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 222 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. Hilaree WatkinsRegistered Nurse1710429675
  2. Kyle WatkinsAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1962873885
  3. Lindsey WatkinsMarriage & Family Therapist1609113935
  4. Shannon Watkins, RADT1Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1487198594
  5. Vanessa WatkinsPhysical Therapy Assistant1013894575
  6. Melissa WatrousBehavior Technician1336874676
  7. Allison Watson, SLPASpeech-Language Assistant1467227124
  8. Bianca Watson, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1669235180
  9. Brandi WatsonCase Manager/Care Coordinator1225693518
  10. Cordell Watson, MDFamily Medicine Physician1770642480
  11. Julia WatsonBehavior Technician1134628944
  12. Julia WatsonMedical Physician Assistant1457045486
  13. Nicole Watson, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1518149442
  14. Reshana WatsonMarriage & Family Therapist1548723570
  15. Seamus WatsonOther Technician1033762307
  16. Tiffany WatsonBehavior Analyst1093362360
  17. Yolonda Watson, RTRegistered Respiratory Therapist1780217067
  18. Keisha WattStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1629364278
  19. Sally Watt, RN., B.S.N. PHNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1487837332
  20. James WattenbargerBehavior Technician1366110496
  21. Heather Watterlond, LVNPsychiatry Physician1043541345
  22. Johnnie WattsBehavior Analyst1609330752
  23. Sharon Way, RNC,CARNPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1578688594
  24. Vyn Wayne, NPWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1942297296
  25. Stephanie WeatherlySchool Psychologist1215818091
  26. Terese Weaver, APCCProfessional Counselor1184340424
  27. Christina WebbAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1306345335
  28. Jade WebbBehavior Technician1467248278
  29. Jordan WebbCase Manager/Care Coordinator1063065597
  30. Kyle Webb, DCChiropractor1649086810
  31. Lorre Webb, LCSWClinical Social Worker1831454891
  32. Molly WebbSchool Registered Nurse1063340982
  33. Qyntyn WebbCase Manager/Care Coordinator1497537393
  34. Stephanienicole WebbBehavior Technician1063129807
  35. Rita Webber, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1700063088
  36. Danielle WeberDoula1811837990
  37. Leslie Weber, ACSWSocial Worker1497539910
  38. Matthew WeberBehavior Technician1871355172
  39. Amberleigh Webster, RASIAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1699896308
  40. Rakisha Webster, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1518646165
  41. Wayne WeedenCase Manager/Care Coordinator1356917181
  42. Cody WeedonDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1447806401
  43. Jonathan Weeks, MDAnesthesiology Physician1376557439
  44. Maggie Weeks Rodriguez, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1891623054
  45. Cerena WeesnerStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1750952396
  46. Ryan WegisCase Manager/Care Coordinator1437507100
  47. David Wegner, C.P.O.Prosthetist1326263856
  48. Shiangyin WeiMarriage & Family Therapist1033233168
  49. Michael Weighall, PTPhysical Therapist1912936790
  50. Michael Weinberg, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1104925627

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.