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 49 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. Tanya BlackwellEl Cajon, CA 920201053544056
  2. Shawnakay BlackwoodLos Angeles, CA 900031578050951
  3. Jesse BladowYreka, CA 960971861736142
  4. Kimberley Blaine, LMFTLadera Ranch, CA 926941467067363
  5. Regina BlaineLos Angeles, CA 900111316114762
  6. Alyson Blair, MHRSUkiah, CA 954821720590680
  7. Andrew BlairSan Leandro, CA 945771912375965
  8. Chalna BlairSacramento, CA 958111114701992
  9. Denise BlairSanta Ana, CA 927031578893764
  10. Edward Blair, BASan Diego, CA 921391366620148
  11. Emily BlairSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011659810216
  12. Hailey BlairSanta Cruz, CA 950601790365724
  13. Jeffrey BlairOakland, CA 946071306998562
  14. Kathleen BlairVallejo, CA 945901831390582
  15. Kimberly BlairSan Diego, CA 921091144197104
  16. Lilibeth BlairSan Jose, CA 951261487817771
  17. Madison BlairLos Angeles, CA 900081558993949
  18. Samantha BlairSacramento, CA 958251609623115
  19. Brenn BlaisdellVentura, CA 930031104614585
  20. Melinda BlaiseSan Diego, CA 921101306016605
  21. Andra Blake, MFTICommerce, CA 900401295803328
  22. Callie BlakeCalabasas, CA 913721083468953
  23. Janell Blake, APCCEscondido, CA 920251023972023
  24. Lance BlakeWest Covina, CA 917921053002451
  25. Kenneth BlakelyRedwood City, CA 940621053534388
  26. Claire Blakey, MA, LMFTSanta Barbara, CA 931011477380160
  27. Stephanie BlalockMarina, CA 939331972036499
  28. Lauren Blalock Bochner, AMFTLos Angeles, CA 900491992309843
  29. Janette Blancaluz-Hansen, MASan Francisco, CA 941021528190774
  30. Stephanie BlancetSan Diego, CA 921261760630792
  31. Andrea BlanchardFresno, CA 937031831381276
  32. Brett BlanchardOakland, CA 946021659632024
  33. Carole BlanchardCastro Valley, CA 945461073228375
  34. Monique BlanchardAgoura Hills, CA 913011033066345
  35. Kasandra BlancoChula Vista, CA 919111033820006
  36. Peter BlancoFresno, CA 937111063737443
  37. Stephanie BlancoLos Angeles, CA 900121538552096
  38. Yvette BlancoSalinas, CA 939011275810798
  39. Debbie BlaneyVentura, CA 930011447599790
  40. Jessi Blank, LPCCSherman Oaks, CA 914031194500504
  41. Kevin BlankenshipTaft, CA 932681902122815
  42. Lizeth BlasAntioch, CA 945091376022145
  43. Kelly BlaserHayward, CA 945411952504110
  44. Erin BlasiniGrass Valley, CA 959451609353259
  45. Kelly BlaylockSan Diego, CA 921091902462641
  46. William Blazek, MFTSacramento, CA 958251306356399
  47. Kristin Blecha, APCCSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011699349530
  48. Adrienne BledsawFresno, CA 937101255106753
  49. Ted BledsoeNorthridge, CA 913251942336268
  50. Aaron Bleess, M.S.Fair Oaks, CA 956281679961593

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.