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 530 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. Heliana Vargas, MSW, ASWLos Angeles, CA 900261154794998
  2. Juan VargasPalm Springs, CA 922621942677422
  3. Kaitlyn VargasConcord, CA 945201275880411
  4. Maria Vargas, LMFTSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011669531778
  5. Maricela VargasOrange, CA 928661508221011
  6. Martha VargasWasco, CA 932801386828408
  7. Mary VargasSan Diego, CA 921011629209572
  8. Michael VargasSan Francisco, CA 941151952741357
  9. Misael VargasSan Francisco, CA 941241952592446
  10. Noemi VargasSan Fernando, CA 913401679400402
  11. Rosalia Vargas, B.S.San Jose, CA 951121750534988
  12. Taylor Vargas, M.SStockton, CA 952021558819920
  13. Valerie VargasSan Francisco, CA 941101982947438
  14. Vicente VargasEl Cajon, CA 920211902139710
  15. Jennifer Vargas DominguezSanta Rosa, CA 954071598475667
  16. Jenny Vargas OzunaSan Jose, CA 951121134679913
  17. Lourdes Vargas-Bogardus, LMFTSan Rafael, CA 949011750468104
  18. Regina Vargo, BSTustin, CA 927801457517294
  19. Janet VarinSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011063813616
  20. Megha VarmaOakland, CA 946121831899749
  21. Anna VarnayevaLos Altos, CA 940241659020501
  22. Mara Varnell-ChristensenChico, CA 959731972277887
  23. Hilary Varner, LMFTTustin, CA 927801083267264
  24. Donald VarneyMerced, CA 953411801340674
  25. Darcy Varnum, M.A., M.F.T.Redding, CA 960031871623744
  26. Dawnisha VarnumDelano, CA 932151699490011
  27. Shelly VarodLos Angeles, CA 900271043578479
  28. Jessica Vartanyan, PSYDFullerton, CA 928331275906430
  29. Manu Varughese, ACSWPalmdale, CA 935501326319617
  30. Amanda VashakidzeRohnert Park, CA 949281932933959
  31. Sheela Vashishtha, MSWSan Mateo, CA 944021871984641
  32. Alejandro VasquezSanta Barbara, CA 931011013250752
  33. Alim VasquezSanta Monica, CA 904011336555689
  34. Anahi Vasquez, MHCKentfield, CA 949041861914574
  35. Andrea VasquezSanta Barbara, CA 931101841537305
  36. Christine VasquezYucaipa, CA 923991083974497
  37. Crystal VasquezSalinas, CA 939061548494073
  38. Edgar VasquezChico, CA 959261326712985
  39. Elisa Vasquez, M.A.Berkeley, CA 947201275986044
  40. Elizabeth VasquezCamarillo, CA 930121922593276
  41. Elizabeth VasquezVisalia, CA 932911194648378
  42. Elshia Vasquez, AMFT/APCCNorwalk, CA 906501639859374
  43. Erika VasquezWhittier, CA 906031295069920
  44. Evelyn Vasquez, B.S., M.S.San Diego, CA 921011851774699
  45. Gabriel Vasquez, AMFTArcata, CA 955211316834823
  46. Gloria VasquezYuba City, CA 959911861759201
  47. Hazel VasquezFairfield, CA 945331952636490
  48. Hector VasquezSanta Ana, CA 927031508374166
  49. Heidi VasquezStockton, CA 952071548850548
  50. Ilene VasquezStockton, CA 952071477823458

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.