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 9 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. Michelle AlbertMoreno Valley, CA 925531801280821
  2. Lyzette AlbertoSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011477804557
  3. Lucas AlbertyOrange, CA 928661942072483
  4. Lacey AlbinSouth Pasadena, CA 910301669733853
  5. Benjamin AlbitreBakersfield, CA 933051225893241
  6. Carina AlborModesto, CA 953501699210377
  7. Selene AlborTracy, CA 953761306431317
  8. Parvaneh Alboughobaish, LMFTRialto, CA 923761649462789
  9. Benjamin AlbrachtSanta Maria, CA 934541841592011
  10. Evan AlbrightSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011154452720
  11. Kristina Albright, AMFTFolsom, CA 956301134052715
  12. Dulce AlcalaSan Jose, CA 951121013311281
  13. Emanuel AlcalaFresno, CA 937221568754984
  14. Rosemary AlcalaExeter, CA 932211972631497
  15. Roxanne AlcaldeSan Francisco, CA 941031992953137
  16. Adrian AlcantarChico, CA 959261730541301
  17. Maria AlcantarSanta Ana, CA 927051831760859
  18. Nangeli Alcantar, LCSWPalo Alto, CA 943041649815242
  19. Abilene Alcantara, LCSWLos Angeles, CA 900041497192009
  20. Carlyle AlcantaraPittsburg, CA 945651497401913
  21. Diana AlcantaraNorwalk, CA 906501962710624
  22. Lean Alcantara, J.D.San Rafael, CA 949011346681632
  23. Pablo Alcaraz LopezPalm Springs, CA 922621013552272
  24. Priscilla Alcazar, MSSacramento, CA 958201447321088
  25. Elizabeth AlcoverStockton, CA 952021437539467
  26. Mona AldabashiWalnut Creek, CA 945961114367406
  27. Sali AldabbaghSan Mateo, CA 944031922433119
  28. Dina AldacoWasco, CA 932801164578191
  29. Rosaevelia AldacoNorthridge, CA 913251437307980
  30. Gilbert Aldama, MSWSalinas, CA 939061083190722
  31. Alejandra AldanaCamarillo, CA 930101558246058
  32. Martha AldanaMerced, CA 953401801480900
  33. Cassandra AldazClovis, CA 936191679018626
  34. Kai AldenSan Mateo, CA 944031083159081
  35. Denise AldereteSan Diego, CA 921051316270440
  36. Ashley AldernLemon Grove, CA 919451326206111
  37. Natalie Alderson, MACP, LMFTSanta Barbara, CA 931011316718935
  38. Celina Aldeschulte, AMFTSanta Clarita, CA 913551376222943
  39. Linda Aldous, RNVentura, CA 930031629244785
  40. Elizabeth Aldrich, MT-BCSan Francisco, CA 941101497093843
  41. Jackie AldrichAtascadero, CA 934221851541460
  42. Laurie AldrichEl Dorado Hills, CA 957621104436070
  43. Nancy Aldrich-RuenzelBerkeley, CA 947091922993716
  44. Gloria AldridgeSan Bernardino, CA 924011578142634
  45. Linda AldridgeLucerne, CA 954581649513607
  46. Rikki AldridgeSan Rafael, CA 949011689803744
  47. Sheree Aldridge, LVNSan Diego, CA 921231053634121
  48. Fabiola AlejandreOakland, CA 946071790248946
  49. Melissa AlejandreSalinas, CA 939011023533304
  50. Cheree Alejandro, LPCC 10092Fresno, CA 937061356795587

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.