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 19 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. Madison Beck-TurnerSchool Psychologist1801730312
  2. Cicely BeckamStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1376293688
  3. Kalli BeckwithBehavior Analyst1487140331
  4. Amber Bedford-WilliamsBehavior Technician1265139802
  5. Patricia BedollaCommunity Health Worker1104675420
  6. Adees Bedrosian, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1922948926
  7. Taylor BeechlyPhysical Therapy Assistant1215618616
  8. Kyla Beed, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1033691936
  9. Saniya BeedBehavior Technician1689543837
  10. Randy Beemer, DDSPediatric Dentistry1982779476
  11. Kaveh Behbahani, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1235752601
  12. Nezam Beheshti, DMDDentist1952329104
  13. Dhanessa BehillBehavior Technician1639018567
  14. Jessica Behill Lopez, R1451951221Community Health Worker1538829635
  15. Worawan BejrsuwanaLicensed Vocational Nurse1336997436
  16. Tianna BelcherSocial Worker1164916821
  17. Belinda BellMental Health Counselor1477288496
  18. Craig Bell, RADT1Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1609494244
  19. Devaughn Bell, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1629525597
  20. Jasmine BellBehavior Technician1861314445
  21. Jennie Bell, CADC IIAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1336274000
  22. Jordan BellBehavior Technician1184421083
  23. Joshua BellAthletic Trainer1821682253
  24. Ronald Bell, MPTPhysical Therapist1194045351
  25. Shaylee BellPeer Specialist1487503470
  26. Shina BellMarriage & Family Therapist1841753258
  27. Susana Bell, N.P.Nurse Practitioner1770605008
  28. Tiffany Bell, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1295366060
  29. Melony Bellamy, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1497315857
  30. Michelle BellinoAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1952042988
  31. Ashley BelloBehavior Technician1083579023
  32. Lisa Bellue, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1013489681
  33. Doris BelsonMarriage & Family Therapist1639044993
  34. Tiffany BeltBehavior Technician1750268959
  35. Jessica Belter, PTPhysical Therapist1033909254
  36. Christina BeltranDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1750209011
  37. Evelyn Beltran, PA-CPhysician Assistant1255680039
  38. Kambrea BeltranCommunity Health Worker1447010541
  39. Jesus Beltran LicanoBehavior Technician1437038676
  40. Alec Benavides, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1326909581
  41. Jayson BenavidesBehavior Technician1255160834
  42. Subrina Benavides, AMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1023593340
  43. Teresa BenavidesStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1093117285
  44. Isidro BenavidezCase Manager/Care Coordinator1780103937
  45. Vicente Benavidez, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1356615421
  46. Sunita Bendale, MSN, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1104237577
  47. Martin BenefieldAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1376407577
  48. Natalia Benik, PAPhysician Assistant1881533107
  49. Daisy BenitezCase Manager/Care Coordinator1114117918
  50. Jasmine BenitezBehavior Technician1689482846

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.