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 39 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. Happy BautistaMilpitas, CA 950351851738413
  2. Hayzell BautistaRichmond, CA 948061447317268
  3. Isabella BautistaHarbor City, CA 907101992505564
  4. Jacqueline Bautista, MSHayward, CA 945441033556469
  5. Jallah BautistaSan Leandro, CA 945781467954552
  6. Janella Rae BautistaLivermore, CA 945511306398987
  7. Johann BautistaCastro Valley, CA 945461235778028
  8. Julie Bautista, AMFTBerkeley, CA 947091932099934
  9. Leslie BautistaRiverside, CA 925061649788167
  10. Leticia BautistaIndio, CA 922011104175389
  11. Natalia BautistaSan Carlos, CA 940701316371214
  12. Ronnie Bautista, LCSWSan Francisco, CA 941241528758406
  13. Natasha BavolarSan Diego, CA 921101639740236
  14. Lindsee BawahabLos Angeles, CA 900381780164871
  15. Michele BawdenEl Cajon, CA 920201396068797
  16. Patrcia BaxtedSacramento, CA 958251194055905
  17. Torie BaxterChico, CA 959731003523051
  18. Rochelle Baxter GreenSan Francisco, CA 941031447684022
  19. Patricia Bay, PSY.D., M.F.T.Redding, CA 960011548428113
  20. Alma May Bayani, M.ASan Jose, CA 951311053647297
  21. Irene Bayardo, M.A.Piedmont, CA 946101942490503
  22. Robin BayardoCampbell, CA 950081164350237
  23. Patrice BayerLa Selva Beach, CA 950761992947253
  24. Esengul BaykalSantee, CA 920711982133179
  25. Jennifer Bayle, MFTIHesperia, CA 923451174928402
  26. Jennifer BaylessVictorville, CA 923951821287418
  27. Shaneen Bayless, MENTAL HEALTH WORKERColusa, CA 959321275661035
  28. Kimberly BaylissChula Vista, CA 919111023341930
  29. Cynthia BaylonSanta Barbara, CA 931101013144716
  30. Gabrielle Baylor, APCCPetaluma, CA 949541447036769
  31. Bethany BaynePleasant Hill, CA 945231619345881
  32. Pablo Bayo, MAEureka, CA 955011891847307
  33. Melda Baysal WalshSan Diego, CA 921191790473189
  34. Heidi BazanLos Angeles, CA 900171225396948
  35. Leslie BazanSan Jose, CA 951311063947596
  36. Lilia BazanSanta Barbara, CA 931101194001016
  37. Pearl BazanFresno, CA 937051013035914
  38. Chelsea Bazilian, LMSWLa Verne, CA 917501467907048
  39. Tabatha Bazzell, B.STustin, CA 927801790598043
  40. Sharonda Bazzell Oballes, MSWLos Angeles, CA 900571659611754
  41. Dina BdaiwiIrvine, CA 926021306403464
  42. Firas BdaiwiNewport Beach, CA 926601225724172
  43. Jennifer BeachSan Leandro, CA 945781245682582
  44. William Beacom, L.C.S.W.Costa Mesa, CA 926271568894962
  45. Alisha BealSan Jose, CA 951281023418639
  46. Chad BealChico, CA 959261649301268
  47. Colton BealChico, CA 959261013300805
  48. Lourena BealeSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011649869330
  49. Adrienne BeamanSanta Ana, CA 927051215448915
  50. Shayne BeamerCosta Mesa, CA 926261902316011

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.