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 134 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. Ashley MelendezSocial Worker1366364408
  2. Ashlyn MelendezBehavior Technician1164209466
  3. Erika Melendez, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1790442481
  4. Glenda MelendezLicensed Vocational Nurse1194434779
  5. Juan MelendezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1598175028
  6. Marco Melendez, RNRegistered Nurse1982489985
  7. Philipp Melendez, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1730162652
  8. Savannah Melendez, M.A.Behavior Technician1619816402
  9. Sharrell Melendez, SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1043439060
  10. Victoria Melendez, RADT 1Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1457057135
  11. Erika Melendez FuentesBehavior Technician1851260020
  12. Sylvia MelendrezAttendant Care Provider1851934350
  13. Mary Ruby Melgar, RPHPharmacist1497156723
  14. Andres Melgoza, MARehabilitation Practitioner1932699006
  15. Yadira Melgoza-HernandezMental Health Counselor1548799612
  16. Serineh Melidonian, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1699893255
  17. Katherine MelloCase Manager/Care Coordinator1245355064
  18. Corianne MellonAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1952270142
  19. Margaret Mellon, MFTMental Health Counselor1598850604
  20. Jason MeloCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1487132775
  21. Carmelita Membreve, NP-CNurse Practitioner1326557893
  22. Parvez Memon, MDInternal Medicine Physician1144329038
  23. Ana Mena, PSY.DClinical Psychologist1861786386
  24. Steve Menchaca, RN, VA-BCGeneral Practice Registered Nurse1376224386
  25. Kristen Mendes, PA-CPhysician Assistant1518593102
  26. Aide MendezDoula1104716828
  27. Alejandra MendezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1548147002
  28. Alfredo MendezAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1841476082
  29. Andrew MendezBehavior Technician1295590701
  30. Bianca MendezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1972360758
  31. Chelsea MendezBehavior Technician1790624377
  32. Crystal MendezBehavior Technician1265212286
  33. Evelia MendezBehavior Technician1194485938
  34. Guadalupe Mendez, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1346607967
  35. Jesus Mendez, P.A.Medical Physician Assistant1023202108
  36. Lisa Mendez, PASurgical Physician Assistant1114942638
  37. Mariah MendezBehavior Analyst1457819328
  38. Melinda MendezClinical Social Worker1245985498
  39. Sandra MendezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1982123295
  40. Stephanie MendezRegistered Nurse1336633502
  41. Ana Mendez Valencia, LCSWClinical Social Worker1376090787
  42. Guy Mendivil, DDSOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1912054271
  43. Alexandra Mendoza, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1639711450
  44. Alilla MendozaBehavior Technician1790448991
  45. Brenda MendozaAdult Companion1063059533
  46. Christian Mendoza, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1255796108
  47. Diana MendozaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1104367036
  48. Graciela Mendoza, BACase Manager/Care Coordinator1366574907
  49. Ignacio MendozaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1245885979
  50. Jessabel MendozaBehavior Technician1629925755

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.