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 35 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. Amber CastroBehavior Technician1275450926
  2. Ana CastroDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1396208245
  3. Angelica CastroCase Manager/Care Coordinator1033240858
  4. Bianca Castro, ODOptometrist1164389912
  5. Bianca Castro, OTD, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1760338636
  6. Cristian CastroDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1780120170
  7. Cristina CastroDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1376668962
  8. Denise CastroSchool Social Worker1598313470
  9. Elizabelle CastroStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1700764610
  10. Erica CastroBehavior Technician1770402968
  11. Francisco Castro, SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1073732020
  12. Jaqueline CastroBehavior Technician1275338279
  13. Jeanette CastroBehavior Technician1902787153
  14. Lorraine Castro, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1619321767
  15. Luis CastroDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1275125106
  16. Marcos CastroBehavior Technician1699415877
  17. Maria CastroMarriage & Family Therapist1689217333
  18. Mayra Castro, LCSWClinical Social Worker1851762496
  19. Michelle CastroCase Manager/Care Coordinator1083063713
  20. Sarah CastroRehabilitation Practitioner1518817675
  21. Sophia CastroCase Manager/Care Coordinator1285243717
  22. Veronica CastroMarriage & Family Therapist1114279338
  23. Veronica CastroCase Manager/Care Coordinator1710520168
  24. Megan Castro KyleBehavior Technician1225869043
  25. Luis Castro PalominoDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1134040561
  26. Abygail Castro-VenturaBehavior Technician1396684163
  27. Alexandria CastruitaBehavior Analyst1740832385
  28. Tina Catalano, BSWCase Manager/Care Coordinator1326264227
  29. Robert Catania, M.D.Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1376622787
  30. Julius Francis Catapusan, RNRegistered Nurse1548016868
  31. Cynthia Cates, RASAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1962799908
  32. Tammy CatesAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1326176363
  33. Jennifer CatlettMarriage & Family Therapist1215133053
  34. Mark Catley, D.P.M.Podiatrist1194764894
  35. Ireneo Catoera, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1639301849
  36. Carlos CaudilloCase Manager/Care Coordinator1497230106
  37. Paul Caudillo, D.P.T.Physical Therapist1881010858
  38. Madison Caulk, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1124955505
  39. Morgan Cauzza, M.S., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1922548171
  40. Juanita CavazosAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1770437576
  41. Katelynn CavazosPeer Specialist1316585227
  42. Diego Cavenaghi, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1780962175
  43. Genara Cavenaugh, LPTLicensed Psychiatric Technician1447899505
  44. Nicole CayabyabSpeech-Language Pathologist1083124119
  45. Valerie Cayabyab-Garcia, MDPediatrics Physician1518920982
  46. Stephanie Cayme, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1235925090
  47. Frances CazaresMarriage & Family Therapist1285971903
  48. Julissa CazaresBehavior Analyst1093296667
  49. Nestor CeballosDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1912688938
  50. Rosalinda CeballosCase Manager/Care Coordinator1972284214

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.