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 139 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
- Lucrecia Molina, F.N.P.Family Nurse Practitioner1144526690
- Raul MolinaBehavior Technician1679345102
- Samuel MolinaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1225494438
- Toby Molina, PTPhysical Therapist1912858903
- Danielle Molina DuarteBehavior Technician1902526650
- Fahad Molla, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1023806502
- Mohammed Molla, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1699796870
- Rakesh Momi, ODOptometrist1578392585
- Steven Momi, P.T.Physical Therapist1013665397
- Myat Mon, MDInternal Medicine Physician1285839365
- Kayla MonarrezBehavior Technician1972386183
- Gricel Mondary, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1073066775
- Joshua Mondary, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1164929436
- Arlene Mondragon, RNRegistered Nurse1669210563
- Erika Monet, LMFT 49468Mental Health Counselor1578762878
- Lyza Marie Monfort, RNRegistered Nurse1174858427
- Emmely Mongcal, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1063391092
- Candice Monge, RNRegistered Nurse1437452489
- Crystal Monge, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1730498940
- Hayley MongeonBehavior Technician1861186306
- David Mongold, D.C.Chiropractor1275614950
- Karen Moniz-SmithMarriage & Family Therapist1083740690
- William Monroe, DPT OCSPhysical Therapist1902898091
- Giann MonroyBehavior Technician1629755814
- Jamie MonroyCase Manager/Care Coordinator1063544690
- Joel MonroySocial Worker1689946535
- Catherine Monsibais, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1114053741
- Emily MonsibaisCommunity Health Worker1669895488
- Erin MonsibaisBehavior Technician1861122178
- Martha Monsibais, SOCIAL WORKERClinical Social Worker1336449818
- Priscilla MonsibaisCase Manager/Care Coordinator1538297643
- Robert MonsibaisCase Manager/Care Coordinator1356477657
- Sarah Monson, RDHAPDental Hygienist1780705400
- Carmen MontanezBehavior Technician1083464515
- Donald Montano, D.D.S., M.S.D.Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1821046806
- Jennifer MontanoCase Manager/Care Coordinator1720771322
- Donne Ricco Monte De RamosDriver1487044392
- Brenda MontealegreSchool Counselor1598075343
- Theresa Montecillo, APNNurse Practitioner1720422991
- Elizabeth MontelongoPeer Specialist1700487519
- Shanty MontelongoBehavior Technician1578277349
- Alma Montemayor, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1366362006
- Annalicia Montes, RBTBehavior Technician1376128520
- Ingrid Montes, LCSWClinical Social Worker1023598901
- Martha Montes, SUDRCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1659142107
- Analu Montez, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1841752748
- Candice Montez, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1447038625
- John MontezAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1093105959
- Munira Montez, LCSWClinical Social Worker1497248348
- Trina Montez, CADC II-CAAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1861678088
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.