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 55 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. Noel Dorotheo, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1821176389
  2. Patrice DorseySchool Social Worker1871101303
  3. Caryli Doss, RN, IBCLCRegistered Nurse1235783754
  4. Fatema DossajeeCase Manager/Care Coordinator1710434683
  5. Jessica Doster, LMTMassage Therapist1154063683
  6. Darlene DotsonCase Manager/Care Coordinator1316075393
  7. Jesenia DotsonLicensed Psychiatric Technician1528751229
  8. Kristy Doty, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1255741906
  9. David Dougherty, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1205858917
  10. Taylor DoughertyBehavior Technician1922927110
  11. Toni Dougherty, LCSWClinical Social Worker1316211659
  12. Dawna DouglasCase Manager/Care Coordinator1548568439
  13. Gary DouglasCase Manager/Care Coordinator1235587080
  14. Wyleen DouniesCase Manager/Care Coordinator1558537050
  15. Edward Dove, D.D.S.Pediatric Dentistry1417981606
  16. John DowPharmacist1255830931
  17. Sarah Dowda, NPInternal Medicine Physician1003514324
  18. Beverly DowningBehavior Analyst1336517440
  19. Nicole Downing, RADTAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1861072662
  20. Brady Downs, B.S.Day Training/Habilitation Specialist1356774640
  21. Buddy DownsDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1851804082
  22. Marcy DoyleDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1487128757
  23. Emanuel Dozier, MD, MPHInternal Medicine Physician1902099708
  24. Erin DozierBehavior Technician1730921057
  25. Brandy Drake, N.P.Women's Health Nurse Practitioner1285085084
  26. Dean Drakos, RN,CPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1093842999
  27. Elaine Drazin, MDPediatrics Physician1023185022
  28. Andrew Dreyer, D.D.S.Periodontics1427279082
  29. Lori Dreyer, P.A.Physician Assistant1558561175
  30. Kari DriesCounselor1861510547
  31. Dorsey DriggsCase Manager/Care Coordinator1487783551
  32. David DriskillCase Manager/Care Coordinator1356799001
  33. Oliver Droppers, MDGeriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1710054630
  34. Chad DrownAthletic Trainer1467080549
  35. Alyssa DrueyRegistered Dietitian1679441398
  36. Ryan Drury, P.A.Physician Assistant1477734283
  37. Marinda Du Toit, RNC, IBCLCHigh-Risk Obstetric Registered Nurse1710667175
  38. Jasmine DuaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1932458270
  39. Ana DuarteAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1790188480
  40. Carmela Duarte, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1043493455
  41. Kayla DucksworthRehabilitation Practitioner1881572915
  42. Cecily DuckworthLicensed Psychiatric Technician1609699172
  43. Leroy DuckworthLicensed Psychiatric Technician1124780663
  44. Gabriela Duenas, SLP-ASpeech-Language Assistant1518829746
  45. Jose DuenasStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1679949622
  46. Austin DuernerCommunity Health Worker1982429270
  47. Robert Dues, LVN/RSIIICase Manager/Care Coordinator1407193196
  48. Derrius DuffBehavior Technician1124727243
  49. Deon Duffey, MBAAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1619457355
  50. Rosiland Duffey-WallaceCase Manager/Care Coordinator1689219180

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.