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 185 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 Eduardo Salvador, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1245872266
- Chinette Salveron, PMHNP, FNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1720418890
- Jared Salvo, D.O.Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1992881858
- June Salvo, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1629099825
- Deanna Salyards, F.N.P.Family Nurse Practitioner1174544290
- Eren SalyerDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1548192594
- Steven Salyers, D.C.Chiropractor1457340242
- Youssef Samaan, RPHPharmacist1871880765
- Paula Samaha, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1669264065
- Leilan Samaniego, NPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1366809576
- Jena SamanoCase Manager/Care Coordinator1346377843
- Samir Samarany, M.DCardiovascular Disease Physician1134379126
- Courtney SamariClinical Social Worker1700290251
- Kennedy SammonsBehavior Technician1164138947
- Michael Sampley, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1245898659
- Chandan Samra, MDPsychiatry Physician1114422326
- Gagandeep SamraPhysician Assistant1275183618
- Rajdeep Samra, LCSWSocial Worker1215206180
- Sukhchain Samra, NPNurse Practitioner1073032447
- Simon Sams, PSYDSocial Worker1396144176
- Dennis Samson, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1124356654
- Rahul Samtani, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1336535111
- Karel SamwaeilPharmacist1033898879
- Deborah Kristy San-Gil, MSN, FNP-BC, NP-CNurse Practitioner1376175752
- Alondra SanchezBehavior Technician1396323796
- Alyse Sanchez, ACSWClinical Social Worker1164976833
- Amalia Sanchez, LCSWClinical Social Worker1154715217
- Amanda Sanchez, NPNurse Practitioner1760109748
- Amanda SanchezBehavior Technician1972484210
- Andrea SanchezBehavior Analyst1174416978
- Andy SanchezBehavior Technician1821912353
- Angela SanchezAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1821555830
- Angela SanchezBehavior Technician1881474807
- Angelica SanchezBehavior Technician1770281941
- Bianca SanchezClinical Social Worker1922639996
- Brittany Sanchez, ASWClinical Social Worker1538582937
- Bryanna SanchezBehavior Technician1962335687
- Carolina SanchezBehavior Analyst1790332005
- Cassandra SanchezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1215651807
- Derek SanchezCase Manager/Care Coordinator1558954834
- Deven SanchezBehavior Technician1194584169
- Elizabeth SanchezMarriage & Family Therapist1275118598
- Erlinda Sanchez, RNRegistered Nurse1821338062
- Gabrielle SanchezCase Manager/Care Coordinator1114422060
- George SanchezCase Manager/Care Coordinator1043339237
- Gershon SanchezBehavior Analyst1508335191
- Gloria SanchezCase Manager/Care Coordinator1063548535
- Isaac SanchezSocial Worker1417086588
- Janie Sanchez, MMFTDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1689833527
- Jaqueline Sanchez, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1316816697
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.