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 24 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. Arely Borrego-DiazBehavior Analyst1528937539
  2. Dawn BorromeoLicensed Vocational Nurse1972475226
  3. Aliya BorundaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1285583609
  4. Meredith BoshersBehavior Technician1447140538
  5. Francisca BosleyRegistered Nurse1902390131
  6. Derek BossOrthopedic Physical Therapist1487219390
  7. Marine Bostandzhyan, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1215126057
  8. Diana Botezan, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1245264589
  9. Kiresten BotrosPhysician Assistant1730005521
  10. Bachar Botrus, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1497374680
  11. Thomas Bouasy, P.A.Physician Assistant1740269026
  12. Kevork Bouldoukian, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1720020464
  13. Robin BounvilleClinical Social Worker1447548011
  14. Kyriaki BourakiDentist1922699008
  15. Caitlin BourbonBehavior Technician1285276832
  16. Janine Bourelle, NPFFamily Nurse Practitioner1619173291
  17. Taylor BourellePhysician Assistant1184285371
  18. Yvonne Bovard, NPNurse Practitioner1083534481
  19. Charles BowdenStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1902208531
  20. Sherry BowdenDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1235902180
  21. Seandey BoweCommunity Health Worker1366965709
  22. Ashlee BowenBehavior Technician1588300420
  23. Jodi Bowen, LPCCCounselor1669014684
  24. Richard Bowen, PA-CPhysician Assistant1497347975
  25. Sara Bowen, FNPNurse Practitioner1275287021
  26. Jennifer BowerBehavior Technician1902306574
  27. Kevin BowersAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1386940492
  28. Patrick BowersMental Health Counselor1194245258
  29. Tyler BowersCase Manager/Care Coordinator1861967754
  30. Braden Bowles, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1194074948
  31. Jennifer BowlingAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1477955011
  32. Carol Bowman, M.A.Case Manager/Care Coordinator1225160336
  33. Cindy Bowman, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1235279258
  34. Vanessa BowmanAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1033442801
  35. Christopher Bowns, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1407004807
  36. Silva Boyajian, M.D., M.S.Emergency Medicine Physician1538513056
  37. Alicia Boyd, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1649893231
  38. Christopher BoydPhysical Therapist1922973759
  39. Susan Boyd, MS., MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1619017209
  40. Julie BoyerFamily Nurse Practitioner1841899200
  41. Lorena BoykinsResearch Study Abstracter/Coder1508253030
  42. Felicia BoyleAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1578795068
  43. Kalynne Boyles, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1831868967
  44. Christopher BoytClinical Social Worker1982261756
  45. Alexi BozarthBehavior Technician1497673636
  46. Nicholas Braaten, D.C.Chiropractor1972883999
  47. Breanna BracamonteCase Manager/Care Coordinator1992415186
  48. Georgiana Bracamonte, CADC 1Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1477408698
  49. Christopher Bradburn, D.O.Emergency Medicine Physician1659350973
  50. Lindsey Braden, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1851085567

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.