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 556 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. Vanessa WilliamsSan Diego, CA 921231811441116
  2. Vivian WilliamsSan Diego, CA 921051720393267
  3. Wanda Williams, APCC, AMFTColton, CA 923241336580505
  4. Xavier WilliamsSanta Clarita, CA 913211710754957
  5. Heather Williams Baumgart, AMFTNewbury Park, CA 913201790612950
  6. Crislin Williams WomackLos Angeles, CA 900591619658267
  7. Adrienne Williams-Barrels, M.S.Sacramento, CA 958261386837334
  8. Brent WilliamsonVentura, CA 930031881969020
  9. Chelsea Williamson, LMFTRedding, CA 960011881118230
  10. Lawrence WilliamsonSan Diego, CA 921011528542909
  11. Matthew WilliamsonLos Angeles, CA 900591386805166
  12. Megan Williamson, MASan Diego, CA 921011023501848
  13. Mischelle WilliamsonSan Rafael, CA 949011396055729
  14. Nancy Williamson, LMFTEncinitas, CA 920241326063504
  15. Rebecca Williamson, M.S.Chico, CA 959731053620807
  16. Veril WilliamsonRedding, CA 960011790267557
  17. Willie WillifordStockton, CA 952071326793340
  18. Lara Willing, B.A.Los Gatos, CA 950321033545975
  19. Julia Willinger, LMFTVenice, CA 902911093596009
  20. Charles WillisCommerce, CA 900401699259507
  21. Courtney WillisNapa, CA 945581205781283
  22. Denise WillisThousand Oaks, CA 913601003634940
  23. Hayley Willis, AMFTWestlake Village, CA 913611730929498
  24. Jeanne WillisSanta Cruz, CA 950601295214708
  25. Kyson WillisRidgecrest, CA 935551073148169
  26. Lydell WillisOakland, CA 946211134546047
  27. Michelle WillisWalnut Creek, CA 945961265608822
  28. Raen WillisChico, CA 959261437490604
  29. Skyelar WillisOakland, CA 946071841775467
  30. Mark Willison, MFTMonterey, CA 939401770750614
  31. Sandra Willliams, PH.D.Barstow, CA 923111124461215
  32. Katherine WillmanSan Rafael, CA 949011548423742
  33. Jennifer WillmannOakland, CA 946021972812550
  34. Priscilla WillmottGrand Terrace, CA 923131598272858
  35. Maria WillmsSan Diego, CA 921231487984076
  36. David WillnerCamarillo, CA 930121841696747
  37. Brandi WilloughbyCorona, CA 928821285077982
  38. Graciela Willoughby, ADTS3Fillmore, CA 930151699096206
  39. Kira WillowSan Mateo, CA 944021124799879
  40. Robert WillrodtMontecito, CA 931081457544413
  41. Alice WillsSanta Ana, CA 927051649368788
  42. Gillian Willson, RNSanta Cruz, CA 950621508276882
  43. Caleb WilnerParadise, CA 959691609246693
  44. Sean WilscamMojave, CA 935011720411366
  45. Aaron Wilson, LMFTSanta Cruz, CA 950651427636943
  46. Adriana WilsonOakland, CA 946071194364059
  47. Alexandrea Wilson, MAWatsonville, CA 950761205569779
  48. Alexis Wilson, PPSSan Diego, CA 921021588114763
  49. Allen WilsonRichmond, CA 948041538463138
  50. Amber Wilson, MARed Bluff, CA 960801588223036

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.