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 64 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. Theresa BrutonSanta Rosa, CA 954041790937860
  2. Chelsea Brutto, LCSWPomona, CA 917671548618044
  3. Angel Brutus, LPCC, ACS, BC-TMHMurrieta, CA 925621598990350
  4. Teresa Bruzzo, AMFTSan Carlos, CA 940701003312794
  5. Aaron BryanPlacerville, CA 956671518389246
  6. Caroline Bryan, APCC, AMFTVacaville, CA 956881558034231
  7. Joseph BryanCommerce, CA 900401053596031
  8. Mary Bryan, MFTSan Rafael, CA 949011194880880
  9. Sarah Jane Bryan, MSWSalinas, CA 939061639806615
  10. Vincent BryanSanta Ana, CA 927051093286882
  11. Ashli Bryant, LPCCEncinitas, CA 920241861139636
  12. Celestine BryantRialto, CA 923761730638610
  13. Dan BryantSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011982735551
  14. Jenee Bryant, LCSWSan Francisco, CA 941311578220901
  15. Robert BryantLake Elsinore, CA 925301053862011
  16. Sarah BryantIrvine, CA 926141093547143
  17. Silvia Bryant, ASWEscondido, CA 920251508180266
  18. Tamika BryantLa Mesa, CA 919421467533018
  19. Virginia Bryant, STUDENT INTERNSacramento, CA 958211477378826
  20. Crystal Bryant-SmithVentura, CA 930031649749037
  21. Elyse BrynenEncino, CA 913161801762927
  22. Jared Bryson, IMFTLake Elsinore, CA 925301295988319
  23. Robert BrysonLa Quinta, CA 922531073985271
  24. Tatiana BuchPalo Alto, CA 943011003395963
  25. Kathryn Buchan, LPCCLoomis, CA 956501568015626
  26. Andrew BuchananSan Jose, CA 951121023304813
  27. Edward BuchananSan Jose, CA 951121467722447
  28. Jackson BuchananChico, CA 959261225855349
  29. Keely BuchananSan Rafael, CA 949031538350988
  30. Lee Ann BuchananAnaheim, CA 928071013507151
  31. Lorenzo BuchananSan Francisco, CA 941101841574118
  32. Noah BuchananOakland, CA 946071124507389
  33. Mary Bucher, MSWSanta Maria, CA 934541336275098
  34. Steven BucholtzSan Leandro, CA 945781588926729
  35. Stefani BucifalSanta Barbara, CA 931011124465307
  36. Alexis BucioMerced, CA 953411780572305
  37. John BuckSacramento, CA 958271790921617
  38. Sarah Buck, LMHC, LPCCSacramento, CA 958311871869164
  39. Maria BuckallewCampbell, CA 950081992017750
  40. Sonya BuckelewThousand Oaks, CA 913621740933829
  41. Ashley BuckleySan Diego, CA 921081861034746
  42. Elizabeth Buckley, LMFTStudio City, CA 916041578141354
  43. Kathleen Buckley, M.S.Newbury Park, CA 913201760691471
  44. Paula Buckley, M.F.T.San Diego, CA 921161205073236
  45. Benjamin BuckmanSan Diego, CA 921131104972124
  46. Brenda Buckner, MA DEGREELos Angeles, CA 900731952632994
  47. Linease BucknerBerkeley, CA 947031609053008
  48. Tina Buckner, PSY.D.San Diego, CA 921201598867079
  49. Kara BuclatinCosta Mesa, CA 926261154743250
  50. Suzanne BudelIrvine, CA 926181598604357

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.