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 78 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. Michael Carmody, M.A.Richmond, CA 948061528251949
  2. Aracely CarmonaGranada Hills, CA 913441316116676
  3. Dennis Carmona, MFTSouth Lake Tahoe, CA 961501407033061
  4. Jose CarmonaLong Beach, CA 908101174171540
  5. Julianne Carmona, AMFTAtwater, CA 953011508586637
  6. Saira CarmonaTurlock, CA 953821174165252
  7. Rosa Carmona Gomez, LCSWMerced, CA 953411013426774
  8. Kimberly CarnageySan Diego, CA 921231114515848
  9. Erin CarnahanOakland, CA 946071801348404
  10. Ronald CarnegieFresno, CA 937111891978276
  11. Katherine CarnevalSan Diego, CA 921011750663134
  12. Elizabeth CarneyRedding, CA 960021104277987
  13. Jamaiya CarneyChico, CA 959261538568399
  14. Natalie Carney, ACSWSan Leandro, CA 945781720684848
  15. Justin CarnieSacramento, CA 958231851785612
  16. Lauren CarnineSan Diego, CA 921011437630332
  17. Karenn CaroFullerton, CA 928311538701107
  18. Nadege CaroChico, CA 959261326596701
  19. Tristan CaroChico, CA 959261215582937
  20. Xavier CaroSan Diego, CA 921101558056697
  21. Deborah CarolanLemoore, CA 932451659390953
  22. Hayley CarolanSouth San Francisco, CA 940801033686357
  23. Mike Carolla, MAPleasant Hill, CA 945231346304102
  24. Alyson CarpenterRedwood City, CA 940631598019879
  25. April CarpenterOakland, CA 946091255636254
  26. Carly Carpenter, ASWLos Angeles, CA 900231629511134
  27. Jennifer Carpenter, CAMS, MHPCHuntington Beach, CA 926471497346530
  28. Ryan CarpentierAnaheim, CA 928011639741036
  29. Anthony Carpentieri, MFTBerkeley, CA 947051376600403
  30. Carolyn CarrOakland, CA 946021174831986
  31. Charles Carr, ACSWLos Angeles, CA 900381003207291
  32. Desmond CarrDublin, CA 945681154899698
  33. James CarrLemon Grove, CA 919451013290360
  34. Leslie Carr, M.A.San Francisco, CA 941091457518573
  35. Martha Carr, MFTLos Angeles, CA 900681407870660
  36. Rachel CarrModesto, CA 953501174217103
  37. Sarah Carr, LMFTSan Leandro, CA 945781104252568
  38. Steven CarrAnaheim, CA 928011104005420
  39. Adrian Carranza, MSWSan Diego, CA 921031245540764
  40. Britney CarranzaSanta Maria, CA 934541568813467
  41. Denise CarranzaThousand Oaks, CA 913601386508000
  42. Veronica Carranza, MSWLos Angeles, CA 900151457699753
  43. Joselin Carranza-Balderas, APCCNevada City, CA 959591184505851
  44. Margie Carrascal VillanuevaSan Francisco, CA 941241649626912
  45. Justin Carrasco, MHRSVisalia, CA 932911508024779
  46. Priscilla CarrascoPerris, CA 925711043978760
  47. Brittany CarrawayLos Angeles, CA 900611710138078
  48. Sophiana CarrellWoodland, CA 956951902234354
  49. Alhom CarrencaSan Mateo, CA 944031659955789
  50. Juanita CarrenoNational City, CA 919501588775316

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.