NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Pastoral Counselor in California

143 NPPES records list pastoral counselor with a practice address in California, 0.4 per 100,000 residents, the 41st highest rate of 51. Loma Linda and San Diego have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the California license search. Page 1 of 3.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 101YP1600X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Loma Linda has the most, 19

  1. Loma Linda19
  2. San Diego6
  3. Fresno5
  4. Los Angeles5
  5. Oakland4

Pastoral Counselor records in California

  1. Lorne AbbyPerris, CA 925711154201655
  2. Juan Alaniz, MASTERS DEGREE/CREDETurlock, CA 953821124372735
  3. Terrence AlexanderLos Angeles, CA 900131417533191
  4. Katherine AllisonFresno, CA 937201285090464
  5. Timothy AllisonMt Baldy, CA 917591841144987
  6. Margaret Alter, PHD,MFTBerkeley, CA 947081215024021
  7. Rev AndersonOakland, CA 946061396686812
  8. Gualbert Augustin, CHAPLAINSan Bernardino, CA 924021124973482
  9. Lesley AxtellSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011689727828
  10. Kraig Beardemphl, MDIVLoma Linda, CA 923571568234235
  11. Elinor BenefieldPinole, CA 945641841828563
  12. Keya Bhagirath, BCCLoma Linda, CA 923571730047663
  13. Kayla BlancoNorth Hollywood, CA 916051043145410
  14. Laura Boles, MDIV, BCCMill Valley, CA 949411093400293
  15. Francesca Bolognini, HEALERCambria, CA 934281215176821
  16. Nataliya Bolsheva, PH.D. CFC, FABFESan Francisco, CA 941181992901599
  17. Samuel BonderovWhittier, CA 906061063169209
  18. Jaime Bottoms, MIN.Mount Shasta, CA 960671427874940
  19. George BrenardLoleta, CA 955511134605827
  20. Craig Brewick, REV. PH.DCitrus Heights, CA 956211265959696
  21. Carlotta BrownLa Mesa, CA 919421760318224
  22. Renee Brown, AODSanta Monica, CA 904041285407643
  23. Richard BuchikosSouth San Francisco, CA 940801194698084
  24. Karen Cangialosi, AAPC FELLOW, MALa Jolla, CA 920371811105455
  25. Luis CastellanosRiverside, CA 925031538384607
  26. Aaron CastronuovoHesperia, CA 923451508606344
  27. Edgar Cazres DiazTemecula, CA 925921457231987
  28. Sam ChangThousand Oaks, CA 913621720606825
  29. Pooreum ChungRedlands, CA 923731619188539
  30. Cherlyn Coleman, MDIVLoma Linda, CA 923571497401731
  31. Michele Craig-Morales, PPSCalistoga, CA 945151760345318
  32. William DowellPalmdale, CA 935511144146952
  33. Ignacio EstradaLoma Linda, CA 923571457000309
  34. Aleyse EvansRedding, CA 960011588451728
  35. Robert EwingEl Cajon, CA 920201740450774
  36. Priscilla Fields, 101YP1600XBarstow, CA 923111154247179
  37. Kelli FoySan Diego, CA 921091932056215
  38. David Friese, DED MINEncinitas, CA 920241609605120
  39. Clara GarciaSan Bernardino, CA 924041679976377
  40. Shawn GarritySaint Helena, CA 945741124990668
  41. Velia GitariEscondido, CA 920251487789665
  42. Cristina Grisham, M.A.San Diego, CA 921101386923662
  43. Jannet Guzman, MDIV. BCC.Loma Linda, CA 923571952035305
  44. Alicia GwynnSan Diego, CA 921311295523264
  45. Michael HaddorffWoodland, CA 956951194216739
  46. Christine Haider-Winnett, MDIVDavis, CA 956161306472147
  47. Ronald Hammack, MDIVLoma Linda, CA 923571992589733
  48. Crystal Harper, DMINCCRoseville, CA 956611609328459
  49. Gregory HarrisOakland, CA 946101104746296
  50. Michelle Hart, PH.D.Citrus Heights, CA 956211679021737

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 101YP1600X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

California ranks 41 of 51 per resident

  1. Kansas0.4
  2. Missouri0.4
  3. Minnesota0.4
  4. California0.4
  5. Hawaii0.3
  6. Wyoming0.3
  7. 50 states and D.C.0.6

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 101YP1600X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

0.0% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 0.7% 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. California0.0%
  2. United States0.7%

Pastoral Counselor records in California, measured

  • In a Medicare file0 of 143 · 0.0% here, 0.7% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file0 · 0.0% here, 1.0% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more55 · 38.5% here, 53.4% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 101YP1600X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

143 NPPES records list pastoral counselor (101YP1600X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in California: 0.4 per 100,000 residents against 0.6 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Loma Linda has 19 of them (13%).

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. Texas139
  2. Georgia136
  3. North Carolina118
  4. Florida180

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Minnesota0.4
  2. Missouri0.4
  3. Kansas0.4
  4. Alabama0.4

The largest states

  1. Florida180
  2. Texas139
  3. Georgia136
  4. North Carolina118
  5. Pennsylvania95

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.