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 196 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. Tej SinghCase Manager/Care Coordinator1508300864
  2. Tejinder SinghFamily Nurse Practitioner1508654948
  3. Yvette SinghStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1477245033
  4. Austin Singhavong, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1073188207
  5. Santosh Sinha, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1730285735
  6. Michelle Sinnette, MSWClinical Social Worker1215062450
  7. Jimmy Sio, MDInternal Medicine Physician1659448470
  8. Xiomara SiripaneBehavior Analyst1194608125
  9. Krishna Siruguppa, M.D.Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician1952544595
  10. Alexandrea SiscoBehavior Technician1619830494
  11. Michael John Sison, RN, NP, RNFARegistered Nurse1275960882
  12. Itwinder SiviaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1518402817
  13. Dana Sizemore, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1497884324
  14. Ivette Sizemore, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1013324474
  15. Felicia Skaggs, MSMental Health Counselor1457487746
  16. R Skillen, D.C.Chiropractor1427248780
  17. Michael Sladich, D.C., D.A.C.B.R.Radiology Chiropractor1346467156
  18. Laurie Slate, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1437288099
  19. Jessica SlaterMental Health Counselor1659938009
  20. Connie Slaughter, P.A.-C.Physician Assistant1972593200
  21. James Slaughter, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1619058195
  22. Taunya Slaughter, ACSWSocial Worker1568392934
  23. Christy Slayton, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1831507888
  24. Savannah SloanBehavior Analyst1073336541
  25. Joshua Sloss, CADC 11Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1295101921
  26. Kelly Slykerman, MS LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1558437871
  27. Christopher Smale, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1104936129
  28. Lisa SmaleCase Manager/Care Coordinator1922234483
  29. Cassandra SmallwoodBehavior Technician1114706678
  30. Allison SmithBehavior Technician1063975597
  31. Andria SmithRegistered Nurse1306311253
  32. Angelica Smith, SUDCC IIAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1457158701
  33. Brenda Smith, LPTLicensed Psychiatric Technician1063540037
  34. Bryanna SmithBehavior Technician1639815020
  35. Carrie Smith, RN, BSN, PHNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1851575153
  36. Charlotte SmithStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1467207241
  37. Danielle SmithBehavior Technician1497538359
  38. Deanne SmithAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1417070350
  39. Denise Smith, R.N., PHNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1629252077
  40. Dion SmithDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1306611348
  41. Donald Smith, FACTAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1578782058
  42. Edward SmithAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1487514071
  43. Elizabeth SmithClinical Social Worker1821361965
  44. Geoff Smith, MPTPhysical Therapist1457693715
  45. Heather SmithStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1356708127
  46. Jacob Smith, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1699421909
  47. Jamacia SmithCase Manager/Care Coordinator1922624501
  48. Janice SmithCounselor1821472978
  49. Jennifer SmithAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1376679589
  50. Johnny SmithAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1477688133

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.