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 86 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. David CenknerLos Angeles, CA 900251831951904
  2. Kymberly CentaroSanta Rosa, CA 954041457800039
  3. Francisco CentenoCorona, CA 928821891286639
  4. Laura Centeno GarciaOakland, CA 946051649017195
  5. Tamara Centeno LopezTracy, CA 953761821604232
  6. Linda Cepeda, M.S.Fresno, CA 937261225209091
  7. Makiel CepedaMurrieta, CA 925631235079666
  8. Jacob CepollinaSan Diego, CA 921101215548086
  9. Gerard CeraosVentura, CA 930031497210892
  10. Margaret CerbasiClearlake, CA 954221548328073
  11. Arquilio Cerda, BSWDinuba, CA 936181588795371
  12. Alison CerezoOakland, CA 946121366756017
  13. Abigail CerinoGrass Valley, CA 959451326572777
  14. Sally CermenoSan Jose, CA 951211609193200
  15. James Cerniglia, MASan Jose, CA 951121154506707
  16. Shavel CernoggBeaumont, CA 922231720959828
  17. Claudia Ceron, LCSWLos Angeles, CA 900121205350089
  18. Karina CerquedaSanta Cruz, CA 950601508427071
  19. Melissa CerritosSalinas, CA 939011578044855
  20. Roxana CerritosLos Angeles, CA 900171770064545
  21. Julienne CertezaVallejo, CA 945901235698960
  22. Alexander CervantesYuba City, CA 959911124584792
  23. Ana Cervantes, ACSWHawaiian Gardens, CA 907161194856716
  24. Angelica CervantesLos Angeles, CA 900221992822456
  25. Aurora CervantesVictorville, CA 923941184914574
  26. Bernice CervantesManteca, CA 953371619566841
  27. Carolina CervantesSan Jose, CA 951121164735098
  28. Cesar CervantesLa Quinta, CA 922531174042121
  29. Cristina Cervantes, LPCCSan Diego, CA 921131669909149
  30. Denise Cervantes, AMFTSan Pedro, CA 907311407356876
  31. Elizabeth Cervantes, MS, PPSOxnard, CA 930331528942182
  32. Javier CervantesBakersfield, CA 933091376695692
  33. Jecxy CervantesStockton, CA 952021316495930
  34. Jenean CervantesVentura, CA 930031346171014
  35. Jessica CervantesOxnard, CA 930301063863728
  36. Jocelyn CervantesPasadena, CA 911241609372390
  37. Jorge CervantesCorona, CA 928791134059090
  38. Lillia CervantesFresno, CA 937111245475391
  39. Maria CervantesWatsonville, CA 950761295130359
  40. Miriam CervantesSan Francisco, CA 941041376154369
  41. Raymundo CervantesCamarillo, CA 930101942794326
  42. Roberto Cervantes, DEPRESSION COUNSELORSan Diego, CA 921541588873475
  43. Samantha CervantesCity Of Industry, CA 917461891667465
  44. Diana Cervantes FabelaSan Leandro, CA 945781851917041
  45. Rogelio Cervantes HerreraSanta Ana, CA 927051841905288
  46. Zerlina Cervantes-NunesStockton, CA 952021013265768
  47. Melissa Cervantes-RoblesPleasant Hill, CA 945231710298286
  48. Mary CervantezCamarillo, CA 930121609996214
  49. Marcela CerveraSan Jose, CA 951261467149161
  50. Rhonda CesanaDanville, CA 945261942557608

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.