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 117 of 231.

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Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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. Mayra Licano, LCSWSchool Social Worker1760042535
  2. Janelle LiceraldeBehavior Technician1336002534
  3. Kristen LidgettFamily Nurse Practitioner1093209744
  4. Lauren Lieder, P.T.Physical Therapist1346544871
  5. Alan Lien, PA-CPhysician Assistant1467950493
  6. Julia Liepmann, MS, PA-CPhysician Assistant1720268576
  7. Laylah LievanaBehavior Technician1801715024
  8. Karen Lillie, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1497814578
  9. Bryanna LillyBehavior Analyst1902341423
  10. Arnold Lim, D.O.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1598868549
  11. Sueng Lim, L.A.CAcupuncturist1790861755
  12. Marvin LimaMarriage & Family Therapist1396520409
  13. Nicole Lima-Dockery, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1922835792
  14. Adele Limon, RNRegistered Nurse1730853987
  15. Jose Limon, LMFT, APCCMarriage & Family Therapist1871041830
  16. Aiqi Lin, NOBehavior Technician1548924368
  17. Aye Lin, M.DGeriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1386922011
  18. Benjamin Lin, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1275570079
  19. Emily Lin, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1982358479
  20. Hua Lung Lin, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1649233842
  21. Hung-Yi Lin, OTROccupational Therapist1093482853
  22. Jian Lin, MDNeurology Physician1982683959
  23. Lulu LinDentist1962738252
  24. Mark Lin, MDInternal Medicine Physician1528050754
  25. Timothy Lin, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1801101365
  26. Tzu Lu Lin, DPMPodiatrist1710502414
  27. Yeuan Lin, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1184770232
  28. Yu-Ning Lin, PMHNPStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1558903864
  29. Jonathan Lin-WuGeneral Practice Dentistry1316575970
  30. Abigail Lina, MSN, FNP-BC, PHNFamily Nurse Practitioner1659142610
  31. Luciano LinaresBehavior Technician1891484168
  32. Nataly Linares LopezBehavior Technician1003747502
  33. Cherie Linde, MSW INTERNStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1346547387
  34. Deja LindleyBehavior Technician1851107049
  35. John Lindquist, ODOptometrist1407896400
  36. Terri Lindsey, RNSchool Registered Nurse1700359585
  37. Celes LinearBehavior Technician1912606419
  38. Henry LingPharmacist1326713348
  39. Richard Ling, M.D., PH.D.Ophthalmology Physician1013927136
  40. Nghiem Linh, RPHPharmacist1326515917
  41. Robert LiraDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1033756051
  42. Cynthia Lira-MartinezBehavior Technician1336713916
  43. Katherine LisaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1073740346
  44. Amanda May Litten, OTOccupational Therapist1124528047
  45. Allison LittleClinical Psychologist1194840843
  46. Bradley LittleAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1407488844
  47. Sherrie LittleAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1487279436
  48. Ulyssa Little ChilesNurse's Aide1629834759
  49. Jordan LittleberryLicensed Psychiatric Technician1922855642
  50. Latoya LittlejohnDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1114641420

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.