NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Professional Counselor in California

3,965 NPPES records list professional counselor with a practice address in California, 10 per 100,000 residents, the 42nd highest rate of 51. San Diego and Modesto have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the California license search. Page 55 of 80.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 101YP2500X · 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, 355

  1. San Diego355
  2. Modesto263
  3. Los Angeles232
  4. San Francisco168
  5. Sacramento122

Professional Counselor records in California

  1. Karen PaulOakland, CA 946011891442356
  2. Katherine Paul, APCCEscondido, CA 920251881220317
  3. Diana PaulsCeres, CA 953071285358119
  4. Kim Paylor, MS, LPCOntario, CA 917621366076671
  5. Elizabeth PayneThousand Oaks, CA 913201972091627
  6. Sarah PayneMerced, CA 953411699497776
  7. Geoffrey PaytonFrench Camp, CA 952311942899521
  8. Aliana PazModesto, CA 953501972332708
  9. Carolina Paz, RN BSN PHNNapa, CA 945581700125721
  10. Sarah PeaceLos Angeles, CA 900081457808958
  11. Sarah PearaMerced, CA 953411467706523
  12. Leif PearsonSan Diego, CA 921081477186328
  13. Kari Peck, LPCC-9983San Francisco, CA 941041588072250
  14. Jamie Pedersen, LPCCFolsom, CA 956301336401066
  15. Chloe PeepgrassCeres, CA 953071770048639
  16. Charles PeersonAtascadero, CA 934221366629990
  17. William Pellegrini, LPCCSan Diego, CA 921221730654757
  18. Angela PenaFresno, CA 937041063065993
  19. Ivan PenaOceanside, CA 920541245877240
  20. Jacqueline PenaLancaster, CA 935341508521485
  21. Nadia PenaLos Angeles, CA 900621851781389
  22. Samuel Penate VasquezSacramento, CA 958231992578678
  23. Portia PenningtonPalmdale, CA 935501952171548
  24. Jessica PeralesStockton, CA 952021316417017
  25. Stephanie PeralesGilroy, CA 950201467273490
  26. Alex PerezOxnard, CA 930351184384380
  27. Brittany Perez, MA, LPCCSouth Pasadena, CA 910301275979759
  28. Cindy PerezCovina, CA 917231154187250
  29. Irma PerezSan Francisco, CA 941241407341803
  30. Janeen PerezStockton, CA 952021265014534
  31. Jenny PerezSanta Ana, CA 927051821602095
  32. Jessica PerezHesperia, CA 923451770096323
  33. Jorge PerezLos Angeles, CA 900421487130050
  34. Juan PerezStockton, CA 952021184401952
  35. Kristyn PerezModesto, CA 953501558135673
  36. Larissa PerezSylmar, CA 913421093406662
  37. Luis PerezBellflower, CA 907061629587944
  38. Mario PerezLos Angeles, CA 900431023548294
  39. Melissa Perez, LPCCSan Diego, CA 921541548613037
  40. Micah PerezPasadena, CA 911031497369839
  41. Nicole PerezStockton, CA 952021093289613
  42. Steven Perez, APCC 3013Carlsbad, CA 920081073157327
  43. Anyely Perez OrellanaVan Nuys, CA 914051083579973
  44. Angela Perez-BellLos Alamitos, CA 907201073211520
  45. Kaitlin PerroneSantee, CA 920711164208740
  46. Alicia Perry, LPC, LPCCDavis, CA 956161346063740
  47. Jace Perry, APCCSan Francisco, CA 941091073226585
  48. Virginia Perry, IBCLCSanta Barbara, CA 931051922436245
  49. Aubrey PersonsLos Angeles, CA 900181780386102
  50. Nickolas Persons, LPCC #14273Fresno, CA 937061215394499

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 101YP2500X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

California ranks 42 of 51 per resident

  1. Nevada14
  2. Nebraska13
  3. Vermont12
  4. California10
  5. Washington8
  6. Massachusetts7
  7. 50 states and D.C.42

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 101YP2500X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

3.5% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 11.0% 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. California3.5%
  2. United States11.0%

Professional Counselor records in California, measured

  • In a Medicare file140 of 3,965 · 3.5% here, 11.0% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file324 · 8.2% here, 17.0% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more1,040 · 26.2% here, 49.5% nationally
  • Median graduation year2018 · the 323 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 101YP2500X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

3,965 NPPES records list professional counselor (101YP2500X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in California: 10 per 100,000 residents against 42 nationally (50 states and D.C.). San Diego has 355 of them (9%).

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. Maryland4,072
  2. New Jersey4,115
  3. Wisconsin4,459
  4. Michigan4,958

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Guam10.4
  2. Vermont11.6
  3. Nebraska12.6
  4. Washington7.5

The largest states

  1. Texas20,712
  2. Illinois9,508
  3. Pennsylvania9,335
  4. Colorado6,935
  5. Ohio6,775

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.