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 68 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. Gretchen Bushnell, MHA111Sacramento, CA 958231164607099
  2. Vanessa Busico, MFTISan Diego, CA 921011467594127
  3. Kelley BusjaegerSan Francisco, CA 941021023241429
  4. Christina BuskerRichmond, CA 948041124672738
  5. Vanessa BusoSan Diego, CA 921111578971859
  6. Michele BussellSanta Clara, CA 950541275035172
  7. Alexa Bustamante, M.S., APCCRiverside, CA 925071336756162
  8. Alexis BustamanteOakland, CA 946211548866148
  9. Issac BustamanteEl Cajon, CA 920211912558123
  10. Melanie BustamanteSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011376895276
  11. Melanie BustamanteMonterey, CA 939401184112583
  12. Marcee BustillosLos Angeles, CA 900131386078343
  13. Hector Bustillos-Perez, M.A.San Rafael, CA 949031205116415
  14. Bianca BustosFresno, CA 937261053893016
  15. Judith BustosChula Vista, CA 919111952628448
  16. Amparo Bustos-NavarroHayward, CA 945411720231830
  17. Shannel Busuioc, M.A.San Francisco, CA 941181609008440
  18. Arija BuswellSan Leandro, CA 945781689868457
  19. Jennifer Butcher, ASWSunnyvale, CA 940871881141703
  20. Joseph ButindaroVista, CA 920831902364854
  21. Baylee ButlerMission Viejo, CA 926911053800318
  22. Chase ButlerSan Fernando, CA 913401487221255
  23. Dancing ButlerMount Shasta, CA 960671225580905
  24. Desiree ButlerCamarillo, CA 930121184239394
  25. Hasena ButlerConcord, CA 945201083114326
  26. Jamar Butler, BASan Jose, CA 951261740580414
  27. Jennifer ButlerLos Gatos, CA 950301013834803
  28. Jonathan ButlerSanta Cruz, CA 950601518579184
  29. Katherine Butler, AMFTSanta Rosa, CA 954031689160012
  30. Rebecca ButlerRedwood City, CA 940621043529605
  31. Sarah ButlerCamarillo, CA 930121063068260
  32. Sarah Butler, MA, LPCC 5457San Francisco, CA 941311255801221
  33. Sariya ButlerMount Shasta, CA 960671942752621
  34. Tahanae Butler, MSWLong Beach, CA 908071790174829
  35. Trisha ButlerChico, CA 959731609600196
  36. Sohail ButtSan Francisco, CA 941221093148561
  37. Leeann ButterfieldChico, CA 959261154813269
  38. Penelope ButterfieldSanta Rosa, CA 954041336313998
  39. Chrystal ButtlerChico, CA 959261649933052
  40. Diana ButtlesAuburn, CA 956031801607098
  41. Terri Butts, LCSWEureka, CA 955011275661696
  42. Allison BuzardSalinas, CA 939061417078080
  43. Meredith BuzasSan Leandro, CA 945781740647502
  44. Amber ByasseeGreenbrae, CA 949041710077458
  45. Sierra BybeeConcord, CA 945201306346655
  46. Frances ByerMontecito, CA 931081376730481
  47. Emily ByersMurrieta, CA 925621750775938
  48. John ByersSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011235464744
  49. Morgan Byler, MSWSan Leandro, CA 945771104488063
  50. William Bynum, CBISSan Carlos, CA 940701861238339

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.