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 103 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. Christopher JuarezRadiologic Technologist1437572294
  2. Guadalupe Juarez, CERTIFIED COUNSELOR1Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1801433412
  3. Imelda Juarez, B.A.Case Manager/Care Coordinator1821120866
  4. Julianne Juarez, M.S. CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1831836717
  5. Luis JuarezCase Manager/Care Coordinator1629426309
  6. Martha JuarezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1922421676
  7. Rafael JuarezMarriage & Family Therapist1538575790
  8. Ryan Juarez, M.S.Marriage & Family Therapist1326594649
  9. Theresa JuarezCase Manager/Care Coordinator1235622952
  10. Gabriela Juarez-CarrilloStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1568330900
  11. Karla Juarez-Duenas, ASWMental Health Counselor1710589445
  12. Steve JuddAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1144864836
  13. Christopher Juden, PA-CPhysician Assistant1083760953
  14. Perry Jue, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1730523879
  15. Asela Jumao-As, MDNeurology Physician1841278967
  16. Heidi JumiqueBehavior Technician1477258325
  17. Kelsey JumiqueBehavior Technician1285454348
  18. Yi Jin Jung, L.AC.Acupuncturist1386969202
  19. Haley Jungles, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1760138952
  20. Maricruz Juno CamarenaBehavior Technician1669337945
  21. Daniel Jurich, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1649560491
  22. John Juve, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1275557282
  23. Leah KachadoorianMarriage & Family Therapist1790816080
  24. Priya Kachhwaha, MDAnesthesiology Physician1609903970
  25. Morgan Kaess, M.S., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1659201390
  26. Linda Kahega, DOPediatrics Physician1124195003
  27. Rajpreet KahlonNurse Practitioner1477137040
  28. Judy Kaia, N.P.Women's Health Nurse Practitioner1093811085
  29. Karena KaingOptometrist1205614088
  30. Ashlynn KaiserBehavior Technician1619604170
  31. Sudhir Kakarla, MDHospitalist Physician1134243439
  32. Jonathan KalamaAudiologist-Hearing Aid Fitter1174642557
  33. Nataly Kalbakji, ODOptometrist1700556438
  34. Ishaan Kalha, MDGastroenterology Physician1295711539
  35. Parmveer Kaloty, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1124816509
  36. Merry Kalra, MSN, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1962330159
  37. Michele Kalt, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1518026186
  38. Palanipriya Kalyan, MDHospitalist Physician1154570703
  39. Chandrika Kalyani, PH.DClinical Psychologist1609805894
  40. Nieos KamaLicensed Vocational Nurse1285280594
  41. Mitra Kamali, M.D.Occupational Medicine Physician1821375403
  42. Amol Kamboj, M.D.Allergy Physician1275775173
  43. Amanda Kammen, MPHHealth Educator1801106414
  44. Claudia KammerichPeer Specialist1962032557
  45. Keisha Kamplain, B.C.B.A.Behavior Analyst1821532193
  46. Samir Kamrani, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1174042287
  47. Paige KanadySocial Worker1487492674
  48. David Kanamori, M.D.Specialist1942297361
  49. Allison Kanavalov, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1790554855
  50. Samanjit Kandola, MDInternal Medicine Physician1316460215

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.