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 174 of 231.

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Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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. Cheryl RiceMarriage & Family Therapist1609413905
  2. Mika RiceAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1184082984
  3. Leslie RichSocial Worker1801941802
  4. Michelle Rich, CADC-II A022890516Day Training/Habilitation Specialist1396168720
  5. Honey RichardCase Manager/Care Coordinator1851594428
  6. London RichardLicensed Vocational Nurse1316664030
  7. Theodore RichardSocial Worker1578909107
  8. Noelle RichardsClinical Social Worker1619372091
  9. Shyanna RichardsBehavior Technician1912876129
  10. Amelda (amy) Richardson, MED, MAMarriage & Family Therapist1225254303
  11. Eva RichardsonDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1184491045
  12. Leni Richardson, VN237400Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1881920064
  13. Malachi RichardsonBehavior Technician1699654822
  14. Mark Richardson, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1104976067
  15. Setiva Richee-Eastland, LCSWClinical Social Worker1992094478
  16. Nolan RichertBehavior Technician1760076913
  17. Rasheda Richmond, RNRegistered Nurse1538033113
  18. Leroy Rickard, LMFT 125024Marriage & Family Therapist1700189461
  19. Shana RickerBehavior Technician1467270025
  20. Adam RicksPhysical Therapist1679949994
  21. Kenneth Ricks, DDSOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1578992715
  22. Erica RicoMarriage & Family Therapist1871010413
  23. Julie Rico, RADT-1Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1922682012
  24. Oscar Rico, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1013030402
  25. Liliana Rico MartinezHealth & Wellness Coach1154292647
  26. Bianca RiddleBehavior Technician1417752502
  27. Jeffrey RiddleStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1578997193
  28. Kira RideoutBehavior Technician1326888728
  29. David Riel, PA-CPhysician Assistant1730170176
  30. David Riess, LCSWClinical Social Worker1891924148
  31. Angelina Rigby, O.T.Occupational Therapist1730311101
  32. Malissa Riggins, RNRegistered Nurse1629387287
  33. David Riggs, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1518130533
  34. Dianne Riley, LMFTMental Health Counselor1487731774
  35. Justin RileyAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1740175959
  36. Anastasia RimerBehavior Technician1477367720
  37. Jennifer RimerCase Manager/Care Coordinator1487532487
  38. Elizabeth RinconCommunity Health Worker1871335588
  39. Francisco Rincon AguilarStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1407726581
  40. Victoria Rincon PerezBehavior Technician1649900820
  41. Dan Ringle, DNP, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1871048454
  42. Danielle Ringle, ODOptometrist1831674720
  43. Araceli Rios, APCCProfessional Counselor1295314961
  44. Manual RiosCase Manager/Care Coordinator1558555235
  45. Marisol RiosClinical Social Worker1053864546
  46. Natalie Rios, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1265985808
  47. Nohemi Rios, HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMABehavior Technician1588590954
  48. Rey RiosCase Manager/Care Coordinator1447373485
  49. Lizeth Rios VasquezBehavior Technician1265323273
  50. Abhay Risbud, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1598824245

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.