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 562 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. Sydney Woodward, LMFTLos Angeles, CA 900271881371052
  2. Gene Woody-MaynardOakland, CA 946121518262765
  3. Deadra Woolbright, MFTStockton, CA 952051659890457
  4. Melanie WoolenRiverside, CA 925031689022758
  5. Jayde WooleryLivermore, CA 945511306421375
  6. Leila Wooley, MABurlingame, CA 940101992258537
  7. Susan Woolf, MFT INTERNRichmond, CA 948061760520563
  8. Brian WoolleyCathedral City, CA 922341235359365
  9. Milton Woolley, M.F.TSanta Rosa, CA 954041710073309
  10. Angel-Lee WoolseySanta Ana, CA 927061033266754
  11. Kayla WoonWalnut Creek, CA 945951215804612
  12. Tyler WoosleyLompoc, CA 934361376863704
  13. Christopher WootenOakland, CA 946121750427076
  14. Angela WoottonSanta Cruz, CA 950601871837484
  15. Linda WoottonUkiah, CA 954821801217492
  16. Kimberly WordLake Isabella, CA 932401205125549
  17. Robyn WordSacramento, CA 958281881090868
  18. Darian WordenNevada City, CA 959591750227617
  19. Mali Workman, AMFTAnaheim, CA 928021891545521
  20. Robert Worlds, APCCSan Diego, CA 921541609376052
  21. Kelsey WorleySanta Maria, CA 934581790494490
  22. Mylaya WorleyOakland, CA 946021902506462
  23. Joan WormanSouth Lake Tahoe, CA 961501376767871
  24. Karly WorthSacramento, CA 958251326758087
  25. Miesha WortheySan Pedro, CA 907311477769347
  26. Susan Worthington, BASanta Maria, CA 934541922134584
  27. Edna WosoughianThousand Oaks, CA 913621245470384
  28. Karlee Wostrel, M.A.San Diego, CA 921101417256280
  29. Keyan WozniakPleasant Hill, CA 945231568157220
  30. Joseph WrayAltadena, CA 910011124294228
  31. Howard WrenPorterville, CA 932571871801530
  32. Richard WrenSan Jose, CA 951261225269525
  33. Brenda WrightPlacerville, CA 956671942833280
  34. Catherine Wright, MA, AMFTSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011427923465
  35. Charlene Wright, ACSWSan Diego, CA 921201093265720
  36. Chris WrightSan Francisco, CA 941101649571506
  37. Duncan WrightSanta Barbara, CA 931011053480459
  38. Erin Wright, M.A.Palo Alto, CA 943041063574697
  39. Evelyn Wright, MSW, LCSWRolling Hills Estates, CA 902741437343332
  40. Gregory WrightSacramento, CA 958261588022628
  41. Isaac WrightCulver City, CA 902301457997983
  42. John WrightWatsonville, CA 950761679759070
  43. Juliann Wright, PSY.D.Santa Monica, CA 904031376620161
  44. Katherine Wright, LMFTSherman Oaks, CA 914011376488551
  45. Kathline WrightChico, CA 959261326271537
  46. Louis WrightBanning, CA 922201467324376
  47. Mariana WrightColton, CA 923241639628019
  48. Megan WrightAuburn, CA 956031750884177
  49. Michael WrightWoodbridge, CA 952581992652481
  50. Paula Wright, MFTISebastopol, CA 954721396078564

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.