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 58 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. Maricela BravoCerritos, CA 907031144352196
  2. Mayte BravoLong Beach, CA 908041922676832
  3. Nydia Bravo, PPSHawthorne, CA 902501205767142
  4. Stephanie BravoPico Rivera, CA 906601427731231
  5. Sandra Bravo-NavarroWasco, CA 932801114293974
  6. Yolanda Braxton, PSYDPiedmont, CA 946101255537320
  7. Jacob BraySan Francisco, CA 941031104086040
  8. Jay Bray, L.C.S.W.San Mateo, CA 944021467462937
  9. Mackenzie BraySanta Ana, CA 927061356041560
  10. Sarah BraySan Leandro, CA 945771841620168
  11. Valerie Bray-AriasMonterey, CA 939401396044855
  12. Mario BrazaOxnard, CA 930351063650273
  13. Chanton BrazalLos Angeles, CA 900171497056782
  14. Anne BrazdzionisRiverside, CA 925071992159891
  15. Suzanne BrazeeYorba Linda, CA 928861013538529
  16. Summer BrazellSanta Ana, CA 927051770992273
  17. Nadege Breant, LMFTLos Angeles, CA 900571205687837
  18. Gabriela BrecedaLancaster, CA 935341619346079
  19. Lori Breeden, L.M.F.T.Burbank, CA 915051588858112
  20. Leah BreenVentura, CA 930031477329340
  21. Katherine BregarSan Rafael, CA 949011558647487
  22. Krista BrehenyHollister, CA 950231366890451
  23. Brianna Breimayer, AMFTOakland, CA 946101972447258
  24. Dafnne BreitlerLa Selva Beach, CA 950761497900112
  25. Laria BrelandSanta Ana, CA 927051255847356
  26. Kristie BrendaSanta Cruz, CA 950601437391745
  27. Catherine Brenegan, B.A.,M.A. MFTSanta Rosa, CA 954031669575114
  28. Sarah BrenisSan Luis Obispo, CA 934051437597572
  29. Eric Brenmark, MHRSSacramento, CA 958341639333685
  30. Kaitlyn BrennanSan Andreas, CA 952491114513751
  31. Katherine BrennanSacramento, CA 958231851534879
  32. Paige BrennanOakland, CA 946051912676503
  33. Robert Brennan, MFTFremont, CA 945381871884015
  34. Jessica BrennerDaly City, CA 940151184026494
  35. Emma Brenner-MalinLos Angeles, CA 900421114461159
  36. Linden BrentanoLos Angeles, CA 900241780363929
  37. Bryn BrentnallSanta Cruz, CA 950621700581204
  38. Paolo Breschi, PPS, LMFT,Windsor, CA 954921568259166
  39. Marcella BresnikSan Diego, CA 921231093440372
  40. Jeremy BrettOakland, CA 946121699938811
  41. Trisha BrettCamarillo, CA 930121679179212
  42. Cristin BrewSan Rafael, CA 949031760572408
  43. Zoe BrewOakland, CA 946121912210352
  44. Erin BrewbakerSanta Rosa, CA 954031669811758
  45. Kassie BrewerMarina, CA 939331538814975
  46. Kristen BrewerSan Diego, CA 921111760899629
  47. Margaret Brewer, AMFTSan Jose, CA 951291649852807
  48. Naomi Brewer, ATR-BCVacaville, CA 956251598812547
  49. Rhonda BrewerFresno, CA 937111376759324
  50. Shaye BrewerAnaheim, CA 928051063723369

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.