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 204 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. Izabel Tahsini, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1407242019
  2. Megan TairaBehavior Analyst1174195416
  3. Dan Takebayashi, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1689236796
  4. Jasmin Takemoto, DDSDentist1477104800
  5. Harjeet TakharStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1215686324
  6. Hernake Takhar, O.D.Optometrist1033365796
  7. Lorena Talactac, PSYDClinical Psychologist1962857656
  8. Maryam Talai-Shahir, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1033563531
  9. Medha TalamatiBehavior Technician1275414260
  10. Karla Talavera, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1417377607
  11. Dorothy TalbertCommunity Health Worker1780422188
  12. Kristy TalburtBehavior Technician1477336337
  13. Joseph TallaksonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1518755297
  14. Anna Tam, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1154699585
  15. Alexa TamayoBehavior Technician1144039488
  16. Carmencita Tamayo, FNPNurse Practitioner1972329779
  17. Shannon TamayoSpeech-Language Assistant1568397339
  18. Ashish Tambar, M.D.Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1932498136
  19. Kristine Tambio, RNRegistered Nurse1013317395
  20. Moussa Tamer, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1124045778
  21. Seyed Tamjidi, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1407923428
  22. Dianne Tanafranca, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1649908369
  23. Carol TangEmergency Medicine Physician1578182580
  24. Jie Tang, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1124963780
  25. Yin TangGeneral Practice Dentistry1871073965
  26. Scott Tangeman, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1366750655
  27. Joan Tanner, MS LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1952472961
  28. Vanya Tanner, RN, MSN, PHNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1023360344
  29. Maria Paulette Tantiado, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1801721964
  30. Tonny Tanus, MDAllergy & Immunology Physician1740351873
  31. Magdalene Tanyi Epse Ayuk, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1801787726
  32. America Tapia, MFT/INTERNMarriage & Family Therapist1811250277
  33. Cristina Tapia, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1912676081
  34. Dalila TapiaInterpreter1881572386
  35. Georgia TapiaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1669029823
  36. Samantha Tapia, RNSchool Registered Nurse1932037389
  37. Pouyan Taqavi, DDSDentist1124450523
  38. Anthony Tarango, D.D.SGeneral Practice Dentistry1023139888
  39. Ashley TarangoDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1043084346
  40. Leslie TarangoDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1104710292
  41. Nozar Tarkesh, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1902458086
  42. Rachel TarmidiPharmacist1225868144
  43. Chiketta TarverAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1922586478
  44. Corrine TateBehavior Technician1770462996
  45. David Tate, RNSchool Registered Nurse1255811436
  46. Matthew Tate, PA-CPhysician Assistant1659542389
  47. Matthew Tatsuno, D.C.Chiropractor1386943017
  48. William Tatsuno D.c., D.C.Nutrition Chiropractor1467570804
  49. Bianca TaveraAssistant Behavior Analyst1386229961
  50. Mel Clark Taveros, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1982973582

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.