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 85 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. Bernadette CaulfieldSanta Ana, CA 927061609100353
  2. Gail Caulfield, MFTSan Francisco, CA 941091366573693
  3. Nicolette Cautero, LMFTSan Pedro, CA 907311124996566
  4. Dominique Cautivo, AMFTCampbell, CA 950081912562497
  5. Christopher CavaOakland, CA 946021346497336
  6. Elena CavazosSanta Ana, CA 927011255462602
  7. Sarah CavazosLos Angeles, CA 900171982215190
  8. Tyler CavettVacaville, CA 956881598564049
  9. Maria CavicchiOakland, CA 946091376891440
  10. Lindsey CavinOakland, CA 946101821330408
  11. Joseph Cavins, MASanta Ana, CA 927011154343531
  12. Gloria CayabyabStockton, CA 952021134417819
  13. Lester CayabyabSalinas, CA 939011023502887
  14. Nairobi CayoldColton, CA 923241649306333
  15. Althea CayonneCompton, CA 902211376723338
  16. Michelle CayouetteSan Diego, CA 921011407048382
  17. Rosemarie CayuelaCerritos, CA 907031427127497
  18. Aurora CazaresWoodland, CA 956951669017182
  19. Samantha CazaresFresno, CA 937111679919146
  20. Silvano CazaresCosta Mesa, CA 926261184013021
  21. Xiomara Cea, MFT-ISanta Ana, CA 927061629240775
  22. Daniel CearleySan Rafael, CA 949011518104462
  23. Rana Bonnie CearleyStockton, CA 952021669075693
  24. Cooper CearnsBerkeley, CA 947101770463382
  25. Chana Ceasar, MAAlbany, CA 947061629200803
  26. Adileni CeballosVisalia, CA 932911538537634
  27. Christopher CeballosSan Diego, CA 921011285007823
  28. Cynthia CeballosLynwood, CA 902621285264291
  29. Yesenia CeballosSan Bernardino, CA 924101316801566
  30. Joseline Ceballos HurtadoSan Diego, CA 921011710715040
  31. Sara Maria Cebrian SanchezRedwood City, CA 940631891378634
  32. Nerina Cecchin, IMFSan Rafael, CA 949031780767855
  33. Michael Ceccon, LPCCSan Diego, CA 921101811440233
  34. Vanessa CecenaSan Diego, CA 921221093131526
  35. Kate Cecich, MSW INTERNSan Jose, CA 951101346490430
  36. Eric Cecil, MHRSSanta Rosa, CA 954011487948840
  37. Catalina CejaCamarillo, CA 930121124448865
  38. Dora CejaModesto, CA 953581326391178
  39. Enrique CejaUkiah, CA 954821356516751
  40. Maria De Jesus Ceja, MHRWDinuba, CA 936181679082911
  41. Maricela Ceja, MSWNorwalk, CA 906501003356353
  42. Vanessa Ceja-SalcedoMerced, CA 953401598333650
  43. Christopher CelisColton, CA 923241851728992
  44. Carrie CembellinSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011437446564
  45. Keli Cembellin, M.A., MFTISan Jose, CA 951381538354428
  46. Debra CendejasDinuba, CA 936181487846929
  47. Estefany CendejasKing City, CA 939301568043503
  48. Jacqueline CendejasVictorville, CA 923921720657992
  49. Rene Cendejas, B.S.La Verne, CA 917501033235056
  50. Letty CenidozaSan Francisco, CA 941031326191024

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.