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 154 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. Jazmin OrtizSocial Worker1922785559
  2. Lucia Ortiz, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1235903865
  3. Maria OrtizLicensed Psychiatric Technician1649543927
  4. Mauricio OrtizStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1902199904
  5. Michael OrtizCase Manager/Care Coordinator1689022501
  6. Nina OrtizBehavior Technician1619749157
  7. Vilma OrtizCommunity Health Worker1093550634
  8. Yvonne Ortiz-Bush, PHDPsychologist1558488056
  9. Renee Ortiz-CrouchMarriage & Family Therapist1740739705
  10. Cydney Osano, MDObesity Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician1154498046
  11. Liza Osano Liu, PTPhysical Therapist1235468208
  12. Gordon Osborn, D.D.S.Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1578511796
  13. Lisa OsbornRegistered Nurse1295525186
  14. Celeste OsborneDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1497250344
  15. Jacob Osborne, FNPNurse Practitioner1801663752
  16. Jacqueline Osborne, AMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1073011730
  17. Ucedrah OsbyAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1487781894
  18. Donna OslerBehavior Technician1922816206
  19. Brianna OsorioCase Manager/Care Coordinator1013636042
  20. Paula Osorio, LCSWSchool Social Worker1962924092
  21. Andrea Osorio AlvaresBehavior Technician1982543724
  22. Kendall Osullivan Biggs, R1691014Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1417311499
  23. Steven Oswald, PTPhysical Therapist1194266007
  24. Marina OsykinaPhysical Therapy Assistant1598357055
  25. Paola OtanezBehavior Technician1134992464
  26. Evelyn OttBehavior Technician1225961956
  27. Tavion OttCounselor1215777321
  28. Yuxin Ouyang, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1467207647
  29. Willa Overland, OTOccupational Therapist1033566492
  30. Sydney OviedoBehavior Technician1447964473
  31. Sarah Owen, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1164206975
  32. Allyce OwensStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1447525753
  33. Carlos OwensAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1134008980
  34. John Owens, M.DObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1083665467
  35. John OwensStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1770835357
  36. Michele OwensMental Health Counselor1720349079
  37. Robert Owens, MDAnesthesiology Physician1891767174
  38. Sheila OwensClinical Social Worker1134256886
  39. Olufemi Owolabi, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1114182813
  40. Courtney OxfordBehavior Technician1063145340
  41. Dawn Oxford, MSCase Manager/Care Coordinator1235605262
  42. Elizabeth OxleySpeech-Language Pathologist1033076682
  43. Julie Ozbun-Moe, OTPediatric Occupational Therapist1730013244
  44. Michael OzoemenaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1639861487
  45. Armando Ozuna, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1932429560
  46. Sabitha Pabbathi, M.DInternal Medicine Physician1477744498
  47. Justin Aliyah Pabiona, NONEBehavior Analyst1811579634
  48. Danielle PabroBehavior Technician1992656045
  49. Maria Therese Faith Paca, B.S.Occupational Therapy Assistant1578038998
  50. Erin Pace, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1306456835

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.