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 218 of 231.
The 8 largest groups in Bakersfield
Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.
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
- Maria VergasCase Manager/Care Coordinator1588294599
- Brenda Via, DNP, FNP-BC, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1649213034
- Daniela Viamontes, MDFamily Medicine Physician1508421843
- Cassandra VibeBehavior Analyst1821658477
- Kassandra VicenecBehavior Analyst1154933752
- Adonica VickersCommunity Health Worker1346183209
- Rodnesha VickersLicensed Vocational Nurse1992426902
- Emma Vickery, AMFT #156211Marriage & Family Therapist1386512531
- Megan VickeryPharmacist1912632035
- Yadira VicoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1629760913
- Andrea VictoriaBehavior Technician1881499903
- Dana Vieselmeyer, RDRegistered Dietitian1962724369
- Teri Vieth, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1396068029
- Ashley ViettiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1275411183
- Joshua Vietti, ACSWClinical Social Worker1922968353
- Latondra ViewinsCase Manager/Care Coordinator1356985394
- Belinda Vieyra, LCSWClinical Social Worker1720225097
- Sandy Vigil, RNSchool Registered Nurse1316417389
- Timothy Vignolo, PAPhysician Assistant1407234438
- Amy VigoClinical Social Worker1619858099
- Jeanette VillaBehavior Technician1598440695
- Madeleine VillaBehavior Technician1730068966
- Omar VillaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1467028431
- Stephanie Villa, R1231900616Community Health Worker1588011001
- Veronica VillaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1942095096
- Jessica Villafana, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1063177673
- Maria VillafuerteDoula1811012644
- Melanie VillagomezBehavior Technician1427751726
- Victoria Villalobos, NONEBehavior Technician1699400440
- Claudia Villalobos AlfaroGeneral Practice Dentistry1679330245
- Teresa VillalpandoDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1316191299
- Veronica Villalpando, BACase Manager/Care Coordinator1205080645
- Angelica Villanueva, RAD-TAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1316822588
- Anjelica Villanueva, RDRegistered Dietitian1952894636
- Crystal Villanueva, LMFT #135253Marriage & Family Therapist1639442031
- David VillanuevaBehavior Technician1336883388
- Gina Villanueva, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1912327016
- Jaylene VillanuevaBehavior Technician1497531404
- Rennard Ezra VillanuevaSocial Worker1962396663
- Wennie Rose VillanuevaLicensed Vocational Nurse1619206760
- Xavier Villanueva, MA-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1235423609
- Yesenia VillanuevaBehavior Technician1588597215
- Michael Villanueva Ramirez, RDHDental Hygienist1861381279
- Celia VillarrealClinical Social Worker1689596892
- Jasmine VillarrealStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1265843254
- Karina Villarreal, BABehavior Analyst1467912691
- Manuel Villarreal, PHDClinical Psychologist1346994852
- Rachele Villarreal, MA. CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1710573688
- Samantha VillarrealSocial Worker1851280739
- Vanessa VillarrealBehavior Technician1942001441
The largest California cities
- Los Angeles69,537
- San Diego52,937
- San Francisco38,143
- Sacramento33,083
- San Jose20,925
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.
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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.