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 92 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. Polina Chernyak, LCSWSan Francisco, CA 941221356433205
  2. Courtney CherrySan Jose, CA 951101427103225
  3. David CherryOrange, CA 928681720268600
  4. Deborah CherryCamarillo, CA 930121528281847
  5. Maria CherrySan Diego, CA 921031790964047
  6. Melissa CherryMarina Del Rey, CA 902921598389553
  7. Shaun ChesnutWatsonville, CA 950761467710509
  8. Jan Chess, PH.DDavis, CA 956161568507572
  9. Shaylla ChessBerkeley, CA 947081124225875
  10. Fatima ChestnutBerkeley, CA 947021306264759
  11. Shane Chestnut, B.A.Oceanside, CA 920541710052048
  12. Alicia ChettySan Marcos, CA 920691689156234
  13. Katherine CheungSan Jose, CA 951161992839856
  14. Lim Cheung, MHSOakland, CA 946071891905733
  15. Stella CheungPasadena, CA 911071598958985
  16. Anna Chey, MH REHAB SPECIALISTLos Angeles, CA 900171851817738
  17. Catherine Cheyette, LCSWAlbany, CA 947071871539403
  18. Dustin CheyneOakland, CA 946021912154337
  19. Vanessa Chezem, PSYCHIATRIC TECHNIANAtascadero, CA 934221366697211
  20. Eunice Chhen, LCSWTemple City, CA 917801578407508
  21. Chhary ChhithCovina, CA 917241104435619
  22. Cindy ChhorSan Jose, CA 951261346364882
  23. Jessie ChhoumSan Diego, CA 921111154960029
  24. Julie ChiSan Jose, CA 951111679894604
  25. Simon ChiVentura, CA 930031245599869
  26. David ChiangOakland, CA 946061154564078
  27. Judy ChiangSan Francisco, CA 941031841423431
  28. Patricia ChiapelloneSan Jose, CA 951121043541113
  29. Jessica ChicoineLower Lake, CA 954571366834624
  30. Rebecca ChicoineSanta Cruz, CA 950621417246984
  31. Kerry Chidachi, MFTISun Valley, CA 913521417409798
  32. Elena ChieffoSanta Rosa, CA 954071104075506
  33. Estefany ChihuagueLos Angeles, CA 900221396222055
  34. Erika ChikereOakland, CA 946091760809297
  35. Maureen Chikwelu, MSWPalmdale, CA 935511154040855
  36. Katrina ChildSan Francisco, CA 941141477028603
  37. Kerry ChildersMonterey, CA 939401952524639
  38. Ashle ChildressSan Diego, CA 921301568292407
  39. Darby Childress, MSVisalia, CA 932911164874327
  40. Elizabeth ChildressChico, CA 959261861640484
  41. Roberta ChildressVictorville, CA 923941881151660
  42. Elena ChildreySan Diego, CA 921011558592691
  43. Dionne ChildsAlameda, CA 945011063660330
  44. Jacquelynne Childs, M.F.T.Riverside, CA 925061952445165
  45. Lola Childs, MFTEscondido, CA 920261255663134
  46. Rebecca Childs-DiazSouth San Francisco, CA 940801033598966
  47. Kevin ChilesSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011548514334
  48. Atasca Chiles-HolmesLodi, CA 952401982144713
  49. Armine Chilingaryan, M.A.Pasadena, CA 911071780726521
  50. Hannah ChillemiEl Dorado Hills, CA 957621700561594

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.