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 138 of 231.
The 8 largest groups in Bakersfield
Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.
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
- Mark Mishkind, MDSurgery Physician1467529362
- Joseph Mishreki, PHARMDPharmacist1992131205
- Mehul Mistry, MDInternal Medicine Physician1245932250
- Pinkal MistryPharmacist1275209991
- Anita MitchellBehavior Technician1538744594
- Carl Mitchell, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1295979748
- Dana Mitchell, APRNNurse Practitioner1053858514
- Kyle MitchellCommunity Health Worker1902603327
- Latoya MitchellStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1003257841
- Noemi Mitchell, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1194650283
- Rinee Mitchell, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1639658529
- Sharolunda MitchellPhysician Assistant1023675071
- Sheyenne MitchellBehavior Technician1235774605
- Sonya Mitchell-McCallCase Manager/Care Coordinator1750956629
- Gordon Mitts, M.D.Plastic Surgery Physician1407937675
- Siria Miyagishima, NPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1578450037
- Morgan MiyakeStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1376171769
- Maguire MizeCase Manager/Care Coordinator1922750819
- Leonard Mizrahi, M.D.Case Manager/Care Coordinator1790114684
- Arsen Mkrtchyan, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1063109544
- Mara MladenovskiOccupational Therapist1932931003
- Qanda MlamboBehavior Technician1952971426
- Mostafa Moarefian, PHARMDPharmacist1730738055
- Aung Moe, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1568696862
- Aung Moe, M.DInternal Medicine Physician1285950683
- Daniel MoffettBehavior Technician1043039928
- Farzad Moghaddam, DDS,MSGeneral Practice Dentistry1548650567
- Nadia MoghimPharmacotherapy Pharmacist1902275423
- Ayman MohamedPharmacist1487973574
- Hassanali Mohamedali, DOPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1598984809
- Hosein Mohammadi, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1750499299
- Hajir MohammedBehavior Technician1619677382
- Mujeeb Mohammed, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1922946359
- Taher Mohammedi, MDSurgery Physician1740741230
- Andrew Mohr, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1710217617
- Jasmine Moini, MDFamily Medicine Physician1982799771
- Kian Moini, M.D., PHARM.D.Family Medicine Physician1205964574
- Allison Moir, O.D.Optometrist1033309851
- Lovely MoiseOccupational Therapy Assistant1932634193
- Maribel MojicaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1013353192
- Parham Mokri, M.D.Nephrology Physician1720036692
- Levedee MolandMarriage & Family Therapist1609626423
- Maya MolandMarriage & Family Therapist1174373997
- Richelle Moland, B.S.Case Manager/Care Coordinator1346376605
- Jeannie Molato, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1821174129
- Pavel Moldavskiy, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1942623582
- Alasia MoldenBehavior Technician1750217238
- Edward MolinaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1063696573
- Jesse MolinaBehavior Analyst1417589870
- Krystal MolinaBehavior Technician1265309322
The largest California cities
- Los Angeles69,537
- San Diego52,937
- San Francisco38,143
- Sacramento33,083
- San Jose20,925
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.
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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.