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 65 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. Curtis Budge, LCSWSacramento, CA 958411841495934
  2. Pamela BudkeMurrieta, CA 925621144764416
  3. Linda Budowski, LCSWSan Rafael, CA 949011720109218
  4. Joanne BudzinskiCamarillo, CA 930121952558694
  5. Cassandra BuehnerLong Beach, CA 908071720266463
  6. James BuehringSanta Cruz, CA 950601508140070
  7. Angela BuelowSan Francisco, CA 941161760662738
  8. Gail Buelow, INTERNSacramento, CA 958251164868337
  9. Maria BueltronGilroy, CA 950301366696478
  10. Tami Buenik, MASanta Barbara, CA 931011104063890
  11. Ernesto BuenoSan Jose, CA 951211215203419
  12. Leon BuenoDinuba, CA 936181497175046
  13. Patricia Bueno LaraSan Bernardino, CA 924011699911099
  14. Alexa BuenrostroMerced, CA 953401447108279
  15. Carmen BuenrostroChula Vista, CA 919111881927150
  16. Leila BuenviajeRichmond, CA 948061174810915
  17. Jennifer BuerAuburn, CA 956031447415864
  18. Kristen BufeVentura, CA 930031215291406
  19. Hilary Buff, MAOceanside, CA 920561639239155
  20. Joan BuffingtonGrass Valley, CA 959451215105473
  21. Kelly BugarinChino Hills, CA 917091386299808
  22. Vincent Buhagiar, LMFTConcord, CA 945191598532798
  23. Annalise BuiSanta Ana, CA 927051366113367
  24. Jennifer BuiOakland, CA 946091568781375
  25. Vanessa Bui, LCSWLong Beach, CA 908071144657362
  26. Gabriella BuitragoSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011245837517
  27. John Bukenberger, MFTBishop, CA 935141871646497
  28. Sana BukhariSan Diego, CA 921131891342846
  29. Vincent BulananSan Rafael, CA 949031538502224
  30. Venus BulandusCosta Mesa, CA 926271982114146
  31. Abdisalan BulhanEl Cajon, CA 920211578212023
  32. Chelsea Bulik, MFTIHayward, CA 945411467579417
  33. Michelle BulingtonSan Mateo, CA 944031669968046
  34. Shane Bulkley, LCSWValencia, CA 913551306483920
  35. Keith BullardTorrance, CA 905051851535611
  36. Larry Bullard, ASWLa Verne, CA 917501699116897
  37. Jesse BullockAlpine, CA 919011457005365
  38. William BullockSacramento, CA 958201023067386
  39. Martha BumertsBakersfield, CA 933041457482143
  40. Carol BumgardnerCarmichael, CA 956081952798381
  41. Dona BumgarnerSanta Cruz, CA 950601023807856
  42. Matthew BumpassLos Angeles, CA 900121326423518
  43. Mary Bumstead, MFTISanta Cruz, CA 950621295010759
  44. Keang BunLawndale, CA 902601699895714
  45. Lat BunLawndale, CA 902601194991950
  46. Serena BunGoleta, CA 931101841803699
  47. Alex Bunch, LMFTWoodland Hills, CA 913641154761799
  48. Courtney BundrenSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011497219901
  49. Kayla BundyClovis, CA 936121013582733
  50. Sara Bundy, ACSWOroville, CA 959651134690902

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.