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 29 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. Alison Burrowes, LCSWSocial Worker1700917416
  2. Simon Burrowes, LCSWClinical Social Worker1023144326
  3. Jerry BurrussCase Manager/Care Coordinator1861815508
  4. Leslie Burson, D.OEmergency Medicine Physician1194736983
  5. Jacob Burt, DCChiropractor1881540458
  6. Samantha Burton, R1233810716Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1619338902
  7. Jessica Burzlaff, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1477720001
  8. Haley BusbeaBehavior Technician1780521922
  9. Kassie Busby, RNRegistered Nurse1134051113
  10. Jill Busby Avila, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1760718373
  11. Richard Busch, MDOtolaryngology Physician1245265560
  12. Kari BushBehavior Technician1205707015
  13. Leslie Bush, REGISTERED NURSEHome Health Registered Nurse1841447786
  14. Jessica BuskoAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1083396519
  15. Heather BustamanteMarriage & Family Therapist1528659596
  16. Isabelo Bustamante, MDFamily Medicine Physician1316696438
  17. Javier Bustamante, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1881641595
  18. Sheri Bustamante, LCSWClinical Social Worker1780244319
  19. Alonie Butler, PSYDClinical Psychologist1740614718
  20. Cabrea ButlerBehavior Technician1598691149
  21. David Butler, PHARMACISTPharmacist1255628129
  22. Jeffrey Butler, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1619908175
  23. Kam Butler, RPHPharmacist1114274123
  24. Patricia ButlerDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1942801741
  25. Dilpinder Buttar, PHARMDPharmacist1265251078
  26. Amanda ButtsCounselor1336860055
  27. John Buxton, M.D.Surgery Physician1134125206
  28. Caitlin BuysMarriage & Family Therapist1588353924
  29. Brenda Buzby, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1346653516
  30. Frank Buzugbe, DNAPCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1790413177
  31. Steven Bylund, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1184067290
  32. Krissy Bynum, LCSWClinical Social Worker1376839175
  33. Tracy Byrd, RNRegistered Nurse1689017774
  34. Shaina ByrnesStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1699053900
  35. Edwin Cabahug, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1972055952
  36. Mariette Cabahug, NPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1366188088
  37. Kristen CabalkaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1376410688
  38. Carmella Cabanero, RPHPharmacist1861037178
  39. Christine Cabasag, FNP, RNFamily Nurse Practitioner1952858516
  40. Maria Ana Cabasag, FNP-CPulmonary Disease Physician1881479749
  41. Witchell CabasagFamily Nurse Practitioner1427716802
  42. Cesar CabatoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1891673018
  43. Alexis CabelloBehavior Analyst1356918247
  44. Anna Christina Cabigas, BSN, RN, RNFARegistered Nurse1194535799
  45. Amy Cabral, NURSE PRACTIONERPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1518203314
  46. Edith Cabral-VallejoBehavior Technician1225728942
  47. Raymond Cabreira, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1679082259
  48. Brenda CabreraStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1821941873
  49. Cristian CabreraCommunity Health Worker1124982616
  50. Jerome Cabrera, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1225399215

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.