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 33 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. Christopher CarpenterPharmacist1003549528
  2. Eugene Carpenter, MDForensic Pathology Physician1225633738
  3. Laura Carpenter, PA-CPhysician Assistant1235136649
  4. Corazon Carpio, MDAnesthesiology Physician1134235575
  5. Anabel CarranzaBehavior Technician1841798386
  6. Claudia Carranza, MDFamily Medicine Physician1427545078
  7. Erica Carranza, M.A LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1164804514
  8. Erica CarranzaBehavior Technician1619697901
  9. Susana CarranzaCommunity Health Worker1003622945
  10. Sara Carranza-Hollingsead, PSYDSchool Psychologist1346112976
  11. Alejandra Carrasco, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1063714665
  12. Ivan Carrasco, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1194064295
  13. Karen Carrasco, M.A., MFTIMarriage & Family Therapist1538500210
  14. Tracey CarrascoAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1407374994
  15. Nieshea CarrawayCommunity Health Worker1639987514
  16. Jacqueline CarrazcoAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1497442784
  17. Jackeline CarrilloBehavior Technician1619833357
  18. Liliana CarrilloDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1568140580
  19. Nereida CarrilloCommunity Health Worker1346650199
  20. Norell Carrillo, PTPhysical Therapist1114187218
  21. Raquel CarrilloCommunity Health Worker1568637684
  22. Stephany CarrilloDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1275421653
  23. Pamela CarrisalezCase Manager/Care Coordinator1740446210
  24. Elizabeth CarrizalezRegistered Nurse1710728845
  25. Catlin Carroll, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1124402144
  26. Lyssa CarrollBehavior Technician1871192559
  27. Stephenie Carroll, LMFT/ CADC IIIMarriage & Family Therapist1063540607
  28. Charles Carter, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1255758033
  29. Crisol CarterClinical Social Worker1164926663
  30. Faith CarterBehavior Technician1386429165
  31. Kimberlee CarterBehavior Technician1922708114
  32. Lacey CarterCase Manager/Care Coordinator1912030222
  33. Prayar CarterStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1396569083
  34. Ronnie CarterCase Manager/Care Coordinator1538388160
  35. Tiffany CarterCase Manager/Care Coordinator1356644017
  36. Venisha CarterAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1033901541
  37. Michelle CartierMarriage & Family Therapist1679086284
  38. Alan Cartmell, M.D.Specialist1316933021
  39. Marisol CarvajalBehavior Technician1275453144
  40. Jeremy CarverBehavior Technician1912519240
  41. Jaime CasabarCase Manager/Care Coordinator1922674936
  42. Mae Casabar-Urbano, NPNurse Practitioner1508758814
  43. Sulema CasaresBehavior Technician1588582910
  44. Cheryl CasasMental Health Counselor1871029231
  45. Christian CasasDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1548002736
  46. Milagros CasasClinical Social Worker1528541422
  47. Tyler Casavant, PA-C, MMSMedical Physician Assistant1861847543
  48. Michael Case, MSWCase Manager/Care Coordinator1548578974
  49. Te Rai Cash, LICENSED VOCATIONALLicensed Vocational Nurse1740334580
  50. Marciano CasicaClinical Social Worker1053252056

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.