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 193 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. Justis ShookAssistant Behavior Analyst1174332621
  2. Garima Shrestha, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1679313589
  3. Kristal Shropshire, D.C.Chiropractor1043482136
  4. Carolyn ShukerallaOccupational Therapy Assistant1598404105
  5. Anamika Shukla, P.A.Physician Assistant1184895468
  6. Nirav Shukla, RPHPharmacist1124300314
  7. Pankaj Shukla, MDInternal Medicine Physician1114937190
  8. James Shuler, MDOphthalmology Physician1952414807
  9. Barbara Shumaker, LCSWClinical Social Worker1639377583
  10. Jeremy ShumakerCommunity Health Worker1992585608
  11. Zainab Shurbaji, THERAPISTMarriage & Family Therapist1518651181
  12. Latisha Shyne-Dixon, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1477023240
  13. Tisa Siadatie, D.D.S.Dentist1407026909
  14. Rukia SialBehavior Technician1407725732
  15. Genesis Sibal, RNRegistered Nurse1235011503
  16. Ed Marie Sibal-Gomez, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1639522477
  17. Belinda Sibanda, MDInternal Medicine Physician1902426711
  18. Gonzalo SibecasMarriage & Family Therapist1144012709
  19. Alyssa SicaBehavior Technician1356102099
  20. George SickelsCase Manager/Care Coordinator1740407568
  21. Hammad SiddiqStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1316880685
  22. Arsalan Siddiqui, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1083975361
  23. Mohammed Siddiqui, M.B.B.SHospitalist Physician1063650224
  24. Amandeep Sidhu, PHARMDPharmacist1154833861
  25. Arshpreet Sidhu, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1942781224
  26. Govinder Sidhu, RN, BSNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1417294141
  27. Gurpreet SidhuDentist1134266786
  28. Gurpreet Sidhu, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1043872195
  29. Jasleen SidhuCritical Care Medicine Registered Nurse1275411167
  30. Kuljit Sidhu, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1881305290
  31. Nabarun Sidhu, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1083405302
  32. Navneet Sidhu, R.N.Registered Nurse1578846507
  33. Navpreet Sidhu, MDFamily Medicine Physician1114158524
  34. Parmeet Sidhu, NPNurse Practitioner1477025641
  35. Rajvir SidhuFamily Nurse Practitioner1962348425
  36. Ramanjeet Sidhu, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1568816924
  37. Ritam Sidhu, MDHospitalist Physician1033578539
  38. Snimer SidhuStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1730008707
  39. Sukhpreet Sidhu, MDHospitalist Physician1629220181
  40. Ryan SieStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1184565962
  41. Darin Siebert, DPTPhysical Therapist1962436170
  42. Gavyn SiefertBehavior Technician1831928431
  43. Dale Siemens, RNAdult Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1194844373
  44. Jessica SierraLicensed Vocational Nurse1285007864
  45. Omar SierraBehavior Technician1194552745
  46. Ana Sierra RamosMarriage & Family Therapist1225753916
  47. Nicholas Siewell, ASWClinical Social Worker1235542861
  48. Paulette SigalaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1043613607
  49. Pari-Reetsevani Silberman, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1649981192
  50. Kari SilerAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1396032256

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.