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 87 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. Kitzia Cesario, M.A.San Diego, CA 921111588966089
  2. Aerial Cetnar, PH.D.Torrance, CA 905021275939258
  3. Anne CevallosRichmond, CA 948041518273176
  4. Louis CevallosLos Angeles, CA 900041861516437
  5. Jerry ChaFresno, CA 937111013207729
  6. Kayla ChaSacramento, CA 958251871245936
  7. Laurel ChaceMill Valley, CA 949411407699564
  8. Adair ChaconRiverside, CA 925011104360817
  9. Jenifer ChaconLong Beach, CA 908041598365025
  10. Julio ChaconBelmont, CA 940021811467228
  11. Marissa ChaconCamarillo, CA 930121952777351
  12. Heather ChafeSan Luis Obispo, CA 934051730453788
  13. Quandra ChaffersSan Leandro, CA 945781245690965
  14. Kacy ChaffinGlendale, CA 912051255530903
  15. Rachel Chagnon, LMFTSan Diego, CA 921211972209286
  16. Manveen ChahalSan Jose, CA 951311164964797
  17. Tajinder ChahalChino, CA 917101407029341
  18. Rose Chahla, LPCCBerkeley, CA 947051912744269
  19. Jiang Yan ChaiSan Jose, CA 951261134510548
  20. Shinpei ChaiMonrovia, CA 910161750970034
  21. Maricela Chaidez, M.S.Los Angeles, CA 900051881714913
  22. Mayra ChaidezOrange, CA 928681366575557
  23. Monique Chaidez, APCCCalimesa, CA 923201578446019
  24. Phillip ChaidezLos Angeles, CA 900201508115619
  25. Jolie Chain, M.P.H.Sutter Creek, CA 956851215310347
  26. Merri Chalenor, MFT,PSY.DPacoima, CA 913311871733980
  27. Kyle ChamberlainDiamond Springs, CA 956191467840264
  28. Rosemary Chamberlain, LMFTCitrus Heights, CA 956101184671430
  29. Sean ChamberlainGrass Valley, CA 959451265941207
  30. Sharifa ChamberlainSan Diego, CA 921011215350756
  31. Sylvia Chamberlain, M.A. MFTEscondido, CA 920251215266440
  32. Bruce ChambersCrescent City, CA 955311851669626
  33. Erica ChambersWestlake Village, CA 913621013888163
  34. Kayla ChambersLos Angeles, CA 900011720572589
  35. Kevin ChambersCulver City, CA 902301982846556
  36. Magdaline Chambers, LVNLos Angeles, CA 900121841545613
  37. Sara Chambers, M.A.San Rafael, CA 949031003240698
  38. Taneesha Chambers, LPCCSan Diego, CA 921131669938353
  39. Wyatt ChambersSanta Cruz, CA 950601811522246
  40. Anthony ChamblissSan Leandro, CA 945781497813679
  41. Rina Chamkrachang, ASWNorth Hills, CA 913431962784678
  42. Anna ChampFresno, CA 937271376847624
  43. Katie ChampieuxPacifica, CA 940441245954205
  44. William ChampionVentura, CA 930031649721226
  45. Jani ChamplinTaft, CA 932681801147046
  46. Alma ChamuSanta Ana, CA 927051407518905
  47. Christiany ChanRiverside, CA 925071497285712
  48. Francis ChanSan Francisco, CA 941081033417118
  49. Helen ChanWoodland, CA 956951912309410
  50. Hok Yin Liza ChanSan Marino, CA 911081093686156

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.