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 539 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. Alan Vu, M.D.Cerritos, CA 907031063432003
  2. Betty Mai VuSanta Ana, CA 927011942651831
  3. Calvin VuOakland, CA 946021932349834
  4. Kristie Vu, BAMission Viejo, CA 926911447715362
  5. Monica VuSan Rafael, CA 949031841656915
  6. Peter VuGarden Grove, CA 928401073374096
  7. Tiffany VuHuntington Beach, CA 926481982523148
  8. Calix Vu-BuiOakland, CA 946101215107073
  9. Cha VueMorgan Hill, CA 950371215346119
  10. Charlotte VueChico, CA 959261558642488
  11. Janee VueChico, CA 959261710520747
  12. Lyta VueChico, CA 959261124387840
  13. Tahying Vue, MHA1Sacramento, CA 958381871624981
  14. Taiyee VueGarden Grove, CA 928401033725981
  15. Zoua Vue, MSWSacramento, CA 958171063543379
  16. Nadia Vulfovich, MFTISan Jose, CA 951261629383625
  17. Diep Vuong, AA IISan Francisco, CA 941031326375684
  18. Kieu VuongAnaheim, CA 928051790951291
  19. Quyen VuongSan Jose, CA 951121134679863
  20. Namrata VuppalaRichmond, CA 948041558114553
  21. Krutarth Vyas, PHD.Rancho Mirage, CA 922701598114522
  22. Constance Vydra-Orlando, MSWSan Jose, CA 951261992539092
  23. Karen Wachler, PHD MFTSan Francisco, CA 941101598966657
  24. Luis WachongAlameda, CA 945011356536197
  25. Wendi Wachsmuth, M.S.San Francisco, CA 941151356571699
  26. Ariana Wade, MASacramento, CA 958161386446920
  27. Genice WadeSan Diego, CA 921131689710329
  28. Jesse WadeSan Leandro, CA 945771194159897
  29. Karla Wade, BS-CRIMINAL JUSTICESanta Cruz, CA 950601972700466
  30. Kathryn WadeMartinez, CA 945531497937155
  31. Larisa WadeCarlsbad, CA 920081598382889
  32. Nelse WadeLos Angeles, CA 900611235305996
  33. Kareen Wade McCabe, M.H.S.Oakland, CA 946121659577377
  34. Richard WadsworthChico, CA 959261396144952
  35. Grant Waggoner, LMFTDana Point, CA 926291346911450
  36. Tina WaggonerSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011407547490
  37. Andrea WagnerChico, CA 959281275921876
  38. Brittany WagnerVictorville, CA 923951104655877
  39. Corinna Wagner, MFTTRedding, CA 960011982396974
  40. Dale Wagner, MFTOxnard, CA 930361003932658
  41. Deborah WagnerSan Diego, CA 921151851413546
  42. Ethan WagnerChico, CA 959261316681398
  43. Greta WagnerOakland, CA 946021598929010
  44. Janine Wagner, LMFTFresno, CA 937211588721583
  45. Jannika WagnerRichmond, CA 948041780104976
  46. Jason WagnerWatsonville, CA 950761093014334
  47. Joan Wagner, M.A.Anaheim, CA 928051437255098
  48. Katie WagnerMurrieta, CA 925621407269681
  49. Kimberly Wagner, M.A.San Diego, CA 921031295938074
  50. Lisa WagnerAgoura Hills, CA 913011659963502

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.