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 568 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. Sarah YoungCamarillo, CA 930101184211716
  2. Scott Young, MASanta Barbara, CA 931031932789427
  3. Scott YoungNevada City, CA 959591407353204
  4. Secret Young, MFTILong Beach, CA 908131457698474
  5. Trishina YoungFresno, CA 937221770116105
  6. Zachery YoungSan Francisco, CA 941161457530933
  7. Vyanna Young-DavisSan Diego, CA 921101063730646
  8. Summer YoungbloodSan Rafael, CA 949011629338272
  9. Andrea YoungerSunnyvale, CA 940851669014585
  10. Kelly YoungerRichmond, CA 948051073913414
  11. Kris YounggrenSanta Cruz, CA 950601881054526
  12. Lisa Youngman, PH.D., M.F.T.Los Angeles, CA 900251760534093
  13. Kenneth YountSacramento, CA 958151679787188
  14. Media YounusEl Cajon, CA 920201679053763
  15. Kara Yourczek, LVNOceanside, CA 920541346934908
  16. Edina YslavaOceanside, CA 920541093386021
  17. Claire YuGilroy, CA 950201356990030
  18. Jennifer YuCastro Valley, CA 945461144922832
  19. Jie YuSan Jose, CA 951221508318890
  20. Jonathan YuSan Francisco, CA 941031548448061
  21. Melissa YuSan Leandro, CA 945781033349121
  22. Sally YuLaguna Hills, CA 926531992352561
  23. Sarah YuCarson, CA 907451922239482
  24. Victor YuCamarillo, CA 930121043858319
  25. Wanta Yu, MSW, ACSWLos Angeles, CA 900221619155405
  26. William YuPacoima, CA 913311093847303
  27. Eric Yuan, MSOakland, CA 946071427119759
  28. Gi YunLos Angeles, CA 900171346797388
  29. Han YunOakland, CA 946071841408150
  30. Jennifer Yun, M.A., LMFTHayward, CA 945441811489040
  31. Linda YunSan Francisco, CA 941081407931520
  32. Cheuk Yan Yung, M.A.Rosemead, CA 917701447508981
  33. Kimyoeuth Yuon, PPS SCHOOL COUNSELORSouth Lake Tahoe, CA 961501457876021
  34. Drew YurkovSan Mateo, CA 944011225181456
  35. Patrick Ren YusiAnaheim, CA 928041235869645
  36. Khadija YusufRedwood City, CA 940621326359043
  37. Att YuwanaSanta Maria, CA 934581982313698
  38. Yvette ZabalaFullerton, CA 928311063835700
  39. Therese ZabarskyCupertino, CA 950141285164640
  40. Maurice ZabaryLos Angeles, CA 900381851477111
  41. Maria ZabetiSanta Ana, CA 927011437607363
  42. Miriam ZabinskyLa Jolla, CA 920371366086134
  43. Maria ZacariasWoodland, CA 956951497093314
  44. Zachary ZaccaroWestlake Village, CA 913621528928298
  45. Rosie ZacherySacramento, CA 958341679048300
  46. Samantha Zachman, LMFT #132422Roseville, CA 956781558989327
  47. Anthony Justin ZafraSan Bernardino, CA 924011285444844
  48. Brayan Zafra GonzalezSanta Rosa, CA 954071033898945
  49. Bar ZafranyWoodland Hills, CA 913671942819123
  50. Valorie Zagelbaum, MFTLos Angeles, CA 900361285803676

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.