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 2 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. Richard Acosta, ASWSocial Worker1114359163
  2. Veronica AcostaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1164868576
  3. Ysidora AcostaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1811262066
  4. Yanitza Acosta CanalesBehavior Technician1942161013
  5. Neil ActisDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1346908944
  6. Natasha AcupanBehavior Technician1972288363
  7. Renee Grace Acupan, NONEBehavior Technician1750956926
  8. Shiela AcusarRegistered Nurse1407529993
  9. Efleida Adalia, RNRegistered Nurse1811675812
  10. Kathi Adam, RNRegistered Nurse1295018224
  11. Michelle AdameCommunity Health Worker1053168138
  12. Elizabeth Adame RoaBehavior Technician1760200968
  13. Denise Adame-Bauge, RN BC BSN PHNChild & Adolescent Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1427188846
  14. Bryan AdamsCase Manager/Care Coordinator1659721843
  15. Christina Adams, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1306689948
  16. Daniel Adams, MDPediatrics Physician1083111595
  17. Ethan AdamsBehavior Technician1518672989
  18. Mykeisha AdamsBehavior Technician1699240994
  19. Quinn Adams, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1790627537
  20. Ryan Adams, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1134780893
  21. Sonya Adams, LCSWClinical Social Worker1922645472
  22. Treana AdamsAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1740878453
  23. Justina Adangai, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1760070932
  24. Carol Addo-Yobo, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1093020935
  25. Moujidin Adebayo, MDInternal Medicine Physician1003443862
  26. Barbrieka AdjeiAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1487040754
  27. Lillian Adkins, LCSWClinical Social Worker1306370564
  28. Lee Anne Adler, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1558997072
  29. Khondekar Adnan, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1215731195
  30. Madhu Advani, MDPediatrics Physician1770650772
  31. Suresh Advani, MD, MPHFamily Medicine Physician1083714828
  32. John AdvinculaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1427406271
  33. Stephanie Agalos, R.N.Community Health Registered Nurse1205001880
  34. Shweta Agarwal, MDFamily Medicine Physician1336247592
  35. Maria AgbayaniLicensed Vocational Nurse1013781277
  36. Olubukola AgbonkonkonPharmacist1619345782
  37. Abegail AgcalaoPhysical Therapist1841952595
  38. Jared AgertonCase Manager/Care Coordinator1588149918
  39. Atul Aggarwal, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1043290778
  40. Ali Aghamohammadi, MDOtolaryngology Physician1033183157
  41. Jade AgpaoaLicensed Vocational Nurse1326875154
  42. Jasper John Agpaoa, BSNRegistered Nurse1669030482
  43. Alma AgredanoPharmacy Technician1023786464
  44. Claudia Aguero, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1588599930
  45. Alma AguilarBehavior Analyst1265932784
  46. Aurora Aguilar, RNPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1508993403
  47. Cheri Aguilar, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1831635143
  48. Christine AguilarDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1093843856
  49. Dolores Aguilar, LPCCProfessional Counselor1447732821
  50. Haidee AguilarBehavior Analyst1770428823

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.