NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Bakersfield, CA

11,539 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Bakersfield, 12th of 812 California cities. The largest group is behavior technician: 1,677, 15% of the city's records, against 18% across California.

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

Bakersfield in California

  • Rank in California12th of 812 cities by records
  • Share of the state1.2% of California's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups27.7% of all records

Compared with California as a whole, Bakersfield has 4.1× the state's share of day training/habilitation specialist records and 0.38× its share of mental health counselor records.

Providers in Bakersfield, alphabetically

  1. Nevin AaronCase Manager/Care Coordinator1891306130
  2. Pernian AbadiPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1801760814
  3. Rebecca AbairCase Manager/Care Coordinator1255468823
  4. Jennifer AbapoCase Manager/Care Coordinator1871823450
  5. Chad Abby, D.D.S.Pediatric Dentistry1548496946
  6. Mariam AbdelmissehInternal Medicine Physician1902250574
  7. Corollos Abdelshehid, MDFamily Medicine Physician1497019004
  8. Arian AbdiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1306538087
  9. Sara Abdijadid, D.O.Psychiatry Physician1407163934
  10. Vincent Abdon, RNRegistered Nurse1164728317
  11. Wafik Abdou, MDAnesthesiology Physician1740267343
  12. Ahmed Abdulla, CMPSSAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1538978226
  13. Medina Abdullah, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1376335109
  14. Keionna AbernathyBehavior Technician1790329902
  15. Anju AbhilashAdministrator Registered Nurse1720612534
  16. Callista AbinanteBehavior Technician1790588978
  17. Cipriano AbitiaBehavior Technician1861311250
  18. Idalia Ablin, FNPNurse Practitioner1871519447
  19. Christy AbneyMental Health Counselor1295391563
  20. Jensen AbneyDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1205513082
  21. Ayham Aboeed, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1093969750
  22. Feda Aboumeri, PHARM DPharmacist1760931125
  23. Ernesto AboytesBehavior Technician1164188934
  24. Jennifer Abraham, MDInternal Medicine Physician1285650259
  25. Jesslin Abraham, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1497333751
  26. Cynthia AbramianPharmacist1548938947
  27. Imad Abumeri, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1295732980
  28. Amanda Abundis, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1366316051
  29. Gianna AbuyenBehavior Technician1811690282
  30. August Accetta, M.D.Gynecology Physician1265506893
  31. Christine Accetta, PA-CPhysician Assistant1093607160
  32. Zachary Acencio, DCChiropractor1467150383
  33. Araceli AcevedoCounselor1174198477
  34. Aylin AcevedoBehavior Technician1326990482
  35. Jessica Acevedo, BCBABehavior Analyst1225812530
  36. Miranda AcevedoBehavior Technician1225713324
  37. Olga Acevedo, CADC-CASAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1437402815
  38. Aida Acevedo GreenMarriage & Family Therapist1790800795
  39. Celene Acevedo Manzo, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1215810361
  40. Angela Aceves, RNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1154635498
  41. Angelica AcevesCase Manager/Care Coordinator1679138960
  42. Irma AcevesMassage Therapist1437344892
  43. Chad AckerDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1396004669
  44. Sherri Acker, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1366739690
  45. Dahlia Ackerman, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1699598144
  46. Chantal AcostaSchool Social Worker1659885879
  47. Giovani AcostaBehavior Technician1598503054
  48. Howard Acosta, MSW, ASWAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1043590953
  49. Jesus AcostaBehavior Technician1477432698
  50. Oscar AcostaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1801921887

The largest California cities

  1. Los Angeles69,537
  2. San Diego52,937
  3. San Francisco38,143
  4. Sacramento33,083
  5. San Jose20,925

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How to read this directory

Bakersfield, California appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 11,539 registered healthcare providers spanning 25 or more distinct NUCC-taxonomy specialties. This count includes every individual clinician who has applied for an NPI and listed a practice address in Bakersfield - physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, chiropractors, physical therapists, optometrists, psychologists, podiatrists, and every other credentialed provider type CMS tracks. It does not measure hospital beds, urgent-care capacity, or whether a given clinic is accepting new patients; it measures the pool of professionals with current NPI enrollment and a Bakersfield practice location on file. Every figure is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES) - more than 7 million providers, maintained since May 2007, with 2024 Medicare Part D data, and, according to CMS, can be searched, compared, and traced in our methodology.

The provider mix in Bakersfield is weighted toward Behavior Technician (1,677 clinicians, followed by Case Manager/Care Coordinator with 906 and Marriage & Family Therapist with 611). That distribution reflects how NPPES records specialty: providers self-select a primary taxonomy code, so a family physician who also practices geriatrics will show up under whichever NUCC code they registered first. Relative to California's population, Bakersfield reports roughly 29.6 providers per 100,000 residents using the state-level denominator, which is a rough proxy rather than a precise access-to-care measurement; the true catchment area of any {cityName} clinician extends beyond the municipal boundary.

For Bakersfield patients, this directory is most useful as a starting shortlist. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available CMS government data, not a review site, a ranking, or medical advice. NPPES data is self-reported and refreshed monthly; call the practice directly to confirm the provider is still there, accepts your insurance, and is taking new patients.

For informational purposes only; this directory is not medical advice and not a substitute for checking a license. See also: how to find a doctor and how to verify one.

Common questions

How many doctors are in Bakersfield, CA?

There are 11,539 registered healthcare providers in Bakersfield, CA, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Bakersfield?

The most common specialties in Bakersfield are Behavior Technician, Case Manager/Care Coordinator, Marriage & Family Therapist, Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor, Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program. Behavior Technician has the most providers with 1,677.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov). Records are self-reported registrations, not licenses.

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.