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 28 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. Nicholas BuchegerBehavior Technician1447026562
  2. Carolyn Buck, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1588791404
  3. Ryan BuckSocial Worker1730782764
  4. Adrienne BuckleCase Manager/Care Coordinator1750777868
  5. Raquel Buckle, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1508296724
  6. Leanne Buckner, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1528235660
  7. Adrienne BuddemeyerBehavior Technician1033873971
  8. Julie Buechel, N.P.Family Nurse Practitioner1467546515
  9. Joey Buehler, RNSchool Registered Nurse1649746181
  10. Kayla Bueltel, MA, PPS, LEP4106School Psychologist1871260661
  11. Melvyn BuenafeBehavior Technician1306347513
  12. Addie Bugas, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1497114805
  13. Raul Bugnosen, MDFamily Medicine Physician1043387061
  14. Hao BuiVascular Surgery Physician1649493750
  15. Jonathan Bui, PHARMDPharmacist1326495144
  16. Thin Bui, NURSE PRACTITIONERPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1790160299
  17. Yen Bui, RPHPharmacist1689071474
  18. Scott Buis, P,A,-CPhysician Assistant1972663938
  19. Julie Buksa, RPHPharmacist1700208113
  20. Madeline BulfordBehavior Technician1174488993
  21. Macy BullardBehavior Technician1952049447
  22. Estrelita Bumacod, R.P.T.Physical Therapist1538104971
  23. Martha BumertsMental Health Counselor1457482143
  24. Sharrah BumphusBehavior Analyst1881341451
  25. Chanvattanak BunGeneral Practice Dentistry1841807336
  26. Robin Bunyan, LCSWClinical Social Worker1982042271
  27. Allison BunyardBehavior Technician1063295913
  28. Ellen Bunyi-Teopengco, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1124087366
  29. Sierra BuraBehavior Technician1477263960
  30. Marlaya BurchBehavior Technician1710773064
  31. Gioconda BurdickHealth Educator1700311347
  32. Alesa Burge, LMTMassage Therapist1962334565
  33. David Burger, PHARM D.Pharmacotherapy Pharmacist1710979448
  34. Fernanda BurgerMarriage & Family Therapist1497931851
  35. Jeffrey BurgerCase Manager/Care Coordinator1205401221
  36. Emma BurgessBehavior Technician1023716255
  37. James BurgessDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1639632607
  38. Mari Burgess, MAProfessional Counselor1194146217
  39. Gary Burk, CMPMassage Therapist1386917219
  40. Kellsy BurkBehavior Technician1144064791
  41. Zachary BurkPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1073478228
  42. Daniel Burke, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1225233794
  43. Kathleen Burke, RDRegistered Dietitian1942580964
  44. Samantha BurkeBehavior Technician1578269577
  45. John Burkett, ASCase Manager/Care Coordinator1699807594
  46. Michael Burman, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1801805668
  47. Brittany BurnsLicensed Vocational Nurse1255159109
  48. Kayla BurrellStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1376889253
  49. Debra Burris-GarofaloMarriage & Family Therapist1467965426
  50. Kayla Burrow, PHARM DPharmacist1396026894

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.