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 219 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. Joshua VillarruelDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1750834636
  2. Tai Ann Villaruz, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1821799479
  3. Amalia Villasenor, OTOccupational Therapist1679014591
  4. Sarah Villasenor, MFT INTERNMarriage & Family Therapist1811291966
  5. Angela Villatoro, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1497941611
  6. Breanna Villatoro, B.A.Day Training/Habilitation Specialist1275032773
  7. Briana VillegasBehavior Technician1366291205
  8. Christian VillegasDentist1871062935
  9. Jacqueline VillegasAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1720229263
  10. Marvin VillegasStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1124491659
  11. Naileah VillegasBehavior Technician1427977594
  12. Ana VinciprovaLicensed Vocational Nurse1306971981
  13. Maria Vinluan-Felix, P.A.Surgical Physician Assistant1023066768
  14. Abigail VinsantBehavior Technician1669244109
  15. Claire VinsonCase Manager/Care Coordinator1679924088
  16. Michelle ViolanteBehavior Technician1013783620
  17. Jestina VirdenBehavior Technician1215782891
  18. Giann Visque, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1194604389
  19. Macario Visto, PTPhysical Therapist1760117865
  20. Marcy Visto, PHARMDPharmacist1144862202
  21. Jhenifer VistosaRegistered Nurse1215359765
  22. Puja Vithalani, MDFamily Medicine Physician1639464357
  23. Galylea VivarBehavior Technician1639038201
  24. Cruzita VivasCase Manager/Care Coordinator1912190141
  25. Gabriela VizcarraCase Manager/Care Coordinator1215212774
  26. Sharon VizcarraSocial Worker1952077190
  27. Alaina Vizzard, RNRegistered Nurse1003383415
  28. Alma VlahosDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1821385873
  29. Cong Vo, D.D.S., M.D.Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1053863761
  30. Eileen Vo, PHARM.D.Pharmacotherapy Pharmacist1861753154
  31. Thi Huynh Chau Vo, DDSDentist1427389451
  32. Timothy Vo, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1861060352
  33. Van VoBehavior Technician1932990322
  34. Karen VolivaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1093935751
  35. Diana Voloshyna, MD, PH.D.Psychiatry Physician1225722085
  36. Jon Vonderhaar, R.K.T.Kinesiotherapist1700855335
  37. Julie VongClinical Social Worker1780934117
  38. Jaime Voong, OPTOMETRISTOptometrist1083591432
  39. Victoria Vork, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1396625752
  40. Katherine Voss, OTR/LGerontology Occupational Therapist1760714232
  41. Stella Voth, RNRegistered Nurse1295804318
  42. Christopher Vu, DOInternal Medicine Physician1891146643
  43. Danh VuPharmacist1801334172
  44. Diana Vu, D.D.SGeneral Practice Dentistry1386049971
  45. Jenny Vu, PHARMDPharmacist1821927153
  46. Jerome Vu, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1811213267
  47. Jessica VuStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1700726163
  48. Khoa Vu, DDSDentist1295081404
  49. Nicholas VuPharmacist1356899256
  50. Thomas Vu, AGACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1003762634

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.