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 224 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. Mika WhitesideStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1982019501
  2. April WhitfieldCommunity Health Worker1184472813
  3. Brian Whitfield, CADCIIAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1568592830
  4. Daliyan WhitfieldBehavior Technician1902755622
  5. Kenneth Whitlow, D.O.Emergency Medicine Physician1649351842
  6. Susan Whitney, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1407053366
  7. Cody WhitsonMarriage & Family Therapist1326531922
  8. Danielle Whitson, CCC SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1043719917
  9. Alisha WhittMarriage & Family Therapist1225783178
  10. Catherine Whittington, P.T.Physical Therapist1588894638
  11. Kathryn WhyteSpeech-Language Pathologist1154769370
  12. Jeffrey Wick, MDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1891795092
  13. Timothy Wiebe, MD, FAANSNeurological Surgery Physician1659428704
  14. Martha Wiedman, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1245347467
  15. Sabrina Wieseler, COTA/LOccupational Therapy Assistant1386807188
  16. Maricris WilburLicensed Vocational Nurse1346968591
  17. Ronald WilburDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1760378491
  18. Julie Wilcox, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1265426852
  19. Carlye WilderAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1568743417
  20. Kenneth WileyMarriage & Family Therapist1881293611
  21. Laquesha WileyCase Manager/Care Coordinator1780342477
  22. Rhalaya WileyDoula1164399622
  23. Niree Wiley PhillipsRegistered Nurse1417829094
  24. Aida WilhelmAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1376800086
  25. Kimberly WilhelmeBehavior Technician1487325205
  26. Cheree Wilhelmsen, ODOptometrist1659489102
  27. Danielle Wilkerson, RADTAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1528615473
  28. Jaynique WilkersonBehavior Technician1720899370
  29. Judith Wilkerson, MACase Manager/Care Coordinator1841404860
  30. Samaiyah Wilkins, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1770337297
  31. Victoria Wilkins, BCBABehavior Analyst1528829090
  32. Randy Willeby, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1023098142
  33. Emily WillettDoula1831449388
  34. Terry Willey, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1306973169
  35. Virginia Willey, BSDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1134780299
  36. Alana WilliamsBehavior Technician1356165948
  37. Alexus WilliamsBehavior Technician1376476002
  38. Alice WilliamsLicensed Vocational Nurse1710732219
  39. Allysa WilliamsDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1306716402
  40. Alysia Williams, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1760148639
  41. Alyssa WilliamsBehavior Technician1881382679
  42. Amanda Williams, RECOVERY SPECIALISTCase Manager/Care Coordinator1275035016
  43. Amanda WilliamsCase Manager/Care Coordinator1922646520
  44. Brenae WilliamsBehavior Technician1265395024
  45. Candace Williams, ACSWSocial Worker1578045662
  46. Cheryl WilliamsCase Manager/Care Coordinator1437280401
  47. Dennis WilliamsAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1689043861
  48. Emily Williams, AMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1942011358
  49. Gary Williams, ODOptometrist1477666717
  50. Gregory Williams, MDSurgery Physician1699795088

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.