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 91 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. Norma Chavez BarralesLos Angeles, CA 900261710029723
  2. Manuel Chavez Calderon, LCSWSan Jose, CA 951121922345479
  3. Lorena Chavez-CabreraChico, CA 959261760855985
  4. Monica Chavez-Castillo, MSW, ACSWOakland, CA 946021336696673
  5. Ana Chavez-Mancillas, ACSWCovina, CA 917241255471231
  6. Alexander Chavez-SilesSanta Ana, CA 927011043976046
  7. Sylvia Chavez-VeraManteca, CA 953371215603261
  8. Naina ChawlaRedlands, CA 923731861356065
  9. Nida ChawlaLos Angeles, CA 900151922484526
  10. Lynn Chazin, MFTDanville, CA 945261679640700
  11. Antoinette CheathamEscondido, CA 920251194919175
  12. Marie CheathamHayward, CA 945421609065614
  13. Nicolle Cheatham, APCCSan Juan Capistrano, CA 926751417756057
  14. Keston CheathemVictorville, CA 923941518272889
  15. Emily Cheatum, PSY.DSanta Ana, CA 927011346468303
  16. Johnny CheatwoodBakersfield, CA 933011639345556
  17. Joann ChebotarevaNewport Beach, CA 926601326586587
  18. Carlos Chee CamposLemon Grove, CA 919451427489145
  19. Chloe CheekSan Diego, CA 921111831733427
  20. Winny ChegeGlendora, CA 917401588034805
  21. Bhawandip Chehal, B.SBakersfield, CA 933071073716197
  22. Katharine CheltonSebastopol, CA 954721497381545
  23. Kari Chemeleski, M.A.Los Angeles, CA 900591245313220
  24. Anita Chen, B.A.San Jose, CA 951341932419124
  25. Beverly Chen, LCSWPasadena, CA 911061891046637
  26. Callie ChenSan Mateo, CA 944011619601614
  27. Catherine ChenSan Leandro, CA 945781144553462
  28. Derchia ChenOrange, CA 928661154893287
  29. Emily Chen, MAMontebello, CA 906401194973099
  30. Helen ChenVenice, CA 902911255763041
  31. Joey ChenBanning, CA 922201356713812
  32. Kee Chen, M.A.San Diego, CA 921541629136908
  33. Lillian Chen, PSY.D.San Diego, CA 921101295985174
  34. Lisa Chen, MAEncino, CA 914361083345334
  35. Natalie ChenCampbell, CA 950081881173581
  36. Phyllis Chen, PSY D.San Francisco, CA 941211063608487
  37. Rachel ChenPasadena, CA 911011073220653
  38. Sabrina Chen, APCCSan Jose, CA 951281265041610
  39. William ChenGarden Grove, CA 928401538525480
  40. Yan ChenSan Francisco, CA 941031871849547
  41. Yihan ChenAlameda, CA 945011891629572
  42. Genie ChengSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011457540247
  43. Meng-Ning ChengLos Angeles, CA 900451346751393
  44. Paddy ChengRosemead, CA 917701710141999
  45. Sean ChengSierra Madre, CA 910241952052037
  46. Sherry Cheng, MFTNewport Beach, CA 926601164618203
  47. Rebekah CheonSanta Ana, CA 927051851489652
  48. Lindsay CherevkaOceanside, CA 920561134377112
  49. Josh CherinAgoura, CA 913011578367413
  50. Nina Cherington, AMFTSacramento, CA 958161013694405

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.