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 5 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. Miguel Alegre, M.EDBehavior Analyst1710488622
  2. Bernardo Alejandre, P.T.A.Physical Therapy Assistant1396201802
  3. Cristian Alejandre, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1003669581
  4. Carrie Alejandro, PAPhysician Assistant1952653818
  5. Daniel AlejandroCase Manager/Care Coordinator1285085191
  6. Marcos AlejandroAssistant Behavior Analyst1477426765
  7. Advinto Alejo, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1619311784
  8. Jacqueline AlejoBehavior Technician1265063267
  9. Brenda AlemanDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1427775170
  10. Janelle AlemanBehavior Technician1538853031
  11. Maria Aleman, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1871987610
  12. Suzette AlemanDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1073375390
  13. Jennifer Aleman-Ocampo, P.A.Medical Physician Assistant1124450788
  14. Alina Ales, RRWAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1841540242
  15. Richard Alexan-Shirabad, M.D.Neurology Physician1104859909
  16. Binny Alexander, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1205681905
  17. Brigetta AlexanderSocial Worker1700654647
  18. Daniel AlexanderCase Manager/Care Coordinator1609390756
  19. Jenae AlexanderAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1033396429
  20. John Alexander, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1023108396
  21. Leonarda Alexander, D.D.SGeneral Practice Dentistry1992840920
  22. Tomeka Alexander, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1295096972
  23. George Alexandrakis, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1922167501
  24. Cailie AlexarderBehavior Technician1457193773
  25. Pamela Alfafara, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1558387985
  26. Alexa AlfaroCommunity Health Worker1760222764
  27. Ana Alfaro, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1457291403
  28. Alexis AlfredCase Manager/Care Coordinator1871150052
  29. Bighdad AliGeneral Practice Dentistry1013862572
  30. Hadi Ali, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1164059044
  31. Slamat Ali, MDNephrology Physician1851546121
  32. Romelia AliasDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1902318678
  33. Muhammad Alim, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1588619464
  34. Cynthia Alipio, M.A.Case Manager/Care Coordinator1730375890
  35. Farid Alipour, DENTISTDentist1770299620
  36. Christopher Alix, AGACNP-BC, FNP-BCNurse Practitioner1093220998
  37. Nora AljanabiDentist1982467536
  38. Mariam Alkawally, ODCorneal and Contact Management Optometrist1710597240
  39. Anthony Allain, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1528409554
  40. Nicole AllainClinical Social Worker1144953340
  41. Edward Allen, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1285678326
  42. Janae AllenBehavior Technician1609544469
  43. Kianna AllenBehavior Technician1649145954
  44. Kiera AllenBehavior Technician1073288361
  45. Lauren Allen, PA-CPhysician Assistant1932537610
  46. Louis Allen, O.D.Optometrist1225162498
  47. Minga AllenBehavior Technician1972265700
  48. Porsche AllenCommunity Health Worker1912792730
  49. Rayanna AllenBehavior Technician1790474104
  50. Tonya Allen, CADCAAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1477688927

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.