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 61 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. Warnell BrooksPittsburg, CA 945651104952472
  2. Jennifer Brooks-ConradSanta Cruz, CA 950601265804165
  3. Rhoda Brooks-Reilly, LCSWValley Center, CA 920821326122029
  4. Brian Broom-PeltzTruckee, CA 961611538786199
  5. Sharon BroomeChico, CA 959731841866761
  6. Nicolee Brorsen, MOT, OTR/LBerkeley, CA 947031760648190
  7. Ruth BrosiusSan Jose, CA 951261376677393
  8. Carmel BrosnanChico, CA 959261619240959
  9. Heather Brostrand, LPCCNapa, CA 945581114567799
  10. Candice Brotherton, APCCRancho Cucamonga, CA 917301184247249
  11. Dieudonne BrouOakland, CA 946101922567304
  12. Teresa BroughtonAnaheim, CA 928011770961815
  13. Kimberly Brounstein, MA, AMFTLos Angeles, CA 900491629881875
  14. John BroussardPlacerville, CA 956671013271196
  15. Justin BroussardSan Louis Obispo, CA 934011326310632
  16. Laurel BrowEmeryville, CA 946081427331388
  17. Dennis BroweSan Francisco, CA 941101164601621
  18. Natalie BrowerFresno, CA 937021457403610
  19. Lia Brower-Mix, M.S.San Diego, CA 921011316013089
  20. Burke BrowersConcord, CA 945201871005157
  21. Abigail BrownAlpine, CA 919011427644434
  22. Adrian BrownGarden Grove, CA 928431043658917
  23. Andrew BrownSanta Barbara, CA 931011689009409
  24. Anthony BrownChico, CA 959261962673855
  25. Aretha BrownStockton, CA 952071811710429
  26. Brittany BrownLos Angeles, CA 900011437715885
  27. Caree Brown, LCSWWalnut Creek, CA 945961598328528
  28. Casey BrownEl Dorado Hills, CA 957621770201659
  29. Cassandra BrownAnaheim, CA 928071962083535
  30. Chantal BrownSan Jose, CA 951291043452170
  31. Christopher Brown, RNSanta Ana, CA 927071295993921
  32. Claire BrownSan Leandro, CA 945781134771132
  33. Clementine Brown, MA, MEDSan Francisco, CA 941141033861810
  34. Cynthia BrownLos Angeles, CA 900231730416272
  35. Dana BrownLos Angeles, CA 900031265762769
  36. Darold Brown, M.A.Oceanside, CA 920541336367176
  37. Darrin Brown, CRISIS WORKERRoseville, CA 956611841568268
  38. David BrownAnaheim, CA 928051508234527
  39. Deleece BrownSan Jose, CA 951121992836597
  40. Derek BrownYuba City, CA 959911437285004
  41. Diana BrownRedding, CA 960011053579672
  42. Dorotha BrownVictorville, CA 923941114283421
  43. Dorothy Brown, LMHC, LACTruckee, CA 961611134387574
  44. Drielle BrownWhittier, CA 906041992439210
  45. Elaine BrownRiverside, CA 925071134348790
  46. Eric BrownSacramento, CA 958241417281445
  47. Erica BrownVista, CA 920831518376821
  48. Garvin BrownSanta Ana, CA 927051053850719
  49. Gay Brown, MFTMonterey, CA 939401679589683
  50. Gina Brown, AMFTVacaville, CA 956871346016300

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.