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 200 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. Natasha St Andrew, DPTPhysical Therapist1164154613
  2. Pauline Joy Sta AnaPharmacist1396578357
  3. Raymond Stabenfeldt, RADT 1Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1962933937
  4. Montana StabileBehavior Technician1659236644
  5. Sierra StaffordBehavior Technician1073201869
  6. Pamela Staiger, MDFamily Medicine Physician1457428385
  7. Lawrence StallionCase Manager/Care Coordinator1639529092
  8. William StallionCase Manager/Care Coordinator1316386923
  9. Alyson StalterBehavior Analyst1285172445
  10. Julia StambookBehavior Technician1669351888
  11. John Stampfli, PHD, PSYADPsychoanalyst1942619887
  12. Katarina StancilMarriage & Family Therapist1578119509
  13. Thomas StancilCase Manager/Care Coordinator1477762755
  14. Margo StanleyCase Manager/Care Coordinator1013134246
  15. Scout Stanley, RNCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1922731538
  16. Torree StanleyBehavior Technician1396600995
  17. Ashley StapleyStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1013381888
  18. Christine Staricka, IBCLCLactation Consultant (Non-RN)1164898623
  19. Sara Stark, FNP-CPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1992317390
  20. Chelsea Starkweather, PA-CPhysician Assistant1831439421
  21. Michelle StarlingCommunity Health Worker1841179132
  22. Rhonda StarrCommunity Health Worker1801183132
  23. Robin Starzman, RNRegistered Nurse1366579278
  24. Anthony StaskowskiCase Manager/Care Coordinator1245478262
  25. Audraeanna Steckman-SteelmanBehavior Technician1992406532
  26. Andrea Steele, DOPsychiatry Physician1659875276
  27. Susan Steele, PHARMDPharmacotherapy Pharmacist1093081655
  28. Douglas Stefanyk, O. D.Vision Therapy Optometrist1184724924
  29. Ryan SteiberBehavior Technician1285457622
  30. Brenda Steinberg, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1740329440
  31. Christina SteinkeSocial Worker1851969141
  32. Ariana Stenderup, MDFamily Medicine Physician1962039685
  33. Ekaterina Stepina, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1578829339
  34. Suzan Sterner, DCRadiology Chiropractor1770607210
  35. Ashlyn StevensStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1235763236
  36. Brooklin StevensCommunity Health Worker1619684511
  37. Gregory Stevens, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1063752269
  38. Kathleen Stevenson, RPHAmbulatory Care Pharmacist1215873070
  39. Laura Stevenson, OTOccupational Therapist1629065214
  40. Kieisha Steverson, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1578942751
  41. Koeisha SteversonMarriage & Family Therapist1003635962
  42. Lamesha SteversonCase Manager/Care Coordinator1063549913
  43. Maureen Grace Steward, NPNurse Practitioner1730961012
  44. Pauline Steward, PTPhysical Therapist1144599630
  45. Autumn StewartLicensed Vocational Nurse1245923713
  46. Celia StewartBehavior Analyst1942768098
  47. Dale Stewart, MDFamily Medicine Physician1730118159
  48. Debra Stewart, D.O.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1083689244
  49. Elida Stewart, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1174139737
  50. Jalyse StewartMarriage & Family Therapist1851186001

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.