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 227 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. Sally Wonderly, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1780636092
  2. Melissa WondraCommunity Health Worker1407680739
  3. Alexander Wong, PAPhysician Assistant1518585447
  4. Apinya WongPharmacist1508146234
  5. Caroline Wong, MDNephrology Physician1174625008
  6. Charles Wong, D.O.Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1255508131
  7. Charlton Wong, MDFamily Medicine Physician1245389659
  8. David Wong, PHARM DPharmacist1871557413
  9. Edward Wong, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1285671289
  10. Jason Wong, DPTPhysical Therapist1639992159
  11. Kai Wong, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1700950599
  12. Perry Wong, D.D.S.Endodontics1023176062
  13. Sean WongStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1437091261
  14. Sze Mane Tiffany Wong, RPHPharmacist1215367701
  15. Brandon WooStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1760277909
  16. Bryanna WoodBehavior Technician1609424167
  17. Kendall WoodClinical Social Worker1134646847
  18. Lucinda Wood, LPTLicensed Psychiatric Technician1922135847
  19. Thurman Wood, O.D.Optometrist1508885245
  20. Amy WoodardsCounselor1417144213
  21. Sheldon WoodinBehavior Technician1497538342
  22. Andrea Wooding, PTPhysical Therapist1316371909
  23. Laurel WoodruffBehavior Technician1649130428
  24. Leticia WoodruffAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1023342904
  25. Alanisha Woods, PHARM.DPharmacist1366986127
  26. Carrie Woods, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1861938441
  27. Reina Woods, LCSWClinical Social Worker1942423215
  28. Jessica WoodwardAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1194952473
  29. Benjamin Woodward NavarroPsychiatry Physician1881334951
  30. Austin WooldridgeElectroneurodiagnostic Specialist/Technologist1811383888
  31. Tawny WoolfSchool Registered Nurse1003744921
  32. Eulalie Woolfolk-Elliott, REGISTERED NURSERegistered Nurse1952896433
  33. Allison WoolfordSocial Worker1821793928
  34. Catelynn WoosleyBehavior Technician1134904063
  35. Cambrey WootenCase Manager/Care Coordinator1881239804
  36. Roseanne Work, ODOptometrist1861122889
  37. Jessica Workman, CADC1Day Training/Habilitation Specialist1871131102
  38. Cheyenne Worley, BCBABehavior Analyst1497642458
  39. Kylie WorleyPeer Specialist1154149516
  40. Tijera Worley, RNRegistered Nurse1093184178
  41. Katherine Worsdale, RN, NP, MSNNurse Practitioner1801313853
  42. Frank Worth, PHARMDPharmacist1629202809
  43. Charles Wortiska, D.C.Chiropractor1669461059
  44. Emily Wortiska, RDRegistered Dietitian1649550831
  45. Markco Wright, RRWAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1326266479
  46. Miranda WrightBehavior Technician1215649082
  47. Mitchell Wright, P.T.Physical Therapist1124373782
  48. Shena WrightCase Manager/Care Coordinator1649845140
  49. Stephanie WrightAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1609257724
  50. Tanganique WrightClinical Social Worker1689216392

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.