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 546 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. Barbara WattsLompoc, CA 934361467853101
  2. Leeanne WattsParadise, CA 959691538536834
  3. Michael WattsLos Angeles, CA 900171841952280
  4. Robert Watts, ASWOakland, CA 946051013140409
  5. Tiera WattsSanta Monica, CA 904011194375790
  6. Alexis WaughOakland, CA 946071982167136
  7. Booker WaughLos Angeles, CA 900401063692952
  8. Brandon WautletAuburn, CA 956031861360596
  9. Jorden WaverekCamarillo, CA 930121689819278
  10. Amy WaxmanBerkeley, CA 947031568591394
  11. Jamye WaxmanEncino, CA 914361184018087
  12. Cindy Way, LMFTEncino, CA 914361659991198
  13. Virgess WayLynwood, CA 902621750670915
  14. Jason WayneSanta Barbara, CA 931051053451724
  15. Patricia WazlawEscondido, CA 920251063260891
  16. Winnie WearPasadena, CA 911071366761744
  17. William WeareSan Diego, CA 921231275752685
  18. Regena Weatherford, MFTICommerce, CA 900401851445977
  19. Allison WeatherlyOakland, CA 946011992200679
  20. Mikayla Weathers, AMFTSan Diego, CA 921151386127140
  21. Brittania Weatherspoon, M.A.Oakland, CA 946021689861429
  22. Kevin WeatherwaxSanta Cruz, CA 950601770721896
  23. Christina WeaverExeter, CA 932211811353840
  24. Emily Weaver, MFTOakland, CA 946021205431293
  25. Frank WeaverSanta Maria, CA 934551033468905
  26. Jhosmara WeaverChula Vista, CA 919101982848594
  27. Kala WeaverCrescent City, CA 955311437550399
  28. Angelica WebbThousand Oaks, CA 913601659170926
  29. Arielle Webb, M.S.Hayward, CA 945451740668680
  30. Caitlin Webb, APCCRedlands, CA 923741225989262
  31. Collin WebbSanta Cruz, CA 950601407487796
  32. Elizabeth Webb, AMFTMilpitas, CA 950351548021389
  33. Georgea WebbOakland, CA 946191588055867
  34. Heather WebbRio Linda, CA 956731497618433
  35. Kimberly WebbCorte Madera, CA 949251437093945
  36. Michaela WebbTruckee, CA 961611538757034
  37. Michele WebbRancho Cucamonga, CA 917301417123001
  38. Nicole Webb, LMFTSherman Oaks, CA 914011538712104
  39. Sherrill Webb, BHSVisalia, CA 932781013385657
  40. Ian Webb-HardingSan Jose, CA 951121093255135
  41. Amanda Webber, MA,LMHC LPCC,ATR-BCYucca Valley, CA 922841689711608
  42. Kaitlin Webber, AMFT #130221Roseville, CA 956611699568881
  43. Pamela Webber-Sandres, M-RAS., CCDS, MFTILos Angeles, CA 900071477857829
  44. Blakely WeberOceanside, CA 920541871381814
  45. Ihande Weber, LCSWFremont, CA 945381578778643
  46. Janet WeberMontara, CA 940371043043193
  47. Kaitlyn WeberSanta Rosa, CA 954041033971320
  48. Chloe WebsterOroville, CA 959651164286993
  49. Courtney WebsterLos Angeles, CA 900171679059604
  50. Janelle WebsterBerkeley, CA 947201215601240

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.