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 113 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. Marillis LaraSocial Worker1548817968
  2. Savanna LaraStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1295354835
  3. Selena LaraBehavior Technician1801776265
  4. Lizbet Lara AguilarBehavior Technician1215717228
  5. Jesus Lara Pena, SAS-ICase Manager/Care Coordinator1427322668
  6. Milka Lara-Rincon, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1114431012
  7. Merissa LariosMental Health Counselor1346688710
  8. Stephanie LariosStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1265880736
  9. Yasmin Larmond, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1245063809
  10. Gilbert LaroqueAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1801372677
  11. Brandy LarsenAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1033522511
  12. Caitlynne LarsenBehavior Technician1518672922
  13. Sarah Larsen, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1275561896
  14. Tracy Larsen, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1407277189
  15. Erin LarsonCase Manager/Care Coordinator1972902930
  16. Kylie LasaterBehavior Technician1902583685
  17. Miguel Lascano, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1114947611
  18. David Lash, PHARMDPharmacotherapy Pharmacist1649670993
  19. Angela Latchman, DCChiropractor1013030329
  20. Carmen Lau, PHARMDPharmacist1780273870
  21. Gracie LauBehavior Technician1255282158
  22. Monica LauRadiology Practitioner Assistant1447541339
  23. Robert Laughlin, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1548209711
  24. Jarelly Laurel-OrozcoDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1194468702
  25. David Laurence, BAMental Health Counselor1649624701
  26. Scott Laurente, P.T.Orthopedic Physical Therapist1790870764
  27. Elsa Lavadia, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1457469157
  28. Gerald Lavarias, B.C.B.A.Behavior Analyst1154634962
  29. Diedre Lavers, RPHPharmacist1700156932
  30. Bruce Laverty, ODOptometrist1588706881
  31. Sarah LawAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1023808011
  32. Jasmine Law-TysonBehavior Technician1245947993
  33. Eleanor Laway-Pinchot, RNRegistered Nurse1003471327
  34. Susan LawlerDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1992662274
  35. Joshua LawrenceBehavior Technician1194520270
  36. Kenneth LawrenceBehavior Technician1679445845
  37. Sarah LawrenceDental Hygienist1922866607
  38. Jennefer Lawson, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1225493935
  39. Roberta LawsonLicensed Psychiatric Technician1528914751
  40. Scott LawsonCase Manager/Care Coordinator1154874717
  41. Nidhi Laxminarayan Rao, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1578352860
  42. Leslie Laxson, LCSWClinical Social Worker1144506114
  43. Abimbola Layeni, M.DPsychiatry Physician1811962384
  44. Gail LaymanceStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1366980450
  45. Carlette LayneMarriage & Family Therapist1508166372
  46. Cecilia LazagaNurse Practitioner1619638087
  47. Jerome Lazaga, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1639417181
  48. Angel LazaroPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1104274364
  49. Jacqueline Lazaro, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1144816422
  50. Oscar Lazcano, M.D.Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1811337306

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.