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 551 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. Laura White, BAOceanside, CA 920541235323387
  2. Lena WhiteGoleta, CA 931171568032068
  3. Lionel White, M. ED.Oakland, CA 946021295042851
  4. Mackenzie WhiteSan Diego, CA 921011154902211
  5. Melissa WhiteUkiah, CA 954821841335619
  6. Michelle WhiteCamarillo, CA 930121285251959
  7. Monikkia WhitePittsburg, CA 945651730697657
  8. Monique WhiteOntario, CA 917611841560562
  9. Raven White, MSWLong Beach, CA 908101649623919
  10. Rhonda WhitePasadena, CA 911071821287012
  11. Richard White, MFT INTERNSanta Rosa, CA 954091518283316
  12. Robert WhiteChico, CA 959261992905699
  13. Ruth White, MFTILos Angeles, CA 900421568713527
  14. Sandra White, MA.MFTAntioch, CA 945091386985018
  15. Shawanee WhiteSan Diego, CA 921101558990556
  16. Susan White, MFTEl Cerrito, CA 945301427498252
  17. Wilda WhiteSan Bernardino, CA 924081902421837
  18. Natalie White-BouieChico, CA 959261902142854
  19. Allison WhitecavageSanta Ana, CA 927061437593662
  20. Jason WhitedCamarillo, CA 930121700030822
  21. Daniel WhiteheadOroville, CA 959651295043628
  22. Patricia WhiteheadSanta Paula, CA 930601518085513
  23. Sean Whiteley, APCCTustin, CA 927801922839679
  24. Linda Whiteside, LPCCLos Angeles, CA 900341710697248
  25. Paige WhitesideOakland, CA 946021730436304
  26. Daya Whitfield, ASWNorth Hollywood, CA 916011033898796
  27. Montoya WhitfieldLos Angeles, CA 900031841682689
  28. Ramillies WhitfieldWest Sacramento, CA 956911831705227
  29. James WhithamSan Diego, CA 921011184177404
  30. Xinia WhitlerOrange, CA 928671790324895
  31. Eden WhitleySan Francisco, CA 941021396255709
  32. Heather WhitleySan Francisco, CA 941221275815821
  33. Ariel Whitlock, MFT, NCCSan Jose, CA 951281427442441
  34. Cristina WhitlockMammoth Lakes, CA 935461356540132
  35. Nina WhitlockSan Leandro, CA 945781164039939
  36. Jane WhitmoreAltadena, CA 910011841321759
  37. Rudi Whitmore, LPCCRedlands, CA 923731962065045
  38. Kathryn Whitney, B.A.Thousand Oaks, CA 913601366823312
  39. Samara WhitneyLong Beach, CA 908081083567366
  40. Tawny WhitneyAuburn, CA 956031609139245
  41. Thomas WhitneySanta Barbara, CA 931011336416478
  42. Alma Whitsitt, LMFTCovina, CA 917231003843111
  43. Kevin WhitsonOakland, CA 946091942505359
  44. Earl WhittLancaster, CA 935351225220981
  45. Joseph WhittUniversal City, CA 916081235919457
  46. Linda WhittVallejo, CA 945921356097042
  47. Andrea WhittedOroville, CA 959651841665205
  48. Casey Whittemore, LMFTVentura, CA 930031417513276
  49. Christina WhittenEl Cajon, CA 920211083919096
  50. Jessica WhittingtonGlendale, CA 912031669248431

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.