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 197 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. Justin SmithBehavior Technician1285464909
  2. Kari SmithSchool Registered Nurse1972436483
  3. Katherine Smith, PH DClinical Psychologist1033229141
  4. Kevin Smith, RASAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1770763682
  5. Kiara Smith, MS, RDRegistered Dietitian1265125884
  6. Kirk SmithCase Manager/Care Coordinator1184042749
  7. Konnor SmithPeer Specialist1013853860
  8. Leilani SmithLicensed Vocational Nurse1174227409
  9. Leon SmithPeer Specialist1083503072
  10. Madison SmithBehavior Technician1861969560
  11. Mandi SmithLactation Consultant (Registered Nurse)1023989134
  12. Marc SmithCase Manager/Care Coordinator1588208276
  13. Megan Smith, PPS, BCBASchool Psychologist1982542825
  14. Nakia SmithStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1023582582
  15. Nora SmithMarriage & Family Therapist1366973117
  16. Pamela Smith, RN, MSN, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1114221785
  17. Quincy Smith, DPTPhysical Therapist1053131193
  18. Rakaya SmithBehavior Technician1063129229
  19. Robert Smith, ODOptometrist1417073784
  20. Saige SmithBehavior Technician1770448581
  21. Sean SmithPeer Specialist1871311720
  22. Shannon Smith, MDFamily Medicine Physician1609947522
  23. Shelli Smith, RNAdult Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1346708955
  24. Stephanie Smith, ATCAthletic Trainer1215577952
  25. Valerie Smith, RDRegistered Dietitian1841459450
  26. Vernon Smith, SOCIAL WORKER IDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1154622025
  27. Leigh Smith-Bamburg, MS, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1346395662
  28. Linda Smoot, PHNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1922289081
  29. Sharon Snaer-HillCommunity Health Worker1891941365
  30. Heidi SnavelyCommunity Health Worker1497473631
  31. Monique SnellBehavior Technician1831881226
  32. Krystal SnelsonBehavior Technician1194437954
  33. Ka'Meshia SnowdenDoula1487249124
  34. Alissa Snyder, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1912218470
  35. Bryan SnyderRegistered Respiratory Therapist1720634892
  36. Carolyn SnyderSocial Worker1013100247
  37. Jyssica SnyderPeer Specialist1770453193
  38. Sandra SnyderCase Manager/Care Coordinator1073162228
  39. Antionette SobPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1093694945
  40. Marina SoberonBehavior Technician1093390072
  41. Gina SodaroDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1851916118
  42. Ashleen SodhiPhysician Assistant1447100953
  43. Ambika Softa, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1770580912
  44. Arun Softa, MDInternal Medicine Physician1902954738
  45. Ridhima Softa, NP-CRegistered Nurse1275062044
  46. Narinder Sohal, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1316406671
  47. Ahsan Sohel, DOChild & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1891181970
  48. Abneet SohiMarriage & Family Therapist1295251114
  49. Dilraj SohiFamily Nurse Practitioner1710686050
  50. Rupinder Sohi, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1811409360

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.