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. Page 101 of 231.

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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. Fabiola Johnson, LMFT 159497Marriage & Family Therapist1275242646
  2. Hali Johnson, LCSWClinical Social Worker1639851793
  3. Harding JohnsonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1801125711
  4. Isaiah JohnsonBehavior Technician1255281952
  5. Janelle Johnson, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1972028439
  6. Jennifer Johnson, RN, PHNRegistered Nurse1447760236
  7. Jennifer JohnsonFamily Nurse Practitioner1164920260
  8. Joyce Johnson, RN,BSN,PHNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1114101680
  9. Kessha Johnson, ASWSocial Worker1629402250
  10. Kimberly Johnson, ASWMental Health Counselor1619286853
  11. Kristy Johnson, PHARM DPharmacist1568615581
  12. Lamarna JohnsonBehavior Technician1720775224
  13. Latrina JohnsonCase Manager/Care Coordinator1417531609
  14. Lynden JohnsonAssistant Behavior Analyst1801507496
  15. Mary JohnsonDoula1356101604
  16. Nina JohnsonBehavior Analyst1518732973
  17. Patrice JohnsonMarriage & Family Therapist1548755911
  18. Rachel JohnsonClinical Social Worker1457721557
  19. Royce Johnson, MDInternal Medicine Physician1336174655
  20. Sabrina JohnsonCase Manager/Care Coordinator1083107890
  21. Sache JohnsonBehavior Technician1730048182
  22. Sheila JohnsonAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1689380495
  23. Steven Johnson, D.D.S.Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1235125519
  24. Taneshia JohnsonAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1265967947
  25. Tania Johnson, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1528567344
  26. Travon JohnsonDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1356227110
  27. Tristan Johnson, LCSWClinical Social Worker1629663588
  28. Zaakirah JohnsonSchool Psychologist1982548491
  29. Priscilla Johnson-Esparza, AMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1811475957
  30. Angela JohnssonCase Manager/Care Coordinator1114057494
  31. Debra Johnston, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1427117605
  32. Julie JohnstonAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1336465970
  33. Megan JohnstonBehavior Technician1700346921
  34. Skye JohnstonBehavior Technician1730678640
  35. Jennifer JojolaSchool Registered Nurse1013453679
  36. Jeffrey Jolliff, PHARMDPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1265628911
  37. Taryn Jolliff, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1336515725
  38. Claudia Jonah, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1366654303
  39. Aaron JonesAssistant Behavior Analyst1477317162
  40. Andrew JonesCase Manager/Care Coordinator1477890747
  41. Ashley Jones, LCSWClinical Social Worker1316074230
  42. Bobbie JonesBehavior Technician1376225433
  43. Brittney JonesDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1891627089
  44. Brittny JonesStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1922824028
  45. Cereena JonesBehavior Technician1790557239
  46. Cristi JonesSurgical Physician Assistant1255716338
  47. Daniel JonesCase Manager/Care Coordinator1376100800
  48. Derayne Jones, SUDCC II #11837Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1831670710
  49. Dorothy JonesCase Manager/Care Coordinator1083744288
  50. James Jones, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTSurgical Physician Assistant1841320116

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.