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 132 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. Olivia McKinneyAttendant Care Provider1568182129
  2. Dusty McLeodClinical Social Worker1356650246
  3. Katherine McMahon, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1568704781
  4. Michael McMahon, D.D.S.Periodontics1306194303
  5. James McMannusCase Manager/Care Coordinator1568596203
  6. Evan McMillin, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1063403467
  7. Marissa McMurtreyRegistered Nurse1053061184
  8. Lexi McNabbBehavior Technician1750192373
  9. Stephanie McNabbMarriage & Family Therapist1588795892
  10. Chance McNairCase Manager/Care Coordinator1144846643
  11. Erin McNallyCounselor1366573628
  12. Monica McNeeleyClinical Social Worker1497041289
  13. Lynn McPhedran, RDRegistered Dietitian1841619079
  14. Rick McPheeters, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1467419341
  15. Sharda McPhersonClinical Social Worker1619440864
  16. William McRee, PTPhysical Therapist1811248248
  17. Cherise McThrowCase Manager/Care Coordinator1396031183
  18. Rebecca McWhorter, CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKClinical Social Worker1326311606
  19. Suzanne McWhorter, RN BSN PHNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1417138199
  20. Jessica McWilliams, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1003549544
  21. Aliyah MeadowsDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1063230910
  22. Cordelia MeadowsCase Manager/Care Coordinator1225396468
  23. Sarah Meadows, RNRegistered Nurse1811651847
  24. Rachel MearesCase Manager/Care Coordinator1891942629
  25. Suzanne Mears, RNPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1811294523
  26. Olga Meave, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1275929333
  27. Lilian Mechael, PAPhysician Assistant1578362703
  28. Mena MechaelPharmacist1275210866
  29. Heidi MedeirosMarriage & Family Therapist1174904445
  30. Mike Medeiros, ATCAthletic Trainer1780241802
  31. Esmeralda MedelBehavior Technician1568213932
  32. Kaitlyn MedellinStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1497477442
  33. Alfred Medina, R1215080915Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1073977526
  34. Benjamin MedinaCommunity Health Worker1538912159
  35. David MedinaLicensed Psychiatric Technician1750156659
  36. Edward MedinaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1063600989
  37. Erica MedinaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1316626880
  38. Esmeralda Medina, LCSWClinical Social Worker1003441791
  39. Jacob MedinaMarriage & Family Therapist1184810244
  40. Janette Medina, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1427855725
  41. Jayna MedinaBehavior Technician1598536922
  42. Jose MedinaClinical Social Worker1841643954
  43. Juliana MedinaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1780032748
  44. Julie MedinaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1639012487
  45. Kiana Medina, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1003781840
  46. Laura MedinaBehavior Technician1003699950
  47. Lizbet MedinaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1790543684
  48. Lizeth MedinaBehavior Technician1043062714
  49. Marcela Medina, LCSWClinical Social Worker1770877789
  50. Maria MedinaClinical Social Worker1043986573

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.