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 164 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. Amanda Pitzer, PHARMDPharmacist1801335732
  2. Amy PixlerMarriage & Family Therapist1861155632
  3. Micaella PlacenciaSchool Social Worker1639205198
  4. Antoinette Placenti, N.P.Nurse Practitioner1720144405
  5. Stephanine PlakeStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1013457852
  6. Connor PlanchardCase Manager/Care Coordinator1659972404
  7. Peggy Plant, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1124147301
  8. Kevin PlanteRegistered Nurse1366699183
  9. Ericka PlascenciaCommunity Health Worker1063211100
  10. Salvador PlascenciaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1982729737
  11. Agnieszka Plate, COTAOccupational Therapy Assistant1346576485
  12. Casey PlaterBehavior Analyst1750071270
  13. Johana Platero CruzCase Manager/Care Coordinator1124744297
  14. Abigail PlazaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1780213215
  15. Arcadia Plaza, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1104679737
  16. Heather PlazaCommunity Health Worker1962334086
  17. Russell Plewinski, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1316909542
  18. Camille Pliego SantosBehavior Technician1447119813
  19. Angela PlilerCase Manager/Care Coordinator1700079969
  20. Bradley Plymire, LAADC, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1861852402
  21. Jugraj PnagLicensed Vocational Nurse1265909477
  22. Tian Poh, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1396890182
  23. Riley PohlBehavior Technician1376314625
  24. Suneena Pokkamthanam, PA-CPhysician Assistant1396163945
  25. Lynnette PolaSpeech-Language Pathologist1689510521
  26. Benjamin PolancoBehavior Technician1700731338
  27. Christian PolancoBehavior Technician1053266494
  28. Anthony Poles, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1326675281
  29. Jezel Poliran, NONEBehavior Technician1033871355
  30. Jacqueline Polonio, CATCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1689077703
  31. Emily Polovick Moulds, OTROccupational Therapist1730742453
  32. Cheryl Polyudhapoom, LCSWClinical Social Worker1699220509
  33. Rhiannon Pomeroy SolorzanoMental Health Counselor1619279809
  34. Ashley PonceBehavior Analyst1093274441
  35. Felicia PonceMarriage & Family Therapist1942515218
  36. Isabella PonceBehavior Technician1669280244
  37. Jesus PonceBehavior Technician1730982976
  38. Lisandra PonceBehavior Technician1669119905
  39. Rachel Ponce, ATCAthletic Trainer1538687819
  40. Nicole Pondell, M.ED.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1912219056
  41. Xochitl PoolBehavior Technician1811555451
  42. Theodore Popa, M.D., M.S.Neurology Physician1568738631
  43. Carissa PopeSocial Worker1326768029
  44. Goldie PopeBehavior Technician1225848914
  45. Lydia PopeCounselor1255097465
  46. Abigail Popejoy-DodsonDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1235007550
  47. Steven PopovichMental Health Counselor1831364413
  48. Miriam PoppClinical Social Worker1932916426
  49. Rachel PoriCommunity Health Worker1942672092
  50. Hoshang Pormir, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1316994064

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.