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 40 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. Daisy ChocotecoRehabilitation Practitioner1174236848
  2. Jeong ChoiAcupuncturist1699203190
  3. Jung In Choi, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1376150201
  4. Portia Choi, M.D.Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician1205983079
  5. Reeha Choi, PHARMDPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1952146961
  6. Isaac Chong, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1558881151
  7. Ameeta ChopraBehavior Technician1629886866
  8. Kevin Chou, DDSDentist1598878381
  9. Swati ChouhanPhysical Therapist1699653097
  10. Cindy ChowMarriage & Family Therapist1194980805
  11. Susan Chow, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1437705647
  12. Terrence Chow, PHARMDPharmacist1437439270
  13. Tabassum Chowdhury, M.D.Specialist1942215751
  14. Tanzila Chowdhury, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1619723681
  15. Jaylen ChristensenBehavior Technician1336852417
  16. Ruth Christensen, LCSW 100267Clinical Social Worker1942719869
  17. David Christian, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1154353951
  18. Tara Christian, ASWSocial Worker1780018796
  19. Travis ChristianStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1407528474
  20. Amy ChristiansenMental Health Counselor1427922848
  21. Clayton ChristiansenCase Manager/Care Coordinator1932557683
  22. Emily ChristmanCase Manager/Care Coordinator1477290872
  23. Robert Christopher, DONeuromusculoskeletal Medicine & OMM Physician1376602037
  24. Albert Chuang, MDAnesthesiology Physician1568442531
  25. Felix Chuang, MDFamily Medicine Physician1700945391
  26. Arnold Chun, MDPediatrics Physician1801944772
  27. Theodore Chun, MDPsychiatry Physician1942948732
  28. Kwang Chung, DDSDentist1861642860
  29. Ester Chung Seo, RPHPharmacist1588481642
  30. Belinda ChungongGeneral Practice Registered Nurse1639015084
  31. Michelle Church, PHARM DPharmacist1184911885
  32. Michele Chynoweth, RD, CDERegistered Dietitian1831272780
  33. Berta CibrianAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1801386313
  34. Rosa Cipres Zamudio, MA, AMFT, APCCMarriage & Family Therapist1235448341
  35. Courtney Cirks, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1871296343
  36. Allison CisnerosLicensed Vocational Nurse1548043342
  37. Christopher CisnerosSocial Worker1891392494
  38. David CisnerosAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1457583940
  39. Edith Cisneros, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1871633800
  40. Jasmine CisnerosBehavior Technician1386409605
  41. Jessica CisnerosBehavior Analyst1922785617
  42. Martha CisnerosDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1629613708
  43. Carolyn Cisneros Armstrong, M.S., MFT INTERNMarriage & Family Therapist1891982062
  44. Deysi Cisneros Gutierrez, BCBABehavior Analyst1518635853
  45. Yuliana Cisneros Munoz, RDH, EFDADental Hygienist1699648485
  46. Oscar Cisneros-RochaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1730483793
  47. Noelia Citialin, RNRegistered Nurse1982788378
  48. Madalynn Claborn ReynaHomemaker1467344325
  49. Madison ClaffyBehavior Technician1174474191
  50. Isabelle ClaggBehavior Technician1700722824

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.