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 97 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. Nicole Clark, LCSWShingletown, CA 960881467893032
  2. Nikki ClarkSan Diego, CA 921011750633046
  3. Patrick ClarkSan Diego, CA 921231386941755
  4. Peter ClarkOakland, CA 946121710294434
  5. Renee Clark, MHRSCaspar, CA 954201376788455
  6. Sarah ClarkPlaya Vista, CA 900941235894247
  7. Sarah ClarkChico, CA 959731699313056
  8. Sayda Clark, MSWLos Angeles, CA 900151265832349
  9. Stephen ClarkLos Angeles, CA 900681801136080
  10. Steven Clark, PSYCHIATRIC TECHSan Francisco, CA 941031437456183
  11. Tanisha ClarkInglewood, CA 903011952691859
  12. Victoria ClarkMartinez, CA 945531487073052
  13. Erika Clark GormanSanta Barbara, CA 931031902059959
  14. Caleb ClarkeCamarillo, CA 930121356007488
  15. Cristina Clarke, M.SLos Angeles, CA 900151477316743
  16. Julia Clarke, LMFT #42994Montrose, CA 910201255119673
  17. Marcus ClarkeLake Elsinore, CA 925301700321080
  18. Stacy Clarke, AMFTPalm Springs, CA 922621972118636
  19. Yonique ClarkeConcord, CA 945181861907149
  20. Donna ClarksalmonsonNevada City, CA 959591760914949
  21. Samantha ClarksonOakland, CA 946051033863071
  22. Jason Claros, BACamarillo, CA 930121760506166
  23. Dana ClasbyBay Point, CA 945651669605051
  24. Kelly ClaunchGrass Valley, CA 959451750892691
  25. Maurice ClavanoChico, CA 959261699620195
  26. Brian ClawsonAnaheim, CA 928051437674520
  27. Amy ClaxtonRedding, CA 960011598319006
  28. Christopher Claxton, MSW, ACSWLos Angeles, CA 900051679098651
  29. Charity ClayConcord, CA 945181649588815
  30. Cris Clay, MAStockton, CA 952111508989849
  31. Jimmie ClayFresno, CA 937111265656631
  32. Sandra Clay, MSFairfield, CA 945331063926053
  33. Taryn ClayGridley, CA 959481326435942
  34. Trecher ClaySan Mateo, CA 944031144768797
  35. Lakia ClaytonRiverside, CA 925071215441738
  36. Rochelle ClaytonSanta Ana, CA 927011265556740
  37. Christiane ClaytorSan Jose, CA 951281972273563
  38. Joanne Claytor, LCSWAlta Loma, CA 917011407290232
  39. Jennifer Clearwater, AMFT, APCCRoseville, CA 956781356113716
  40. Marianne Cleary, CNSBerkeley, CA 947031730379397
  41. Kendra Cleland-Muir, LMFTCamarillo, CA 930121588972285
  42. Megan ClemensOakland, CA 946071154787836
  43. Rachelle Clement-Gilpin, MSFresno, CA 937111851750855
  44. Goldameir ClementeSan Leandro, CA 945781760906721
  45. Rodney Clemente, B.S.Oakland, CA 946021124406467
  46. Adrienne Clements, MFTIRedondo Beach, CA 902781376095547
  47. Brian ClementsAnaheim, CA 928011659810174
  48. Daniel ClementsTruckee, CA 961611306470513
  49. Isabel ClementsSan Francisco, CA 941231346038429
  50. Lillian ClementsSalinas, CA 939011043605207

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.