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 110 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. Janice Knowlton, PAMedical Physician Assistant1912116096
  2. Makaela KnowltonClinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist1215717368
  3. Stacy Knox, AMFT120724Marriage & Family Therapist1104212257
  4. Albert Ko, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1063715860
  5. Jaewoong KoGeneral Practice Dentistry1124882824
  6. Jena KochNeonatal Intensive Care Registered Nurse1538021720
  7. Tamas Kocsis, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1366546798
  8. Diane Koditek, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1639396419
  9. Laurie Koenig, PSYDClinical Psychologist1649483363
  10. Stanley Koh, DDSOral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1801022579
  11. Kathleen Kohler, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1659897320
  12. Roger KohnSpecialist1376670273
  13. Padmalatha KommineniDentist1265660948
  14. Sreedhar Kommineni, MDAnesthesiology Physician1578636890
  15. Kevin Komoto, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1942640974
  16. Steve Kong, RPHPharmacist1669755427
  17. Deepa Konnur, MPT, OCSPhysical Therapist1245655307
  18. Geoffrey KonyeEmergency Medicine Physician1730504416
  19. Gagan Kooner, MDSports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1831848910
  20. Lovedip KoonerFamily Medicine Physician1043994759
  21. Preeti Kooner, NPNurse Practitioner1942960851
  22. Maureen KoonsProfessional Counselor1093379000
  23. Daniel Kooren, MSW, ACSWStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1326888215
  24. Laith Korin, BSBehavior Technician1407715501
  25. Edrea KornbacherAssistant Behavior Analyst1699583377
  26. Madhuri Kothapalli, DDSDentist1104152719
  27. Hemmal Kothary, MDFamily Medicine Physician1134217813
  28. Nicholas Kotsyubko, MDPsychiatry Physician1154958981
  29. Jacob KountzMarriage & Family Therapist1578127049
  30. Amber Kraemer, M.S.W., ASWSocial Worker1306062492
  31. Leann KraetschMarriage & Family Therapist1700180551
  32. Carolyne Krall Catron, PHD, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1245355908
  33. Adriana KramerCase Manager/Care Coordinator1780032508
  34. Brittany Kramer, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1053859785
  35. Josiah Krantz, MAStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1033825823
  36. Mary KratingCase Manager/Care Coordinator1104022771
  37. Tracy KrauseCase Manager/Care Coordinator1356849269
  38. Kenneth Krauss, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1053495200
  39. Brent KrebsCounselor1598939530
  40. Steven Kresha, MA. PSYCH, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1508906827
  41. Rajeev Krishan, MDSpecialist1033124854
  42. Sonya KrisherCase Manager/Care Coordinator1306288238
  43. Devaprakash Krishnan, MDPediatrics Physician1144397159
  44. Allene Krizo, M.A, M.F.C.C.Marriage & Family Therapist1548286040
  45. Byron Kroeker, PTPhysical Therapist1104818277
  46. Joseph KrollDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1225955453
  47. Philip KrollRegistered Nurse1588798243
  48. Christopher KruegerSurgery Physician1407607500
  49. Kelly KruegerCase Manager/Care Coordinator1720259039
  50. Steve Kruitbosch, CADCIIAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1548566656

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.