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 191 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. Milan Shah, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1407818461
  2. Nayna Shah, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1710908116
  3. Nirvi Shah, D.O.Rehabilitation Practitioner1215381959
  4. Pinkal ShahMarriage & Family Therapist1669965380
  5. Ragini ShahPharmacist1952016925
  6. Rushabh Shah, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1518290493
  7. Sabah ShahStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1043687114
  8. Sahil Shah, CPOProsthetist1629450952
  9. Samir ShahGeneral Practice Dentistry1972933091
  10. Shruti Shah, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1174282149
  11. Soham Shah, M.DHospitalist Physician1720493943
  12. Suzanne Shah, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1780117960
  13. Aisha Shaheen, MD, MHASurgery Physician1083856579
  14. Rizwana Shaheen, MDPsychiatry Physician1174584098
  15. Shahzeb Shaheen, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1497690945
  16. Sharbek Shahijani, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1164377677
  17. Falda ShahnazariBehavior Technician1508726944
  18. Mariam Shaker, D.M.DGeneral Practice Dentistry1891170221
  19. Cary Shakespeare, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1578576997
  20. Shabbir Shakir, M.D.Urology Physician1891896023
  21. Dina Shakran, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1346093424
  22. Diana ShalabiCase Manager/Care Coordinator1588382311
  23. Shawn Shambaugh, M.D.Specialist1659360253
  24. Mane Shamiryan, MSN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1518504216
  25. Heba ShammoutDentist1609306745
  26. Geetha Shankar NarayanGeneral Practice Dentistry1982054276
  27. Anna Shannon, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1225831084
  28. Michael Shannon, D.D.S., M.S.Pediatric Dentistry1316168693
  29. Hal Shapiro, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1699841460
  30. Abdul-Wahab Shararah, PHARM.D., M.D.Surgery of the Hand (Plastic Surgery) Physician1912393315
  31. Nazila Sharbaf Shoar, MDPsychiatry Physician1679130298
  32. Farzin Shariatmadari, M.D.Surgery Physician1972586873
  33. Akshay SharmaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1942143250
  34. Deepak SharmaFamily Nurse Practitioner1073338471
  35. Erica Sharma, PHARMDPharmacist1235946492
  36. Geetanjali Sharma, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1376872143
  37. Kanika Sharma, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1669313359
  38. Niti SharmaCommunity Health Worker1659131753
  39. Parikshat Sharma, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1366688624
  40. Rahul Sharma, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1235192220
  41. Sanjiv Sharma, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1336342138
  42. Morgyn Sharp, NP-CNurse Practitioner1588479034
  43. Peggy Sharp, RNRegistered Nurse1598038879
  44. Collin Shaver, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1962103010
  45. Chanell ShaversMarriage & Family Therapist1295135291
  46. Amanda Shaw, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1619287422
  47. Kara Shaw, RNGeneral Practice Registered Nurse1679031173
  48. Latasha Shaw, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1811401482
  49. Laura ShawStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1306266374
  50. Wafaa ShawBehavior Technician1124983424

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.