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 121 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. Deanna LoyearBehavior Analyst1508299421
  2. Andrea LozanoBehavior Technician1609755818
  3. David Lozano, D.C.Chiropractor1194803726
  4. Linda LozanoLicensed Vocational Nurse1831812403
  5. Lisa LozanoAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1215720420
  6. Raquel Lozano-Leyva, PA-CPhysician Assistant1386591857
  7. Brian LuPsychiatry Physician1184251639
  8. Frank Lu, L.ACAcupuncturist1942430889
  9. Nayeli Lua VargasCase Manager/Care Coordinator1497010995
  10. Marrissa LuangamathBehavior Technician1861188971
  11. Bridget Lucas, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1689511743
  12. Mary Lucas, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1457828691
  13. Sayra LucasBehavior Technician1689520405
  14. Rebecca Luce, PTPhysical Therapist1841489564
  15. Ana-Lisa LuceroBehavior Technician1215612304
  16. Lesley Lucero, PA-CPhysician Assistant1477743136
  17. Amy Lucio, LMFT, LPCCMarriage & Family Therapist1548881154
  18. Keyanna LucioBehavior Technician1154200202
  19. James Ludington, DPTPhysical Therapist1528329935
  20. Lowell Lueck, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1215198890
  21. Jessica LuetgerDriver1588143440
  22. Edwin LuevanoAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1548032188
  23. Rose LuevanosAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1942665815
  24. Stephanie LuffDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1952706855
  25. Alliya LugoBehavior Technician1598472771
  26. Emily LugoBehavior Technician1902448442
  27. Maria Theresa Lugue, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1366230849
  28. Kingwai Lui, D.O.Psychiatry Physician1639584220
  29. Terrance Lukens, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1639218233
  30. Valente Lule-RosasCase Manager/Care Coordinator1497103246
  31. Maria Sheila LumanogLicensed Vocational Nurse1689247447
  32. Anca Luminare, MDPsychiatry Physician1770917262
  33. Kim LuminariasAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1730799065
  34. Alaine LunaBehavior Technician1871278960
  35. Alexander LunaMassage Therapist1083583785
  36. Anabel LunaBehavior Technician1295691921
  37. Daniel LunaBehavior Technician1083473011
  38. Daniela LunaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1295173359
  39. Gabrielle LunaBehavior Technician1871078063
  40. Jacqueline LunaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1699124339
  41. Karen LunaSocial Worker1982597522
  42. Kimberly LunaBehavior Technician1700511128
  43. Leslie LunaMarriage & Family Therapist1568870152
  44. Crystal Luna MoralesBehavior Technician1841137072
  45. Robert Lund, D.D.S.Endodontics1558494203
  46. Kathe Lundgren, ED.D.Family Nurse Practitioner1457381816
  47. John Lunsford, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1386114049
  48. Anthony Luong, D.C.Chiropractor1033296322
  49. Monserrat LupianBehavior Technician1700613544
  50. Robert Luque, AMFTProfessional Counselor1902551278

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.