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 159 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. Jennifer PattersonMarriage & Family Therapist1619095981
  2. Kelly PattersonMarriage & Family Therapist1538024476
  3. Scheneak PattersonOther Technician1215198395
  4. Susan Patterson, RNRegistered Nurse1568843548
  5. Takaura PattersonBehavior Technician1538826292
  6. Jessica Patterson-ByrdStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1447528468
  7. Carla Patton, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1881748580
  8. Haley Patton, PAPhysician Assistant1942591052
  9. Roman Patungan, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1013850205
  10. Harsh Patwari, DMDDentist1932761871
  11. Jacqueline Paul, MDInternal Medicine Physician1134232473
  12. Russell Paul, MDVascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1245208727
  13. Claire Pauley, PA-CPhysician Assistant1942729363
  14. Christine Paulsen, LCSWClinical Social Worker1083388821
  15. Richard Paulsen, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1639148794
  16. Patrick Paw, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1306946793
  17. Michael Pawloski, LCSWClinical Social Worker1326970435
  18. Ariane PayanAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1376114793
  19. Uriel PayanOrthotic Fitter1114435047
  20. Elven Paylaga, RNRegistered Nurse1043645302
  21. Tabitha PearlLicensed Vocational Nurse1386403335
  22. Michelle Pearl-KrizoCommunity Health Registered Nurse1295217891
  23. Desiree PearmanMental Health Counselor1740800770
  24. Andrea Pearson, ASWSocial Worker1447883707
  25. Chazlin PearsonBehavior Technician1730015264
  26. Kimberly Pechickjian, RASAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1407991672
  27. Eric Peck, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1124128517
  28. Monica Peck, M.S.W., LCSW#26360Clinical Social Worker1861716490
  29. Kaleena PedBehavior Analyst1821966466
  30. Ted Pedersen, D.C.Chiropractor1821138330
  31. Judy Pedro, RN, MSN, PHN, CNSSchool Registered Nurse1063776128
  32. Jillian Pedrow, MS, BCBABehavior Analyst1407510605
  33. Mellonie PeeblesBehavior Technician1134849714
  34. Gregg PeelAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1811021009
  35. Chelseah PeeplesMental Health Counselor1760886477
  36. Sydney Peeples, DPTPhysical Therapist1609313402
  37. Samantha PeevyAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1205481967
  38. Aaron Peinado, PAPhysician Assistant1083486823
  39. Albert Peinado, MDInternal Medicine Physician1962590802
  40. Ravindra PeirisRehabilitation Practitioner1164875803
  41. Chantravuth Pel, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1295865749
  42. Rhett Anthony Pelaez Jr, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1891181640
  43. Sandra Pelant, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1326679192
  44. Jose PelayoBehavior Technician1477419976
  45. Karen PelhamPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1649854589
  46. Samantha PelletierAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1558525139
  47. Jamie PelsterElectroneurodiagnostic Specialist/Technologist1255726527
  48. Michael Pelzer, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1699410753
  49. Deanna PembertonBehavior Technician1881318483
  50. Brenda Pena, LCSWClinical Social Worker1134639271

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.