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 44 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. Dwayne BennettOakland, CA 946021902085004
  2. Emma Bennett, M.S.W., LCSW #79627Santa Monica, CA 904051396091617
  3. Kerstin Bennett, MFTSan Francisco, CA 941091053509554
  4. Linda Bennett, MFTHayward, CA 945411598899528
  5. Mark BennettSan Diego, CA 921021871912287
  6. Nicole Bennett, LCSWSan Jose, CA 951171780036798
  7. Rowan Bennett, MAFolsom, CA 956301316838642
  8. Sarah Bennett, MA, MFTIRancho Santa Margarita, CA 926881366536021
  9. Shantae Bennett, LMFTAnaheim, CA 928071679350730
  10. Silvia Bennett, IMFSan Diego, CA 921231902129000
  11. Tanesha BennettPasadena, CA 911071629802905
  12. Jacob BenningParadise, CA 959691720466493
  13. Tarra BenoistRoseville, CA 956611639471733
  14. Alexandra Benoit, ACSWNapa, CA 945581285183913
  15. Debbie Benscoter LukehartVallejo, CA 945891790936326
  16. Devon Benson, LMFTRancho Santa Margarita, CA 926881710760616
  17. Duane BensonSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011538364559
  18. Jack Benson, MA, MFTGlendora, CA 917401669626420
  19. Jennifer BensonBerkeley, CA 947051134926512
  20. Rachael BensonSan Leandro, CA 945781851672927
  21. Willie Benson, PHDLa Mesa, CA 919421073128559
  22. Erika Bent, LPCCSan Francisco, CA 941231265931794
  23. Cody-Eugene BenteChico, CA 959261659148856
  24. Jennifer Bente, CADC IINevada City, CA 959591154542868
  25. Brittani Bentley, APCCRialto, CA 923761326866500
  26. Kaitlyn Bentley, LMFTMurrieta, CA 925631235755208
  27. Merrissa Bentley, B.AMorgan Hill, CA 950371780987230
  28. Matthew BentlyChico, CA 959261518227248
  29. Adriana Benton, M.S., MFTICorona, CA 928821689845984
  30. Elizabeth Benton, M.A.Roseville, CA 956611972049526
  31. Laveta Benton, PTSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011508076951
  32. Nicole Benton-Hayden, MAOC, CSAC, CPS, CCSTwentynine Palms, CA 922771811522915
  33. John Beradino, M.A.Sherman Oaks, CA 914031679819627
  34. Misty BerardOakland, CA 946051275969313
  35. Jennifer BerardinelliMonterey, CA 939401770890790
  36. John Berberich, RADTAnaheim, CA 928071285154245
  37. Aaron BercumeBakersfield, CA 933061407179682
  38. Rebecca BerenOakland, CA 946021982575296
  39. Ilana BereskinOakland, CA 946091831429034
  40. Bridget BergFairfield, CA 945331891857058
  41. Erica Berg, MFTSanta Cruz, CA 950601518145457
  42. Jennifer BergSan Diego, CA 921111124538772
  43. Jazmin BergaraSanta Ana, CA 927051861063216
  44. Helen Bergenfeld, M.F.T.Newport Beach, CA 926601073799714
  45. Allen Berger, PH.D PSYCHOLOGISTCarson, CA 907461700226263
  46. Jan BergerSanta Cruz, CA 950621336366491
  47. Peter Berger, LCSWSacramento, CA 958161669541082
  48. Zaina BergerSan Leandro, CA 945771386326759
  49. Brianne BerghSan Diego, CA 921011194374124
  50. Amy Bergholtz, B.S.Pacoima, CA 913311124159454

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.