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 23 of 231.
The 8 largest groups in Bakersfield
Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.
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
- George Boghozian, D.C.Chiropractor1447611421
- David BohlenAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1740691799
- Richard BohlinAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1669977864
- Heidi Bohlmann, APRN, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1457388464
- Irma BojadoBehavior Technician1902439946
- Stephanie Bojorquez HigueraBehavior Technician1700548302
- Celinda BolanosBehavior Analyst1275001794
- Daevajane' BoldenBehavior Technician1851256432
- Jessica BoldtSpeech-Language Assistant1821827718
- Megan Bolender, PHARMDPharmacist1083271217
- Andrew BolichCommunity Health Worker1861269870
- Trinity BolichBehavior Technician1467343475
- Piero Bolivar HoyosGeneral Practice Registered Nurse1841154051
- Vema Bolla, MDInternal Medicine Physician1699078220
- Haley Bollinger, ASW140007Social Worker1578254298
- Roy Bonanno, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1205605573
- Cheyenne Bond, CADC IIAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1346056876
- Julie BonderovSchool Registered Nurse1952877391
- Paul Bonds, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1346320645
- Barry BongbergCase Manager/Care Coordinator1114051323
- Archana Reddy Bongurala, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1942719125
- Carlos BonillaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1003585340
- David BonillaDriver1053993949
- Glenn Bonilla, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1902262231
- Hailey BonillaBehavior Analyst1851984173
- Heidi BonillaSocial Worker1548014418
- Karina BonillaBehavior Technician1366145666
- Susan Bonna, DDSDentist1174649990
- Meridith Bonneau, MACommunity Health Worker1669958351
- Brigette Bonnet, D.C.Chiropractor1497783575
- May Bonnin, NP-CWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1295204204
- Benjamin Boodaie, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1275199374
- Audrey Booher, BAPsychologist1396262309
- Monique BookoutCase Manager/Care Coordinator1497321236
- Pamela Bookout, PHARMDAmbulatory Care Pharmacist1467802637
- Erica BooneDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1912686775
- Paradice BooneBehavior Technician1619689320
- Vincent Booth, D.C.Chiropractor1740496405
- Rosie Boparai, MDInternal Medicine Physician1740226398
- Erin Borden, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1841506698
- John Anthony BordonRegistered Nurse1023983079
- Eric Boren, MDAllergy & Immunology Physician1720067598
- Chanelle BorgnaBehavior Technician1952259780
- Celeste BorjaBehavior Technician1881371078
- Robert BorjaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1679128722
- Robert BorlandStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1063950525
- Amy Borlina, LCSWClinical Social Worker1982196226
- Heather Born, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1518753359
- Isaac Bornstein, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1225053101
- Kelly BorregoAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1609701713
The largest California cities
- Los Angeles69,537
- San Diego52,937
- San Francisco38,143
- Sacramento33,083
- San Jose20,925
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.
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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.