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 176 of 231.
The 8 largest groups in Bakersfield
Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.
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
- Jose Rizo, PTPhysical Therapist1710208897
- Melissa Rizo, LCSWClinical Social Worker1326720996
- Muhammad Rizvi, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1104301001
- Carmen RoaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1770257339
- Rufus RoarkMarriage & Family Therapist1194207829
- Emily Robb, ACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1821495953
- Kathy Robb, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1639347248
- Dale Robbins, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1487611364
- Hillary RobbinsBehavior Analyst1609311596
- Jennifer Robbins, LCSWClinical Social Worker1386587483
- Dawn RobersonHealth & Wellness Coach1841121852
- Shane Roberson, DMDDentist1083281240
- Ranon Rodolfo RobertoCase Manager/Care Coordinator1356078455
- Amari RobertsBehavior Technician1710843768
- Christopher RobertsChiropractor1285619841
- Dailaizae RobertsBehavior Technician1437933561
- Helen Roberts, N.P.Family Nurse Practitioner1811019136
- Jean Roberts, MSN, RN, PHN, CNLCommunity Health Registered Nurse1114256005
- Jordan Roberts, D.O.Emergency Medicine Physician1164780151
- Micah Roberts, D.O.Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1972772945
- Qiana RobertsStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1144596594
- Regina RobertsCase Manager/Care Coordinator1942659065
- Nala Roberts WrightBehavior Technician1407789142
- Amy Robertson, MA CCC-AAudiologist-Hearing Aid Fitter1588823850
- Chiron RobertsonDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1386119386
- Dusty RobertsonDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1184061319
- Elizabeth Robertson, LPTLicensed Psychiatric Technician1306440540
- Kimberly Robertson, ACSWStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1982570693
- Ruth RobertsonMarriage & Family Therapist1811835234
- Sierita RobertsonDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1073270054
- Ashlin RobinsonCommunity Health Worker1558180430
- Christopher RobinsonPhysical Therapy Assistant1710398839
- Donna RobinsonCase Manager/Care Coordinator1609908656
- Indra Robinson, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1649556424
- Leonard RobinsonDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1992685770
- Matthew RobinsonCase Manager/Care Coordinator1083746721
- Monica RobinsonCase Manager/Care Coordinator1427184720
- Takina Robinson, BAMental Health Counselor1326189994
- Dora RobledoCase Manager/Care Coordinator1740744986
- Leonard RobledoCase Manager/Care Coordinator1073781449
- Anna RoblesBehavior Technician1144101221
- Bianca RoblesSocial Worker1326565961
- Guadalupe Robles, FNPNurse Practitioner1942202387
- Kassandra Robles, BADay Training/Habilitation Specialist1619665429
- Luis RoblesBehavior Technician1518823038
- Martha RoblesCase Manager/Care Coordinator1275981946
- Rolando Robles, MDFamily Medicine Physician1912066580
- Guadalupe RocelBehavior Technician1972201689
- Daniela RochaLicensed Vocational Nurse1528844016
- Ivan RochaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1649139650
The largest California cities
- Los Angeles69,537
- San Diego52,937
- San Francisco38,143
- Sacramento33,083
- San Jose20,925
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.
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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.