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 54 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. Jennifer Boss KinserModesto, CA 953541700215308
  2. Charles BosterSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011801923412
  3. Jockeyah BostickLos Angeles, CA 900341497230338
  4. Ken BostonSanta Cruz, CA 950601992926323
  5. Quenika BostonSuisun City, CA 945851356406797
  6. Quentin BostonLa Selva Beach, CA 950761871759308
  7. Luca Bosurgi, DHYP, MBSHSanta Monica, CA 904041245598150
  8. Emily BoswellOakland, CA 946091720362817
  9. Monique BoswellCamarillo, CA 930121437495942
  10. Paul BoswellEl Monte, CA 917311336302785
  11. Taylor BoswellFresno, CA 937211518485275
  12. Melanie BosworthRedding, CA 960011497806137
  13. Jacob BotelloHanford, CA 932301144944505
  14. Annika BothaEureka, CA 955011346167889
  15. Deborah BothunLa Jolla, CA 920371083594204
  16. Sylvia BothwellCamarillo, CA 930121215277447
  17. Katreen Botros, ASWLong Beach, CA 908131942979299
  18. Dawn BottiniSan Rafael, CA 949011609297415
  19. Elizabeth BottiniOroville, CA 959651609173079
  20. Darrell BottomsStockton, CA 952021700200839
  21. Madison BottorffLos Angeles, CA 900431497038285
  22. Julie BottsYucca Valley, CA 922841093852774
  23. Linda Boucher, BA, CADCIISan Jose, CA 951281396989349
  24. Vikki Bouck, LCSWLa Mesa, CA 919411790142875
  25. Angela BouderSanta Ana, CA 927011710230818
  26. Rachelle BoudreauSan Francisco, CA 941101215238175
  27. Meagen Boulay, LMFTVictorville, CA 923921932855608
  28. Sarah BoulericeGridley, CA 959481639633902
  29. Jill Boultinghouse, LMFTLaguna Hills, CA 926531376339978
  30. Douglas BoulwarePasadena, CA 911011669708145
  31. Shelby Bourhis, LMFTSan Francisco, CA 941311619724093
  32. Eliza BourkeSan Diego, CA 921101639997927
  33. Ellen Bourne, MSWClearlake, CA 954221669619714
  34. Sarah BouscarenSan Diego, CA 921231528663705
  35. Kelsey BouskaSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011538578182
  36. Jordan BouskosSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011326505850
  37. Matthew BouvierOakland, CA 946091144525262
  38. Andrew BoveVallejo, CA 945901538430277
  39. Danielle BoveSan Leandro, CA 945781700274164
  40. Melanie BowdenWoodland, CA 956951578997656
  41. Cierra BowenChico, CA 959261194233148
  42. Elizabeth BowenChico, CA 959261023442845
  43. Emily BowenLos Angeles, CA 900361124997382
  44. John BowenSan Diego, CA 921031861949190
  45. Susan Bowen, LPTColusa, CA 959321114072915
  46. Tiphanie BowensSanta Cruz, CA 950601366940215
  47. Breanna BowerFresno, CA 937101538624812
  48. Erin BowerSan Diego, CA 921151164168704
  49. Amber BowersSanta Cruz, CA 950601104100932
  50. Patrick BowersBakersfield, CA 933081194245258

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.