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 7 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. Diana AguirreLos Angeles, CA 900131518592161
  2. Joshua AguirreLemon Grove, CA 919451083168223
  3. Joshua AguirreSouth San Francisco, CA 940801467825042
  4. Julian AguirreStockton, CA 952021215381033
  5. Lilia Aguirre, ASWRiverside, CA 925131386460939
  6. Samuel AguirreSan Francisco, CA 941071275805210
  7. Wendy Aguirre, ASWSan Diego, CA 921231205946282
  8. Charlette Agustin, B.A.Pasadena, CA 911071760649040
  9. Milicent AgustinSan Leandro, CA 945781982039772
  10. Henry Agyeman-DuahRialto, CA 923761750241220
  11. Eyal Aharonov, B.A.Los Angeles, CA 900351558568345
  12. Ashley AhearnCamarillo, CA 930121396230132
  13. Lorelei AhlemeyerMarina, CA 939331609356021
  14. Jamez Ahmad, ASWSan Pedro, CA 907311760090781
  15. Subrina AhmadFresno, CA 937101194537688
  16. Nafeesa Ahmad-Bey, MAMartinez, CA 945531811190119
  17. Mohamad Reza AhmadiLos Angeles, CA 900101972779049
  18. Amal AhmedSanta Rosa, CA 954031174005540
  19. Aneeka AhmedStockton, CA 952071386288223
  20. Ferdose AhmedOakland, CA 946021316180334
  21. Hannah AhmedEl Dorado Hills, CA 957621811725757
  22. Hodan AhmedSan Jose, CA 951261871843888
  23. Parisa AhmedSanta Barbara, CA 931011487296398
  24. Raihan AhmedCherryland, CA 945411427862861
  25. Jane AhnNewport Beach, CA 926601093090383
  26. Junsoo AhnLos Angeles, CA 900171275132581
  27. Yeojin Ahn, IMFSan Diego, CA 921111538235676
  28. Estela Ahuero, M.A.Orange, CA 928681255414066
  29. Karina Ahumada, IMFSan Diego, CA 921111326445172
  30. Sandy AhumadaLos Angeles, CA 900231568108785
  31. Andrew AielloVista, CA 920831336534155
  32. Zain AijazOakland, CA 946071609270099
  33. Sarah Aikin, M.A.San Rafael, CA 949031386993210
  34. Amy AikmanUkiah, CA 954821962537654
  35. Cheyenne Ainsworth, MSWSan Diego, CA 921541821659723
  36. Teresa AinsworthSan Diego, CA 921101134318272
  37. Luwanna Airheart, M.S. LMFTRoseville, CA 956611881006567
  38. Tierra Airmet, ASWOceanside, CA 920541467887547
  39. Antonia Airozo, MASan Francisco, CA 941031194946509
  40. Iliana Aispuro, BA SOCIOLOGYCerritos, CA 907031669666517
  41. Briana AitkenheadCorte Madera, CA 949251568007409
  42. Rose Aizenman, MA LPCCLos Angeles, CA 900241780051243
  43. Jeremiah Aja, M.DIV., M.A.Rocklin, CA 957651730655184
  44. Sara AjaguSanta Clara, CA 950501346421823
  45. Akeem AjaniOakland, CA 946071366971061
  46. Ann Ajari, MSWAuburn, CA 956031447371190
  47. Aileen AjlouniOakland, CA 946121609125046
  48. Omotayo AjoseSan Leandro, CA 945781821281585
  49. Katarina Ake, BSSan Diego, CA 921201710128228
  50. Claudia Akel, AMFT, APCCSan Carlos, CA 940701740178037

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.