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 566 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. Rachael YeamanSan Diego, CA 921131487948949
  2. Jacklyn YearwoodSanta Ana, CA 927051134743180
  3. Amanda YebraRohnert Park, CA 949281275451304
  4. Adam YeciesBelmont, CA 940021114376175
  5. George YeckSan Rafael, CA 949011154479426
  6. Elijah YeckePasadena, CA 911041386874774
  7. Cassandra YeckleyHemet, CA 925441407725468
  8. Joshua YeeLa Mesa, CA 919411497130116
  9. Penny Yee, PD PERMIT.San Leandro, CA 945781407053374
  10. Simon Yee, MASan Diego, CA 921101801961297
  11. Timothy YeeSanta Fe Springs, CA 906701316074172
  12. Fonda Yeh, APCCSan Diego, CA 921011053136200
  13. Jui-Chin YehSan Jose, CA 951221225530363
  14. Victoria YehSan Carlos, CA 940701316829716
  15. Alembrhan YemaneSan Diego, CA 921011023587953
  16. Eric YenLos Angeles, CA 900191265361075
  17. Ken Huei YenSan Francisco, CA 941101164615019
  18. Peyton YenOakland, CA 946091659973733
  19. Renee YennySan Diego, CA 921101598376014
  20. Elizabeth YepizUkiah, CA 954821598959280
  21. Andrea YericSan Diego, CA 921111457841470
  22. Amanda YetterGilroy, CA 950201033486188
  23. Brooke Yetter, M.A.Torrance, CA 905051497005078
  24. Scott Yettman, MFTSan Jose, CA 951261649420290
  25. Daniel YiLos Angeles, CA 900271598000317
  26. Esther YiLa Mesa, CA 919421801300363
  27. Kiyeon YiWestminster, CA 926831538498175
  28. Samantha YinIrvine, CA 926141467323212
  29. Jason YingstSan Diego, CA 921011487890992
  30. Jen Yip, M.A.Camptbell, CA 950081326176306
  31. Jessica YipOakland, CA 946071811670714
  32. Randy YipSan Francisco, CA 941031215349949
  33. Yonathan YitrefAnaheim, CA 928041134611130
  34. Julie Yllescas, MSWLos Angeles, CA 900261356761084
  35. Jose YniguezThousand Oaks, CA 913601740547207
  36. Kayla Yoboud, LPCCSan Diego, CA 921231255952479
  37. Kristen YoderParadise, CA 959691881963031
  38. Jasmine Yohai-Rifkin, M.A.Santa Cruz, CA 950601659822245
  39. Yuliko YokotaChico, CA 959261578281895
  40. James Yokoyama, ASWSan Gabriel, CA 917761336225721
  41. Malia Yong, MA, LMFTLaguna Woods, CA 926371942910476
  42. Autumn YonkersLong Beach, CA 908071477265650
  43. Catherine YooLos Angeles, CA 900201427479690
  44. Dong Yoo, LCSWCerritos, CA 907031639252885
  45. Julie YooLos Altos, CA 940241427651256
  46. Dahyoung YoonWoodland, CA 956951346612637
  47. Edeline YoonAnaheim, CA 928011831721455
  48. Soyoon YoonRiverside, CA 925031124471768
  49. Jeannette York, MABurbank, CA 915051245560598
  50. Lacie YorkSanta Ana, CA 927011265626907

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.