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 187 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. Ashley SandhuBehavior Technician1043193717
  2. Gurpreet SandhuNurse Practitioner1659204204
  3. Harleen SandhuStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1972130532
  4. Jaipal Kaur SandhuStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1003707233
  5. Kanwarpal SandhuRegistered Nurse1518740307
  6. Megan SandhuBehavior Technician1033951223
  7. Prabhdeep SandhuRegistered Nurse1780388686
  8. Raman SandhuAddiction Psychiatry Physician1366858433
  9. Ranbir Sandhu, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1326798901
  10. Rasham Deep Sandhu, M.DInterventional Cardiology Physician1285925628
  11. Reetinder Sandhu, MDInternal Medicine Physician1760636047
  12. Rupinder Sandhu, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1619540218
  13. Sukhbir Sandhu, RNRegistered Nurse1255185088
  14. Sukhdeep Sandhu, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1841448859
  15. Supneet Sandhu, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1376113498
  16. Marjanae SandlinBehavior Technician1649152257
  17. Brenda SandovalNurse's Aide1447892146
  18. Claudia SandovalBehavior Technician1467164228
  19. Geovanni Sandoval, DPTSports Physical Therapist1003678392
  20. Jessyca SandovalStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1669350518
  21. Kimberlyn Sandoval, LCSWClinical Social Worker1255510830
  22. Maria Sandoval, MSW, PPSCSchool Social Worker1134529787
  23. Richard Sandoval, PAMedical Physician Assistant1245660729
  24. Roger Sandoval, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1194870196
  25. Veronica SandovalBehavior Technician1235843202
  26. Esmeralda Sandoval SaldanaBehavior Technician1447837224
  27. Stacie SandsFamily Nurse Practitioner1629720958
  28. Laura Sanford, CNPObstetrics & Gynecology Nurse Practitioner1750353231
  29. Martha Sanger, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1528177664
  30. Gursharan SanghaSpeech-Language Pathologist1316672157
  31. Jashanjot SanghaPhysician Assistant1245056795
  32. Sukhwinder SanghaPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1679490189
  33. Sumneet SanghaPhysician Assistant1174322549
  34. Chitra Sankaran, DRFamily Nurse Practitioner1235852906
  35. Ganesh Sankarrajan, PHYSICAL THERAPISTPhysical Therapist1366600074
  36. Sergio SantacruzBehavior Analyst1437739471
  37. Eloina SantamariaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1275108979
  38. Emma SantanaBehavior Technician1114845401
  39. Guillermo Santana, BSCase Manager/Care Coordinator1174654255
  40. Katherine SantanaClinical Social Worker1659901684
  41. Maria Santana, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIOccupational Therapist1821798190
  42. Samantha SantanaBehavior Technician1801559182
  43. Carolyn Santiago, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1336387786
  44. Charity Santiago, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1942399647
  45. David SantiagoDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1780718296
  46. Melinda Santiago, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1093846313
  47. Maria Santos, MDPediatrics Physician1245222470
  48. Oscar SantosDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1891498077
  49. Stephanie Santos, LCSWClinical Social Worker1508564071
  50. Yanina SantosStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1184083388

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.