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 26 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. Aaron Breaux, DDSDentist1821056003
  2. Roger BrecheisenCase Manager/Care Coordinator1154572683
  3. Tamoisha BreedingBehavior Technician1982450490
  4. Keely BrendlinAssistant Behavior Analyst1073239950
  5. David BrenerChiropractor1750533360
  6. Bradly BrentDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1790422913
  7. Kimi Brewer, RRTCertified Respiratory Therapist1588148977
  8. Laurie Brewer, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1710035415
  9. Erin Brewster, LVNAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1912210824
  10. Rosemary BrianoHearing Instrument Specialist1154021038
  11. Raul BribiescaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1013699768
  12. Joan Briceno, FNPNurse Practitioner1306911219
  13. Sarah Bridges, MA, BCBABehavior Analyst1306497177
  14. Bailey BriggsSpeech-Language Assistant1730994393
  15. Edwards Bright, MSN FNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1427165513
  16. Robert BrindleCase Manager/Care Coordinator1124152871
  17. Brittany Brinley, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1649616855
  18. Gillian Briones, RNRegistered Nurse1982129730
  19. Melissa BrionesBehavior Technician1801776356
  20. Leslie Briscoe, LMFTMental Health Counselor1174659056
  21. Ryan Briscoe, LPCCMental Health Counselor1558600445
  22. Anthony BrisenoCase Manager/Care Coordinator1689153108
  23. Aide Brito-Nadjmabadi, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1477852424
  24. Gabriella BrittCase Manager/Care Coordinator1396873253
  25. Justin BritzPhysician Assistant1548864499
  26. Kelli Brock, RNRegistered Nurse1275925463
  27. Melinda BrockRegistered Nurse1881192961
  28. Rachel Brock, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1174656110
  29. Jared Brockmiller, RNRegistered Nurse1306257811
  30. Chess Brodnick, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1851431589
  31. Leora Brodnick, PHDRehabilitation Practitioner1679614903
  32. Golda Brogdin, SUD RADT-1Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1891404034
  33. Nancy Bromma, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1225141658
  34. Mitchell Bronson, DDSEndodontics1043586928
  35. Tamara BrookfieldCommunity Health Worker1922543933
  36. Alisa BrooksBehavior Analyst1700608908
  37. Brandy Brooks, PA-C, EDDMedical Physician Assistant1407214091
  38. Douglas Brooks, D.C.Chiropractor1023180338
  39. Emily BrooksBehavior Technician1720861859
  40. George Brooks, MDSurgery Physician1750626461
  41. Jarred Brooks, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1700674322
  42. Katrina BrooksMarriage & Family Therapist1609528520
  43. Renee Brooks, R.N.Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1326495847
  44. Lauryn Brooks-ValenzuelaMarriage & Family Therapist1922817246
  45. Jason BroomAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1609233238
  46. Tsoguik Broutian, EDDCase Manager/Care Coordinator1699389528
  47. Angela BrownCase Manager/Care Coordinator1609120880
  48. Brandi BrownBehavior Technician1164020525
  49. Catrina BrownBehavior Technician1265144133
  50. Charenee BrownSocial Worker1740901586

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.