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 38 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. Monika Bass, AMFTSan Diego, CA 921101497357420
  2. Phoebe BassMonrovia, CA 910161497376313
  3. Benjamin BassettOakland, CA 946111639439144
  4. Manpreet BassiOakland, CA 946111700237211
  5. Tereza BassilyLos Angeles, CA 900451376311548
  6. Anne-Marie BassoSan Francisco, CA 941101386129005
  7. Andrew Bassuk, PSY.D;LCSWVentura, CA 930011548344708
  8. Chloe Bastajian, AMFT, APCCLong Beach, CA 908071467343921
  9. Laura Bastianelli, RNLos Angeles, CA 900121457506271
  10. Joel BastidaSan Diego, CA 921011467191866
  11. Riley Bastien, M.A, APCC11836San Diego, CA 921231427680719
  12. Brenda BasurtoMurrieta, CA 925621588086623
  13. Brenda Batarse, LCSWPorter Ranch, CA 913261801530217
  14. Jessie BatchelderSan Leandro, CA 945781265632947
  15. Kristen BatchelderYuba City, CA 959911245654060
  16. Lisa BatchelderFresno, CA 937101619266368
  17. Stephanie BatchelorMartinez, CA 945531346952488
  18. Carisa BatesEl Cajon, CA 920211548899347
  19. Joseph BatesOakland, CA 946091730428392
  20. Nancy Bates, APCCJoshua Tree, CA 922521952165920
  21. Sade BatesSan Diego, CA 921231750654893
  22. Juliana BatistaSan Leandro, CA 945781780145250
  23. Charman Batiste, LMFTMerced, CA 953411164607164
  24. Jessica BatisteLa Habra, CA 906311013208925
  25. Connie Batten, LMFTSanta Cruz, CA 950621952315111
  26. Brent BatterNapa, CA 945581760772073
  27. Pavandeep Batth, LMFTCitrus Heights, CA 956101730532201
  28. Jane Battista, MSWLos Angeles, CA 900051043346356
  29. Renika BattlesSan Diego, CA 921131316178411
  30. Cynthia BattsStockton, CA 952021578703591
  31. Elizabeth Bauer, RN,MSHVista, CA 920831598962292
  32. Inka Bauer, MASan Diego, CA 921011306566922
  33. Kellymarie Bauer, MSW, ACSW, RAC IMerced, CA 953401861340580
  34. Marc BauerUkiah, CA 954821588066815
  35. Matthew BauerSan Francisco, CA 941031861566333
  36. Sandra Bauer MoeVentura, CA 930031588837512
  37. Pamela BauerleRescue, CA 956721669977567
  38. Tanya Bauguss, BACarmichael, CA 956081811011257
  39. Jessica BaumSan Jose, CA 951121124432836
  40. Julia BaumSan Diego, CA 921161962846261
  41. Charles BaumanSan Jose, CA 951201255612305
  42. Fathiah BaumanGoleta, CA 931171235412172
  43. Ginger BaumanMonrovia, CA 910161952183741
  44. Rebecca Baumer, LCSWRed Bluff, CA 960801699200329
  45. Kristin BaumgartenColton, CA 923241316105208
  46. Michael BaumwohlSan Francisco, CA 941121861778383
  47. Amanda BautistaSan Mateo, CA 944021841655040
  48. Christine Bautista, MASan Jose, CA 951281043406937
  49. Esmeralda BautistaSan Jose, CA 951251619576972
  50. Gabriela BautistaThousand Oaks, CA 913601487528758

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.