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 41 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. Heidi Beckenbach McGann, LPCCSan Diego, CA 921161295189660
  2. Elizabeth BeckerCarlsbad, CA 920091225651805
  3. Kimberly Becker, IMFFresno, CA 937111093069098
  4. Mary Becker, LCSWSan Jose, CA 951341124189568
  5. Maxine BeckerMountain View, CA 940411881751469
  6. Romyna BeckerRiverside, CA 925031942660097
  7. Sophia BeckerOakland, CA 946091194172833
  8. Stacey BeckerleySan Diego, CA 921111104609742
  9. Daniel BeckermanPleasant Hill, CA 945231083191811
  10. Kathy Beckerman, LMFTCapitola, CA 950731255408969
  11. Timothy BeckettCamarillo, CA 930121912257809
  12. Dane BeckfordRancho Cucamonga, CA 917391699031690
  13. Linda BeckmannSan Diego, CA 921111437628211
  14. Erica BecksSanta Monica, CA 904041194923821
  15. Emily BeckwithGalt, CA 956321215512140
  16. Malila BectonSan Leandro, CA 945781235313842
  17. Sean BectonOakland, CA 946121538463336
  18. Ja'Priel BedgoodSanta Ana, CA 927061457606089
  19. Tajinder Bedi, MAPittsburg, CA 945651972666428
  20. Alique BedikianOceanside, CA 920541285112458
  21. Guadalupe BedollaCamarillo, CA 930121649623687
  22. Melanie BedollaRiverside, CA 925071538743596
  23. Margaret Bedrosian, LCSWSan Diego, CA 921031235204579
  24. Alexis BeebeSan Rafael, CA 949011992074397
  25. Marielle BeebeCarlsbad, CA 920081871454058
  26. Michelle BeebeSan Diego, CA 921541134311822
  27. Taylor BeebeOakland, CA 946091912229097
  28. Karene BeechamRio Linda, CA 956731033560289
  29. Thomas Beechel, M.A., M.F.T.Murrieta, CA 925631982625588
  30. Liesl Beecher-FladOakland, CA 946121528298676
  31. Diane BeekmanAltadena, CA 910011346368321
  32. Thomas Beem, PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICISan Luis Obispo, CA 934011689715393
  33. Joanna BeerChula Vista, CA 919111306041686
  34. Christopher BeermanMurrieta, CA 925621053768267
  35. Sonia BeersOakland, CA 946021245580646
  36. Jennifer BeesFairfax, CA 949301841035730
  37. Joan BeesleyWoodland, CA 956951083828057
  38. Angela Beeson, APCCSan Diego, CA 921271558068312
  39. Lynn Befera, MASan Leandro, CA 945781346569068
  40. Patricia BeffaStockton, CA 952021013213636
  41. Shirley BegayApple Valley, CA 923071639629488
  42. Ella Begelfor, MFTWoodland Hills, CA 913641053540294
  43. Emily BeggSanta Barbara, CA 931011598148470
  44. Beth BegnalSan Jose, CA 951261710139738
  45. Logan BegneaudBerkeley, CA 947051942981915
  46. Jennifer BegunSacramento, CA 958281003047234
  47. Shannon Behar, M.A.Woodland Hills, CA 913641508204470
  48. Soraya BehbehaniSan Diego, CA 921211033299540
  49. Kiana BehnoodSan Diego, CA 921221669859708
  50. Alix BehrensSanta Rosa, CA 954011598439010

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.