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 203 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. Diana SuthersAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1568590123
  2. Monica Sutter, PAPhysician Assistant1700940137
  3. John SuttonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1215397369
  4. Mekoy SuttonBehavior Technician1700697612
  5. Rebecca Sutton, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1912343526
  6. Akira Suzuki, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1821138074
  7. James Sverchek, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1154388296
  8. Edward Svihovec, DOCTOR OF PHARMACYPharmacist1891037719
  9. Albert Swafford, M.D.Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1528063815
  10. Erica SwaffordOther Specialist/Technologist1447019294
  11. Rahul Swami, RNRegistered Nurse1164263422
  12. Jamie SwanSocial Worker1063225035
  13. Joel SwansonSpecialist1063210672
  14. Stephan Sway, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1801928346
  15. Kyaw Swe, M.DRheumatology Physician1366506859
  16. Lindsy Sweat, LMTMassage Therapist1225680648
  17. Wenoka SweattBehavior Technician1063077832
  18. Deanna SweetPharmacist1164277380
  19. Vernon SweetCase Manager/Care Coordinator1700620358
  20. Jennifer Sweet-Farness, MSWClinical Social Worker1487012803
  21. Michael Swensen, LVN IILicensed Vocational Nurse1669824157
  22. Alisa SwensonSocial Worker1952967242
  23. Melissa Swenson, ASWStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1821361205
  24. Sara Swertfager, RN BSN PHNRegistered Nurse1144567710
  25. Elizabeth Swida-Skillen, DCChiropractor1356448229
  26. Daniel SwisherCommunity Health Worker1922855394
  27. Leni SychayPharmacist1346532884
  28. Qaneta SyedDentist1366178162
  29. Sherry Syed, MDPsychiatry Physician1669905493
  30. Kaye Sykes, MDPediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician1497766943
  31. Rafaela Szpoganicz, DMDDentist1013117548
  32. Sylvia Ta, PHARMDPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1336531193
  33. April TabarezCase Manager/Care Coordinator1689249708
  34. Dina Tabor, LPNLicensed Vocational Nurse1497473615
  35. Stephanie Tackett, R1447360121Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1275293144
  36. Gerald Tadej, DDS, MSOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1467511923
  37. Aaron Tadle, DPTPhysical Therapist1689312993
  38. Doreen Tadokoro, D.O.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1093975617
  39. Elyzabat Tadros, MDFamily Medicine Physician1225105232
  40. Souzan TadrosPharmacist1568084275
  41. Tarek Tadros, D.D.SGeneral Practice Dentistry1205958915
  42. Elias TafollaMarriage & Family Therapist1710858527
  43. Mariah TafollaBehavior Technician1215682596
  44. Eneti TagaloaObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1699424028
  45. Gino Tagoylo, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1790982254
  46. Valene Taguacta-Bravo, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1174236830
  47. Abu Taher, MDPediatrics Physician1437183225
  48. Mohsin Taher, DPTPhysical Therapist1265395289
  49. Jaspinder Tahim, D.O.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1861788291
  50. Arman TahmazyanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1871436170

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.