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 14 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. Nancy Bacon, LMFTMental Health Counselor1528159365
  2. David Bacus, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1447920475
  3. Hannah Abigail BacuyagLicensed Vocational Nurse1386511616
  4. Pritam Badesha, MDInternal Medicine Physician1972532679
  5. Sandeep BadeshaDentist1659192755
  6. John Badgett, CADCIIAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1285987016
  7. Rebecca Badgett, LCSWClinical Social Worker1346378247
  8. Fernando BadilloDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1114598273
  9. Jangsuk BaePharmacist1538451380
  10. Julia Bae, MDAllergy Physician1821169897
  11. Stella Bae, D.D.S.Dentist1427101435
  12. Harold Baer, M.D. FACPNephrology Physician1649382920
  13. Heather BaezaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1457278699
  14. Nicole Baeza, LPCCMental Health Counselor1457237620
  15. Jenna BagalaBehavior Technician1528643368
  16. Harmon BagallonMarriage & Family Therapist1376375162
  17. Regina Bagallon, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1487153151
  18. Mandeep Bagga, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1275899130
  19. Nazila Bagheri, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1295823219
  20. Shelby BagnallDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1295320505
  21. Amrit BagriNurse Practitioner1144928524
  22. Karmjeet BagriRegistered Nurse1740160738
  23. Andrea BagsbyFamily Nurse Practitioner1649939935
  24. Sheila Bagsby, ADMINISTRATORRehabilitation Practitioner1548725922
  25. Muhamed BahRegistered Nurse1417305178
  26. Carlos Bahamon, DDSDentist1104333426
  27. Kelly Bahena-ArellanoLicensed Vocational Nurse1497553408
  28. Nicoleta Baila, PSYDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1386944932
  29. Alyssa BaileySpeech-Language Pathologist1134051402
  30. Dawn Bailey, LCSWClinical Social Worker1841524642
  31. Dylan Bailey, DPTPhysical Therapist1215627328
  32. Elizabeth BaileyClinical Social Worker1083870349
  33. Jonathan Bailey, R139530916Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1518445600
  34. Julianne BaileyPeer Specialist1497316426
  35. Kenneth Bailey, MDPlastic Surgery Physician1326175597
  36. Kristen Bailey, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1750689022
  37. Marshall BaileyStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1063725398
  38. Shanai Bailey, RN, LVNRegistered Nurse1902649726
  39. Talesha BaileyAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1134679434
  40. Gurvijay Bains, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1164958120
  41. Jasmeet Bains, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1912393273
  42. Ramandeep Bains, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1174159321
  43. Muthanna Bajnied, DDSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1720593874
  44. Karan BajwaGeneral Practice Dentistry1245118389
  45. Alex Bakai, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1942099866
  46. Anna Bakai, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1215766720
  47. Ashley Baker, DPTPhysical Therapist1457278905
  48. Carmen Baker, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1750046397
  49. Galen Baker, D.O.Emergency Medicine Physician1497910632
  50. Gregory Baker, P.A.-C.Physician Assistant1205924222

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.