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 153 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. Emily Opperman, MFT INTERNMarriage & Family Therapist1912378456
  2. Aroldo Orantes, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1447576384
  3. Leopoldo OrdazAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1740957398
  4. Andres Ordonez, PAMedical Physician Assistant1194835033
  5. Jesse OrdonezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1386211159
  6. Claudia Ordonez-TorresNutrition Education Nutritionist1538687470
  7. Jorge OrellanaBehavior Technician1386357267
  8. Elmas Orhan, NURSE PRACTITIONERInternal Medicine Physician1750035432
  9. Gemma Grace OrigLicensed Vocational Nurse1235077603
  10. Brooklyn OrnelasDriver1174466767
  11. Brylin OrnelasDoula1497555247
  12. Lennie Ornelaz, PAPhysician Assistant1447269766
  13. Arin Orogian, DO, MPHStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1669160123
  14. Cielo OroniaBehavior Technician1417554775
  15. Carolyn OropezaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1215877733
  16. Kristy OropezaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1740542190
  17. Danielle Orosco, PHDPsychologist1740882125
  18. Maureen OrourkeSpeech-Language Pathologist1184254310
  19. Aileen Orozco, NONEBehavior Technician1275275992
  20. Anita OrozcoCase Manager/Care Coordinator1720708696
  21. Anthoni OrozcoBehavior Technician1528921368
  22. Cesar OrozcoSocial Worker1255574224
  23. Elizabeth OrozcoSocial Worker1164261665
  24. Jessica OrozcoAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1558779629
  25. Laura Orozco, AMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1184296493
  26. Wenndy OrozcoAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1386992030
  27. Glenda Orr, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1770026684
  28. Peter OrrElectroneurodiagnostic Specialist/Technologist1700271160
  29. Kathryn OrrenMental Health Counselor1629243605
  30. Amanda OrtegaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1386409753
  31. Christopher OrtegaBehavior Analyst1093560096
  32. Cristina OrtegaCommunity Health Worker1093668089
  33. Eliana Ortega, LCSW 124190Social Worker1063066322
  34. Jennifer OrtegaBehavior Technician1699518639
  35. Jerry Ortega, R1232721016Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1033618129
  36. Jonathan OrtegaCommunity Health Worker1093535502
  37. Maritsa OrtegaBehavior Technician1407693690
  38. Mercedes OrtegaBehavior Technician1467304170
  39. Monica OrtegaBehavior Technician1346950458
  40. Rosa OrtegaBehavior Technician1639653082
  41. Kyla Orth, RDRegistered Dietitian1255078481
  42. Abigail OrtizBehavior Technician1467178038
  43. Alejandra OrtizBehavior Technician1053075994
  44. Alejandra OrtizBehavior Technician1992574909
  45. Brian OrtizMassage Therapist1407458573
  46. Claudia Ortiz, NPNurse Practitioner1912570391
  47. Ellysa OrtizBehavior Technician1427928878
  48. Francisco Ortiz, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1861660292
  49. Jaime Ortiz, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1003022609
  50. Jason OrtizAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1891364618

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.