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 533 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. Gina Velasquez, MAArcata, CA 955211578295366
  2. Kimberly VelasquezLos Angeles, CA 900071710405642
  3. Martha VelasquezVisalia, CA 932911952439762
  4. Wendy Velasquez RiveraLong Beach, CA 908101700468089
  5. Veronica Velasquez-RodarteLake Forest, CA 926301619228293
  6. Sandra Velasquez-Wright, MSWFresno, CA 937111730841255
  7. Lizeth VelazcoLos Angeles, CA 900081265841035
  8. Amy VelazquezSan Diego, CA 921021700051646
  9. Cesar VelazquezCamarillo, CA 930121396259214
  10. Denise VelazquezSan Bernardino, CA 924151396342937
  11. Elizabeth VelazquezCoachella, CA 922361336737113
  12. Emily VelazquezSan Diego, CA 921111528726411
  13. Hector Velazquez, LMFTEscondido, CA 920261841923737
  14. Luis VelazquezLawndale, CA 902601073633640
  15. Marsela VelazquezSanta Ana, CA 927051437627544
  16. Penelope Velazquez, MFTCarlsbad, CA 920081578703609
  17. Ramon Velazquez, M.A.Santa Barbara, CA 931011306082433
  18. Rosalinda VelazquezBakersfield, CA 933071750721379
  19. Shannon Velazquez, MFTSanta Barbara, CA 931011548064199
  20. Valerie Velazquez, B.A.Pasadena, CA 911071114041159
  21. Veronica VelazquezFresno, CA 937221881983377
  22. Veronica Velazquez, ASWChico, CA 959731285111229
  23. Yesenia Velazquez, ACSWFullerton, CA 928311013664408
  24. Yumilka VelazquezCosta Mesa, CA 926261326484775
  25. Erika Velazquez TrejoCamarillo, CA 930121093314924
  26. Vai VeleSan Mateo, CA 944031124688072
  27. Marketa VelehradskaCompton, CA 902211598951964
  28. Claudia VelezStockton, CA 952071356589162
  29. Franczeska VelezStockton, CA 952021467703934
  30. Kathrine VelezSanta Rosa, CA 954041992285027
  31. Paloma Velez, LCSWColton, CA 923241326173055
  32. Uriel VelezChico, CA 959261740758903
  33. Elise VelizWalnut Creek, CA 945961861741373
  34. Sandra Veliz-AraujoSan Francisco, CA 941031972872760
  35. Pilar VellaSanta Ana, CA 927051568747129
  36. Silvia VelozCamarillo, CA 930121275651937
  37. Mark VenckeleerColton, CA 923241245365402
  38. Ann Venegas, PSYCHIATRIC TECHRiverside, CA 925031225740590
  39. Karina VenegasPasadena, CA 911071932626405
  40. Leslie VenegasNorth Hollywood, CA 916011356858245
  41. Lizeth VenegasOakland, CA 946071609419365
  42. Uriah Venegas, MD, IMFSanta Barbara, CA 931011114436961
  43. Patrick VenetzSan Ramon, CA 945831053025379
  44. Kapila Venkataraman, MFTCampbell, CA 950081699512384
  45. Kristin Venning, LMFTSan Bruno, CA 940661992132245
  46. Kathryn VenoUkiah, CA 954821396914131
  47. Arielle VentimigliaLos Angeles, CA 900181831647551
  48. Anna Ventura, MSWLos Angeles, CA 900261346495173
  49. Elizabeth VenturaLong Beach, CA 908071417257999
  50. Hilda VenturaFresno, CA 937101366090250

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.