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 225 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. Heather WilliamsCase Manager/Care Coordinator1134257520
  2. Heather WilliamsCommunity Health Worker1023305075
  3. Irene Williams, RN BSN PHNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1851575245
  4. Jada WilliamsBehavior Technician1427780121
  5. Jaye WilliamsMental Health Counselor1588270375
  6. Jeri Williams, M.D.Neurology Physician1285825455
  7. John Williams, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1154870301
  8. Kori Williams, FNPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1013457969
  9. Kristi WilliamsRegistered Nurse1417423864
  10. Lashone WilliamsBehavior Technician1871394627
  11. Latisha WilliamsClinical Social Worker1952889495
  12. Lisa Williams, M.S., CF-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1609695808
  13. Mark Williams, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1235284225
  14. Micah WilliamsDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1649827619
  15. Nevaeh WilliamsBehavior Technician1215892666
  16. Randy Williams, RNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1538641071
  17. Rhonda Williams, PHARMDPharmacist1255615225
  18. Ryan Williams, SUDC- IIAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1922479013
  19. Shatonay WilliamsBehavior Technician1699479519
  20. Shylan WilliamsBehavior Technician1134986334
  21. Tamara Williams, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1679945588
  22. Taylor WilliamsProfessional Counselor1922630441
  23. Telly WilliamsCase Manager/Care Coordinator1558492488
  24. Tenaya WilliamsAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1023741162
  25. Tessa WilliamsMarriage & Family Therapist1073977336
  26. Tresa WilliamsCounselor1144409293
  27. Trevor Williams, PA-CPhysician Assistant1477805554
  28. Tyshika WilliamsBehavior Technician1962282251
  29. Xaviera WilliamsBehavior Technician1336081256
  30. Yasmin WilliamsClinical Social Worker1114528445
  31. Jacqueline Williams-Olango, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1134219686
  32. Rhonda Williams-Richmond, D. C.Sports Physician Chiropractor1386883486
  33. Hollie WilliamsonBehavior Analyst1770016297
  34. Mary WillifordDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1093366163
  35. Christopher Willis, RASAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1063540334
  36. Grace Willis, DONeuromusculoskeletal Medicine & OMM Physician1427155506
  37. Jacquelyn WillisBehavior Technician1487140612
  38. Jenica Willis, LM, CPM, LVN, IBCLCMidwife1962099804
  39. Judy WillisCase Manager/Care Coordinator1295121564
  40. Krystal Willis, CMACase Manager/Care Coordinator1508404419
  41. Robert Willis, DDSDentist1871517441
  42. Doryne Willms Cosgrove, PTAPhysical Therapist1407017999
  43. Selena Wills, MPHCase Manager/Care Coordinator1144867987
  44. Amee Wilsey, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1194078147
  45. Amanda WilsonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1386164317
  46. Andralette WilsonCase Manager/Care Coordinator1134256084
  47. Ariel WilsonBehavior Technician1417787359
  48. Christie WilsonAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1336647585
  49. Christopher Wilson, DOPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1912494717
  50. Dwayne WilsonAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1093844839

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.