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 43 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. Dawn Beltram, M.A.San Mateo, CA 944021568698173
  2. Melissa BeltramoOroville, CA 959651184432866
  3. Adriana BeltranIndio, CA 922011346497237
  4. Blanca BeltranSanta Barbara, CA 931011366645707
  5. Bree BeltranCamarillo, CA 930121568853521
  6. Joanna Beltran, B. A.Long Beach, CA 908051477685725
  7. Jose BeltranGardena, CA 902481336629443
  8. Karla BeltranRiverside, CA 925031932580602
  9. Kealani BeltranWatsonville, CA 950761831703529
  10. Reyna BeltranSan Jose, CA 951261366691735
  11. Ricardo BeltranSanta Fe Springs, CA 906701659087344
  12. Roberta BeltranLancaster, CA 935351104024678
  13. Daniella Beltran ZepedaRiverside, CA 925061467301119
  14. Vanessa Beltran-RosasSanta Ana, CA 927051164289856
  15. Elizabeth BelvedereLivermore, CA 945511255274551
  16. Elana BelzbergCulver City, CA 902321174023709
  17. Laurel BenPleasanton, CA 945661396237251
  18. Tiffany BenCamarillo, CA 930121699040832
  19. Margaret Ben Hafsi, LMFTPasadena, CA 911071295289304
  20. Karla Maia Marie Benavides, MAClayton, CA 945171184102964
  21. Sonya BenavidesSan Leandro, CA 945781073745956
  22. Amber BenbrooksOroville, CA 959651447903885
  23. Hilarey BendaLos Angeles, CA 900171942502901
  24. Karishma BendaleSan Jose, CA 951261881033348
  25. Chris BenderStockton, CA 952071316240948
  26. Courtney BenderFresno, CA 937111215108105
  27. Crystal BenderLos Angeles, CA 900051295252427
  28. Dawn BenderSan Diego, CA 921011992871776
  29. James BenderChico, CA 959261801452339
  30. Shallymar BenderSanta Clara, CA 950541083984710
  31. Denise Bendl, MASan Rafael, CA 949031881952505
  32. Adriana Bendler, MFTISanta Ana, CA 927011235242504
  33. Sara BenedettoTarzana, CA 913561154131514
  34. Zachary BenezraVan Nuys, CA 914111962047837
  35. Wilder Benites-ArcibiaBelmont, CA 940021508570318
  36. Abigail BenitezLos Angeles, CA 900201962756817
  37. Cecilia BenitezSanta Ana, CA 927011801025184
  38. Claudia BenitezRedwood City, CA 940621952879488
  39. Iridian BenitezLos Angeles, CA 900261952039893
  40. Lillian BenitezRiverside, CA 925071770855744
  41. Zenayda Benitez, MPALos Angeles, CA 900591801094941
  42. Diana Benjamin, M.F.T.Sherman Oaks, CA 914031568911220
  43. Diane BenjaminSanta Ana, CA 927051255420477
  44. Karen Benjamin, LMFT, LEPSausalito, CA 949651063294403
  45. Orie BenjaminSan Bernardino, CA 924101083165195
  46. Suzanne Benjestorf, MFT, PHDSan Diego, CA 921031346405693
  47. Marina Benkhina, MACampbell, CA 950081386876662
  48. Amanda BennaimAnaheim, CA 928011841420452
  49. Heather Bennethum, MENTAL HEALTH WORKERYuba City, CA 959911023233970
  50. Catherine Bennett, MFTSan Diego, CA 921231861577967

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.