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 559 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. Jeremiah WinstonSanta Ana, CA 927051073602058
  2. Linda Winston, LMFTNewport Beach, CA 926601043191844
  3. Shatara Winston, ASWHayward, CA 945411225710817
  4. Lindy WinterTruckee, CA 961611316652563
  5. Paul WinternitzSan Francisco, CA 941031629143177
  6. Jennifer WintersGrass Valley, CA 959451861901431
  7. Katherine WintersOakland, CA 946051639906860
  8. Trina WintersRiverside, CA 925071184020141
  9. Savannah WintersteinSanta Barbara, CA 931011619580941
  10. Stephen Winther, MFTISacramento, CA 958411114196052
  11. Danna Winthrop, MFCTNewport Beach, CA 926601841214863
  12. Eric Winton, LMFT 134250Antioch, CA 945311750091492
  13. Jennifer Winton, AMFTArcata, CA 955211689347692
  14. Priti WirasingheSunnyvale, CA 940871447104484
  15. Donna WirthMoreno Valley, CA 925531255574554
  16. Abigail WiseGilroy, CA 950201811628399
  17. Agatha WiseOrange, CA 928681275080129
  18. Claire Wise, MFTLa Jolla, CA 920371477565869
  19. Elizabeth Wise, LCSWPine Mountain Club, CA 932221255833125
  20. Sherri WiseFresno, CA 937051356757033
  21. Shannon WisemanSanta Rosa, CA 954031164696597
  22. Wendy Wishart, MA, MFTI#73685San Rafael, CA 949031619376621
  23. Christine WishonSan Leandro, CA 945781437471877
  24. Katherine Wismer, LMFTPlacentia, CA 928701245394774
  25. Kathryn Wisniewski, BASan Rafael, CA 949031619452471
  26. Joshua WisotskyCanoga Park, CA 913041689891616
  27. Neveen WissaDiamond Bar, CA 917651417633918
  28. Erika WitherowSacramento, CA 958271235393653
  29. Darby WitherspoonPleasant Hill, CA 945231043893969
  30. Lara WithopLakeport, CA 954531649680257
  31. Holly WithrowSanta Rosa, CA 954041902438146
  32. Victoria WithrowCeres, CA 953071902258676
  33. Alia Witt, MFTSan Diego, CA 921081649281841
  34. Gabrielle Witte, LPCCLos Angeles, CA 900361316456767
  35. Angelica Witter, MEDAnaheim, CA 928011902421985
  36. Ian WitterSan Diego, CA 921021093951055
  37. Ann WittersChico, CA 959261962903500
  38. Vicki Wittman, MFTGilroy, CA 950201508950031
  39. Antonia WittusExeter, CA 932211770945669
  40. Kristen WixtedRescue, CA 956721821471699
  41. Genet WodajoSan Jose, CA 951341932484086
  42. Mikaela WoffordLos Angeles, CA 900121417202987
  43. Lindsay WojciakThousand Oaks, CA 913601487499869
  44. Kristen WojcikLong Beach, CA 908071235251778
  45. Jessica Wojtkiewicz, ASWVista, CA 920811023439205
  46. John Wolanin, PSY. D.Pasadena, CA 911071457496440
  47. Barbara WolfYreka, CA 960971184745879
  48. Cameron WolfTustin, CA 927801093579815
  49. Cordelia WolfSan Rafael, CA 949031104059351
  50. Elly Wolf, MA, MFTMontrose, CA 910201821507351

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.