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 213 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. Kent Uehara, ODOptometrist1053084210
  2. Linda Ugboaja, NPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1679409031
  3. Chioma Ugoh, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1659518207
  4. Evelyn UlloaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1013631308
  5. Miguel UlloaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1356520183
  6. Malloree Ullrich, LCSWClinical Social Worker1073355988
  7. Danae Ulmer-HowardAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1386487601
  8. Tae Um, L.ACAcupuncturist1851510010
  9. Berkay Unal, M.D.Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1285079608
  10. Jennie Underwood, MS MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1528178126
  11. Loalea Underwood, RN,BSN,PHNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1427354158
  12. Janet Underwood Bullock, LCSWClinical Social Worker1083745707
  13. Rochelle Ungerman, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1528873270
  14. Tiffany UnruhAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1427303791
  15. Jigisha Upadhyaya, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1427036565
  16. Virpal UppalRegistered Nurse1326892399
  17. Sri Uppalapati, M.B.B.S., MDPsychiatry Physician1538489810
  18. Charnpreet Upple, MDInternal Medicine Physician1033627096
  19. Cain UrandayAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1508991241
  20. Frank Uranday, R.D.O.Optician1447479365
  21. Stacy Uranday, MFTI, RAS-IMarriage & Family Therapist1205199940
  22. Nancy UrbanoMental Health Counselor1487773727
  23. Evan UrbinaBehavior Technician1972442671
  24. Jose Urbina, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1710775317
  25. Mario Urdaneta-Moncada, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1225401193
  26. Israel UrenaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1922706720
  27. Angie UriasPeer Specialist1477267425
  28. Nadir Urias CoronelAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1518883305
  29. Edith Urias SanchezBehavior Technician1508583899
  30. Abraham UribeBehavior Analyst1073295796
  31. Alejandra UribeSpeech-Language Pathologist1427993765
  32. Anu Uribe, RNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1699363341
  33. Diana UribeAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1073647061
  34. Evelyn UribeBehavior Technician1134628936
  35. Karisma UribeBehavior Technician1861115537
  36. Lizet UribeAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1114339793
  37. Michael Urmston, PHARMDPharmacist1063762086
  38. Whitney Urner, P.A.Physician Assistant1902242530
  39. Candice Urquhart, CAADAC IICase Manager/Care Coordinator1881724375
  40. Francisco UrquizaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1841985298
  41. Karin Urso, RN, MSN, PHNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1861794703
  42. Anthony UrsuaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1689483653
  43. Diane Ussery, LCSWClinical Social Worker1528705290
  44. Andrew Uy, RPTPhysical Therapist1487006342
  45. Iris Jill Uy, M.D.Nephrology Physician1033561204
  46. Jacqueline Majella Uy, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1831453836
  47. Senen Uyan, MDAnesthesiology Physician1558312405
  48. Blessing UyovbievboPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1730722562
  49. Pramil Vaghasia, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1861798332
  50. Ivaylo Vagliarsky, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1558324913

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.