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 118 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. George LittletonAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1639204548
  2. Alice Liu, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1104019637
  3. Fangluo Liu, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1124015656
  4. Jiafan Liu, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1548377641
  5. Jing Liu, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1790187920
  6. Johns Liu, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1659390979
  7. Lawrence LiuStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1710636485
  8. Roger LiuPharmacist1518843481
  9. Shuguang Liu, MDAnesthesiology Physician1790754067
  10. Warren Liu, DDSDentist1730215898
  11. Felisha LivesayMental Health Counselor1871789289
  12. Amber LivingstonSpeech-Language Pathologist1942134705
  13. Caitlin LivingstonBehavior Technician1588441885
  14. Candice LivingstonBehavior Technician1023842671
  15. Cindy LivingstonAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1265862346
  16. Jessica Llach, RPTPhysical Therapist1851401665
  17. Edgar LlamasPeer Specialist1467250217
  18. Rey Anthony LlevaNurse Practitioner1760267389
  19. Jennifer LloydLicensed Vocational Nurse1700689023
  20. Kai LoPharmacist1144621160
  21. Eduardo Lobaton, RDRegistered Dietitian1417138470
  22. Karen LobinaLicensed Vocational Nurse1538777438
  23. Daniel LocarniniAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1275327074
  24. Lowell Locke, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1477750875
  25. Jesirey Ivan Locquiao, PA-CPhysician Assistant1720420508
  26. Mendeleev Locquiao, PA-CPhysician Assistant1184997751
  27. Reynaldo Locquiao, PHYSICAL THERAPISTSpecialist1215172531
  28. Noemi Loeffel, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1104372143
  29. Diana Loera, MSMarriage & Family Therapist1720275050
  30. Gabriel LoeraDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1336801166
  31. Kiranjeet Loewen, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1174887947
  32. Mark Loewen, D.O.Emergency Medicine Physician1558625830
  33. Carleen Logan, CAARRAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1124149885
  34. Jack LoganGeneral Practice Dentistry1306762117
  35. Wade Logan, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1912161464
  36. Elizabeth Logue, CRNPNurse Practitioner1730315508
  37. Deborah LohOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1396145900
  38. Meredith Lolin, RNRegistered Nurse1578021242
  39. Tamari LomaiaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1487536181
  40. Janaiya LomasBehavior Technician1760262778
  41. Dena LomeliSchool Registered Nurse1184196826
  42. Jessica Lomeli, MSN, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1316704307
  43. Katrena Lomeli CastanedaBehavior Technician1053116186
  44. Gabrielle Long, NPNurse Practitioner1356209647
  45. Jonah Long, BAMental Health Counselor1124267844
  46. Lindsay Long, BAMental Health Counselor1295069425
  47. Mackdell Long, MDFamily Medicine Physician1508875816
  48. Megan LongCase Manager/Care Coordinator1497472963
  49. Pamela Long, OPTICIAN A.B.OOptician1457528895
  50. Veronica LongCommunity Health Worker1497043988

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.