Debbie Barrientos, M.AOrange, CA 928681417457904
  20. Selena BarrientosFontana, CA 923361376298224
  21. Janet BarrigaBakersfield, CA 933091427518851
  22. Jessica BarrigaFresno, CA 937031871987305
  23. Rocio Alma Barriga GonzalezManteca, CA 953361780466680
  24. Briana BarrinoColton, CA 923241881115798
  25. Maria Barrio, MASTERCanoga Park, CA 913041316419823
  26. Earl Barrios, MSTracy, CA 953761356558308
  27. Jennifer BarriosGrass Valley, CA 959451124639828
  28. Patricia BarriosChico, CA 959281952950966
  29. Salvador BarriosAnaheim, CA 928061699312504
  30. Stephanie BarriosStockton, CA 952051871216093
  31. Vanessa BarriosVentura, CA 930031790108355
  32. Michelle Barritt, MSWLos Angeles, CA 900261699909002
  33. Amy Barron, LMFTFresno, CA 937101154848000
  34. Curtis BarronMerced, CA 953401427643493
  35. Diana BarronRichmond, CA 948041396397972
  36. Elisha BarronAnaheim, CA 928071134659196
  37. Kathy Barron, LCSWManteca, CA 953371063577062
  38. Rebecca BarronSalinas, CA 939011417296658
  39. Roberto BarronGardena, CA 902481215360268
  40. Sabrina BarronSan Leandro, CA 945781063680171
  41. Stephanie Barron, AMFTEl Centro, CA 922431699407866
  42. Tommy BarronSanta Clara, CA 950501043464829
  43. Eleanor Barron-Druckrey, PHDRichmond, CA 948051821268863
  44. Leslie Barron-TopetePerris, CA 925711861047748
  45. Monique BarrosoRoseville, CA 956781528806262
  46. Alexandra BarrowLos Angeles, CA 900101508570680
  47. Karisa Barrow, PSY.D.Oakland, CA 946111396941688
  48. Valerie Barrows, MFTHesperia, CA 923451962622274
  49. Deborah Gail BarrozoRedlands, CA 923731558086926
  50. Celia Barry, IMFTSan Diego, CA 921231538395371

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.