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 11 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. Beverly ArmstrongHearing Instrument Specialist1164642674
  2. James ArmstrongHearing Instrument Specialist1649490178
  3. Jessica Armstrong, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1952435364
  4. Reese ArmstrongDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1013753136
  5. Daniel ArnoneCounseling Psychologist1215802103
  6. Deepak Arora, MDFamily Medicine Physician1801963723
  7. Sukhninder Arora, MDFamily Medicine Physician1376610196
  8. Natalie ArracheBehavior Analyst1952846396
  9. Steve ArreCase Manager/Care Coordinator1932236866
  10. Amy Arreaza, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1265684914
  11. Hector Arreaza, MDFamily Medicine Physician1366853194
  12. Juan ArredondoCase Manager/Care Coordinator1336270669
  13. Monalisa Arredondo, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1134776867
  14. Patricia Arredondo, LCSWClinical Social Worker1114054053
  15. Rodolfo Arredondo, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1063761229
  16. Roberto Arredondo RuizCommunity Health Worker1245075837
  17. Alexandra Arreola, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1396279931
  18. Miriam ArreolaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1992085351
  19. Taleski ArreolaBehavior Technician1518819366
  20. Teresa ArreolaPharmacy Technician1881359867
  21. Vanessa Arreola, LCSWClinical Social Worker1356117071
  22. Odaly Arriaza GonzalezBehavior Technician1134938525
  23. Rosa Arriola, PTPhysical Therapist1306115829
  24. Francisco Arroy-ToxquiDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1700429529
  25. Angelina Arroyo, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1215443817
  26. Crystal ArroyoBehavior Technician1033768171
  27. Jennifer ArroyoDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1255057931
  28. Sergio Arroyo, B.A.Day Training/Habilitation Specialist1487785150
  29. Guadalupe Arroyo ReyesBehavior Technician1417715319
  30. Elias ArteagaBehavior Technician1316704661
  31. Brian Artman, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1881742898
  32. Mary Arvizu, MA, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1154604080
  33. Satya Arya, MDOtolaryngology Physician1932262144
  34. Alma ArzateBehavior Technician1750168068
  35. Linda Asante-Ackuayi, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1457646978
  36. Elliott Asarch, PHARM.D.Pharmacotherapy Pharmacist1598132722
  37. Alejandra Ascencio GarciaBehavior Technician1366181257
  38. Bivian Ascencio SainzMarriage & Family Therapist1790360519
  39. Susan AsevesCommunity Health Worker1982478525
  40. Lorraine Ash, D.O.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1447223169
  41. Suzanne Ash, LCSWClinical Social Worker1811170277
  42. Shannon AshburnMarriage & Family Therapist1114459773
  43. Kaitlin AshbyMarriage & Family Therapist1568812303
  44. Linda AshbyAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1528187184
  45. Brittany AshmoreMarriage & Family Therapist1487074555
  46. Shancae AshtonCommunity Health Worker1578394912
  47. Emilyn Dolores AsinasOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1447909353
  48. Anita Askew-GodoyCase Manager/Care Coordinator1275211849
  49. Inga Astakhova, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1942492673
  50. Corina AstorgaBehavior Technician1497439210

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.