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 184 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. Monica SalazarBehavior Technician1609516392
  2. Patricia Salazar, LCSWClinical Social Worker1669136545
  3. Raquell SalazarStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1003227984
  4. Rosemary SalazarBehavior Technician1467185918
  5. Shannon SalazarSocial Worker1164299632
  6. Vanessa SalazarPharmacy Technician1972268183
  7. Luceli Salazar OsorioProfessional Counselor1790319184
  8. Kiara Salazar SansonCommunity Health Worker1033963947
  9. Cristina SalcedoBehavior Technician1770087819
  10. Rebekah SalcedoBehavior Technician1336091339
  11. Anthony SalcidoBehavior Technician1962137679
  12. Mary SalcidoDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1871980904
  13. Timothy SalcidoAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1417786013
  14. Andrea SaldanaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1336599059
  15. Ashly SaldanaBehavior Technician1033806369
  16. Daniel SaldanaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1356790463
  17. Oscar SaldanaMarriage & Family Therapist1760710057
  18. Ruben SaldanaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1942048566
  19. Tanya SaldanaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1144931478
  20. Faustino SaldivarAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1942336250
  21. Janix SaldivarBehavior Technician1396395703
  22. Antoine Saldubehere, PSY.D.Psychologist1568830339
  23. Muhammad Saleem, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1205098357
  24. Andera SalehPharmacy Technician1124787999
  25. Zena SalehDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1811653926
  26. Jonathan Sales, MDSurgery Physician1730256678
  27. Delia Salgado, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1891992954
  28. Erica SalgadoHome Health Aide1346983343
  29. Laura SalgadoCommunity Health Worker1447066378
  30. Lyzette SalgadoCommunity Health Worker1851953897
  31. Ramon Salgado, SUD COUNSELORAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1699582528
  32. Ana Salgado-MannDoula1265353395
  33. Adriana Salguero, BACHELOR'S DEGREEBehavior Technician1114685252
  34. Abjar SalibaGeneral Practice Dentistry1164060737
  35. Abdullah Salih, DDSDentist1033972781
  36. Dimitri Salin, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1770785438
  37. Israel Salin, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1679690796
  38. Gilbert SalinasCase Manager/Care Coordinator1316395262
  39. Guadalupe SalinasLicensed Vocational Nurse1518749902
  40. Isabel SalinasCommunity Health Worker1174178800
  41. Larissa SalinasCase Manager/Care Coordinator1780101493
  42. Margie Salinas, RAS INTERNCounselor1982753604
  43. Miguel Salinas, RADTAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1477495042
  44. Enrique Salinas AcostaMassage Therapist1568335693
  45. Glendy Salinas ChavezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1538642582
  46. Richard Sall, M.D.Occupational Medicine Physician1477603181
  47. Alex Salmeron, ATCAthletic Trainer1770399917
  48. Ashwini Salpekar, OTOccupational Therapist1538839006
  49. Kathy Salu, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1245519099
  50. John SalvadorAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1225494511

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.