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 3 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. Jenifer AguilarBehavior Technician1205665874
  2. Jennifer AguilarLicensed Vocational Nurse1316676042
  3. Nohely AguilarBehavior Analyst1013418938
  4. Scarlett AguilarMarriage & Family Therapist1609414689
  5. Valerie Aguilar, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1093011819
  6. Alice Aguilar BelloAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1861213092
  7. Abigail Aguilar ChachaguaBehavior Technician1598621617
  8. Yoceline Aguilar-Martinez, ASWClinical Social Worker1639047111
  9. Ariana AguileraDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1508543307
  10. Frank Aguilera, DCChiropractor1487689394
  11. Mary AguileraCommunity Health Worker1326879750
  12. Olimpia AguileraClinical Social Worker1720533078
  13. Kimberly AguinigaBehavior Technician1003683756
  14. Concetta Aguins, CPT-1Phlebotomy Technician1861277600
  15. Alicia Aguirre, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1982027959
  16. Andrea AguirreBehavior Analyst1497534291
  17. Angelica AguirreCase Manager/Care Coordinator1649815424
  18. Anthony AguirreBehavior Technician1902500077
  19. Cynthia AguirreCase Manager/Care Coordinator1629644372
  20. David Aguirre, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1538401013
  21. Janette Aguirre, ODOptometrist1750124012
  22. Marisa AguirreBehavior Analyst1013631621
  23. Samantha AguirreBehavior Technician1932814332
  24. Elizabeth Aguirre GuerreroDriver1043778962
  25. Gelynne AgustinRegistered Nurse1407500150
  26. Maria Cristina AgustinPhysical Therapy Assistant1700244951
  27. Rommel Agustin, PHARM DPharmacist1215635263
  28. Sara AgustinAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1538739024
  29. Stacyrae AgustoNurse Practitioner1174329403
  30. Jenny Agyeman, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1538589106
  31. Kwasi Agyeman, PHARMD.Pharmacist1245649383
  32. Andreas Ahlas, M.D.Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1326200833
  33. Ammar Ahmad, MDPsychiatry Physician1407384456
  34. Mushtaq Ahmed, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1033137591
  35. Wafa AhmedPhysician Assistant1194376152
  36. Hae Ry AhnPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1073967444
  37. Arti Ahuja, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1174995542
  38. Alan Aikens, MDUrology Physician1396996245
  39. Aba Aikins-AdjayeClinical Social Worker1841488665
  40. Eneminyi AireweleDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1174657852
  41. Parameswaran Aiylam, MDPediatrics Physician1871527655
  42. Jerrickson Ajex PalvannanProfessional Counselor1942703715
  43. Rick Ajootian, PH.D.Nutritionist1114052263
  44. Anthonia Akabike, MSWCase Manager/Care Coordinator1669919965
  45. Sheri AkinsMarriage & Family Therapist1427220896
  46. Elizabeth Akiyama, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1336430446
  47. Armenak AkopyanDriver1699901462
  48. Walter AkwagohPharmacist1023599222
  49. Baker Al Akad, DMDOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1033626965
  50. Jasmin Al AlasBehavior Technician1467163683

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.