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 569 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. Marmar Zahabi, PSY.DLaguna Niguel, CA 926771154477289
  2. Kyle ZahariaCosta Mesa, CA 926271598326225
  3. Marika Zaharkiv, M.A.Encino, CA 914361558538918
  4. Jawid ZaheerSan Diego, CA 921021295158764
  5. Natasha Zahid, LPCCMerced, CA 953441619517877
  6. Tyhira ZahirSacramento, CA 958231588895577
  7. Eftiki ZaimiEncino, CA 914361639004591
  8. Haydouk Zakarian, ACSWLos Angeles, CA 900051891871406
  9. Phyllis Zakian, CATCSan Jacinto, CA 925831255517991
  10. John ZaklikowskiSan Francisco, CA 941021609935519
  11. Arielle ZakrisSanta Ana, CA 927051477191138
  12. Anthony ZaldivarSan Francisco, CA 941031962649681
  13. Susan Zalkaske, M.A.Petaluma, CA 949521750426482
  14. Mounir Zalloua, M.A.San Diego, CA 921191679741292
  15. Gabriel ZamaconaPoint Reyes Station, CA 949561437308996
  16. Allison Zamani, LPCCSan Francisco, CA 941021639764335
  17. Chelze ZamaniPlacentia, CA 928701568815439
  18. Narges ZamaniGarden Grove, CA 928401659002350
  19. Iliana ZamarripaOrange, CA 928681841400769
  20. Marina ZamarronOxnard, CA 930361588873657
  21. Alexia ZambranoArcata, CA 955211205750932
  22. Karla Zambrano-ArmijosOakland, CA 946021467788893
  23. Orly ZamirBerkeley, CA 947021992244420
  24. Mayra ZamonLake Elsinore, CA 925301851931547
  25. Alexis ZamoraModesto, CA 953501013863430
  26. Asaph ZamoraSanta Ana, CA 927051326632647
  27. Belem ZamoraColton, CA 923241255723250
  28. Connie ZamoraSan Jose, CA 951121851795470
  29. Daisy ZamoraFresno, CA 937281982265526
  30. Darling ZamoraOakland, CA 946051124794755
  31. Erika ZamoraWatsonville, CA 950761598084964
  32. Isela ZamoraOakland, CA 946121689064206
  33. Jillian ZamoraCamarillo, CA 930121669945978
  34. Mayra ZamoraSan Jose, CA 951121720489685
  35. Nancy ZamoraSan Diego, CA 921031902238660
  36. Natalie ZamoraSanta Cruz, CA 950601285308742
  37. Raquel ZamoraAltadena, CA 910011992086425
  38. Silvestre ZamoraStockton, CA 952021578924676
  39. Theresa ZamoraOakland, CA 946191306386131
  40. Vanessa Zamora, MSWAnaheim, CA 928061093943557
  41. Magaly Zamora Fukutake, ASWLong Beach, CA 908131558762740
  42. Erick Zamora MolinaDiamond Bar, CA 917651730907130
  43. Carlos Zamora-HernandezSan Francisco, CA 941101790160588
  44. Patricia Zamora-JimenezMonterey, CA 939401316661945
  45. Desiree Zamora-ValadezLos Angeles, CA 900321689077794
  46. Maria ZamudioSanta Maria, CA 934541497881155
  47. Marianela Zamudio, M.S.ED.San Diego, CA 921081417237181
  48. Jose Zamudio Zamudio, MSW, PPSC, CWASan Jose, CA 951161114849577
  49. Alessandra Zanassi, MABurlingame, CA 940101720755549
  50. Emily ZandbergenAliso Viejo, CA 926561174333736

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.