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 185 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. Jose Eduardo Salvador, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1245872266
  2. Chinette Salveron, PMHNP, FNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1720418890
  3. Jared Salvo, D.O.Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1992881858
  4. June Salvo, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1629099825
  5. Deanna Salyards, F.N.P.Family Nurse Practitioner1174544290
  6. Eren SalyerDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1548192594
  7. Steven Salyers, D.C.Chiropractor1457340242
  8. Youssef Samaan, RPHPharmacist1871880765
  9. Paula Samaha, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1669264065
  10. Leilan Samaniego, NPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1366809576
  11. Jena SamanoCase Manager/Care Coordinator1346377843
  12. Samir Samarany, M.DCardiovascular Disease Physician1134379126
  13. Courtney SamariClinical Social Worker1700290251
  14. Kennedy SammonsBehavior Technician1164138947
  15. Michael Sampley, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1245898659
  16. Chandan Samra, MDPsychiatry Physician1114422326
  17. Gagandeep SamraPhysician Assistant1275183618
  18. Rajdeep Samra, LCSWSocial Worker1215206180
  19. Sukhchain Samra, NPNurse Practitioner1073032447
  20. Simon Sams, PSYDSocial Worker1396144176
  21. Dennis Samson, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1124356654
  22. Rahul Samtani, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1336535111
  23. Karel SamwaeilPharmacist1033898879
  24. Deborah Kristy San-Gil, MSN, FNP-BC, NP-CNurse Practitioner1376175752
  25. Alondra SanchezBehavior Technician1396323796
  26. Alyse Sanchez, ACSWClinical Social Worker1164976833
  27. Amalia Sanchez, LCSWClinical Social Worker1154715217
  28. Amanda Sanchez, NPNurse Practitioner1760109748
  29. Amanda SanchezBehavior Technician1972484210
  30. Andrea SanchezBehavior Analyst1174416978
  31. Andy SanchezBehavior Technician1821912353
  32. Angela SanchezAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1821555830
  33. Angela SanchezBehavior Technician1881474807
  34. Angelica SanchezBehavior Technician1770281941
  35. Bianca SanchezClinical Social Worker1922639996
  36. Brittany Sanchez, ASWClinical Social Worker1538582937
  37. Bryanna SanchezBehavior Technician1962335687
  38. Carolina SanchezBehavior Analyst1790332005
  39. Cassandra SanchezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1215651807
  40. Derek SanchezCase Manager/Care Coordinator1558954834
  41. Deven SanchezBehavior Technician1194584169
  42. Elizabeth SanchezMarriage & Family Therapist1275118598
  43. Erlinda Sanchez, RNRegistered Nurse1821338062
  44. Gabrielle SanchezCase Manager/Care Coordinator1114422060
  45. George SanchezCase Manager/Care Coordinator1043339237
  46. Gershon SanchezBehavior Analyst1508335191
  47. Gloria SanchezCase Manager/Care Coordinator1063548535
  48. Isaac SanchezSocial Worker1417086588
  49. Janie Sanchez, MMFTDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1689833527
  50. Jaqueline Sanchez, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1316816697

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.