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 20 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. Karina Benitez, MSW, ASWSocial Worker1366000317
  2. Kenya BenitezBehavior Technician1013776046
  3. Eva Benitez GomezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1932954989
  4. Alisa BennettCase Manager/Care Coordinator1275108540
  5. Diana BennettMarriage & Family Therapist1154559151
  6. Joshua Bennett, MS, ATC, CES, FMTAthletic Trainer1457691081
  7. Lanelle Bennett, M.A. CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1235390923
  8. Mackenzie BennettBehavior Technician1366303935
  9. Moneek Bennett, PTPhysical Therapist1366649725
  10. Tonya Bennett, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1801378187
  11. Abigail BensonBehavior Technician1033800099
  12. Charles BensonAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1023421385
  13. Jamie BensonCase Manager/Care Coordinator1114048907
  14. Michael Bensusen, DCChiropractor1881925063
  15. Jill Bentley, RNRegistered Nurse1114415247
  16. Patricia Bentley, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1548385016
  17. Shelby Bentz, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1730175977
  18. Alanna BerardAssistant Behavior Analyst1720908924
  19. Catherine BerchtoldRegistered Nurse1720389752
  20. Aaron BercumeMental Health Counselor1407179682
  21. Vahid Berdjis, MDInternal Medicine Physician1245443175
  22. Sherri Bergamo, RN, NPWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1295726321
  23. Veronica BergerClinical Social Worker1164258778
  24. Pashka BerishaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1235843699
  25. Amir Berjis, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1316026800
  26. Karen Berk, FNPNurse Practitioner1669585097
  27. Nicholas BerlangaBehavior Technician1538038047
  28. Katherine Bermejo, SP 6814Speech-Language Pathologist1770427502
  29. Fhernalyn BermudezPharmacy Technician1265031645
  30. Juan BermudezBehavior Technician1316742463
  31. Ulysses BermudezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1205790458
  32. Basem Bernaba, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1750494183
  33. Erika BernabeBehavior Technician1356210603
  34. Morgan BernabeBehavior Analyst1821687773
  35. Celia BernalLicensed Vocational Nurse1962054353
  36. Gizela BernalDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1831868199
  37. Marcus Bernal RodriguezBehavior Technician1902626054
  38. Evelyn BernardinoSchool Social Worker1750069175
  39. James Bernardino, C.P.O.Prosthetist1689812307
  40. Jason Edward BernardoCase Manager/Care Coordinator1386254688
  41. Beth Bernstein, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1427071653
  42. Alexandria BerriganSchool Registered Nurse1356279277
  43. Steve Berruecos, DOPediatrics Physician1073184354
  44. Christopher Berry, D.C.Chiropractor1336398155
  45. Jannine Berry, SUDRCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1609486927
  46. Michael BerryDentist1750851002
  47. Thomas Berry, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1346450830
  48. Pamella Berryman, RNPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1336313055
  49. Augusto Bertiz, MDGeriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1851356398
  50. Mauree Bertsch, MSCase Manager/Care Coordinator1467632141

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.