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 228 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. Toby Wright, P.A.-CPhysician Assistant1124212741
  2. Vernon Wright, D.C.Chiropractor1285706804
  3. Victoria WrightBehavior Technician1740098326
  4. Willie WrightMental Health Counselor1942406160
  5. Derek Wrigley, M.T.Massage Therapist1528237682
  6. Agnes Wu, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1144256009
  7. Dalin WuPharmacist1427462001
  8. Diana Wu, AUDAudiologist1841079985
  9. Geojun WuStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1811784606
  10. Haijing WuBehavior Technician1821808072
  11. Wenchao WuPharmacist1700498862
  12. Brenna WuillameyDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1174305130
  13. George WyattAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1508196965
  14. Gabriela WylesBehavior Technician1053267385
  15. Julia WylyCertified Respiratory Therapist1629121777
  16. Rachel Xie, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1932043262
  17. Bangyan Xiong, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1134064488
  18. Shiquan Xiong, M.DPsychiatry Physician1447480090
  19. Xueyu Xu, P.T., MPTPhysical Therapist1083679344
  20. Nader Yacoub, RPHPharmacist1952999310
  21. Robert Yacoub, MDAnesthesiology Physician1952375768
  22. Jasmine YadavOccupational Therapist1417444290
  23. Janie Yadon, RNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1639456601
  24. Arbi Yaghoubi Masihi, MSN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1942826896
  25. Andrea Yako, CCC SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1477118040
  26. Ereny Yakoub, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1235483033
  27. Gian Yakoub, DOAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1710170360
  28. Chap Yam, D.D.S.Dentist1942415906
  29. Erica Yamada, MS, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1437468527
  30. Zeba Yamin, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1417274465
  31. Danielle YanezBehavior Technician1669174017
  32. Ricardo YanezCase Manager/Care Coordinator1760513410
  33. Chou Yang, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1215131818
  34. Daniel YangPhysical Therapist1700251642
  35. Hong Fa Yang, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1720344153
  36. James Yang, PHARM. DPharmacist1083023147
  37. Nelson Yang, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1982853206
  38. Patricia Yang, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1649446790
  39. Sua Yang, PA-CPhysician Assistant1518143189
  40. Everett YanoPharmacist1528368743
  41. Maricruz YanoClinical Social Worker1811823917
  42. Bee Yap, RPHPharmacist1730588047
  43. Liza Yap, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1003641341
  44. Steven Yap, DDSDentist1801079348
  45. Steven Yaplee, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1760678643
  46. Rama Yasaei Mehr Jardi, MD, MSEOTPsychiatry Physician1609370832
  47. Sreelatha YasalapuGeneral Practice Dentistry1114127362
  48. Mia YasonovaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1891487708
  49. Ramy YassaPharmacist1891141719
  50. Charles Joseph YatcoRegistered Nurse1497595557

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.