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 57 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. Kyleigh EarlsBehavior Technician1568302354
  2. Kathleen EarlyAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1396312757
  3. Kevin EarnestMarriage & Family Therapist1124157144
  4. Tiffany Earnest, LCSWClinical Social Worker1306591383
  5. Crystal Eastburn, LCSWClinical Social Worker1164811634
  6. Christopher Easterling, RNRegistered Nurse1477700144
  7. Richard Eastin, RICHARD EASTIN, M.A.Marriage & Family Therapist1912103078
  8. David Eaton, PTPhysical Therapist1235902842
  9. Kristina EatonSchool Registered Nurse1154259083
  10. Katherine Ebel, PHARMDPharmacist1194381756
  11. Jonathan Echeverria, DCChiropractor1508652074
  12. Jackson EckardBehavior Technician1437964913
  13. Travis Eckard, M.P.T.Physical Therapist1124256896
  14. Jan Eckermann, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1962619668
  15. Mickaela EdaPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1174441299
  16. Priscilla Eddington, CATCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1396167847
  17. Tommanique EddingtonBehavior Technician1588517684
  18. Jessica Eddlemon, JESSICABehavior Analyst1235698853
  19. Katie Edge, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1861345498
  20. Laura Edmonds, LICENSEDClinical Social Worker1700223625
  21. Matt EdmondsonAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1720628951
  22. Angela EdwardsSocial Worker1770459414
  23. Anna EdwardsOccupational Therapy Assistant1699164590
  24. Ashley Edwards, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1174708093
  25. Ayreonna EdwardsBehavior Technician1508745829
  26. Charles Edwards, DDSProsthodontics1013966019
  27. Cristal EdwardsCase Manager/Care Coordinator1497933709
  28. Debra EdwardsCase Manager/Care Coordinator1023495884
  29. Isabella EdwardsDoula1861353443
  30. Kenisha Edwards, MSW, ASWBehavior Technician1700434255
  31. Kyla Edwards, BCBABehavior Technician1013598887
  32. Serena EdwardsPeer Specialist1760957245
  33. Imo EfangaRegistered Nurse1730849597
  34. Ali Effendi, MDFamily Medicine Physician1215974654
  35. Tanya Eftekhari, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1215626916
  36. Ellen EggertCase Manager/Care Coordinator1407985914
  37. Ali Ehsan, D.D.S.Endodontics1699813550
  38. Neal Eisenberg, BS PHARMPharmacist1982904488
  39. Cynthia Ekanem, RNRegistered Nurse1427457589
  40. Shelly Ekdahl, 614X00000XLicensed Vocational Nurse1437860160
  41. Ashley Ekegren, MSMental Health Counselor1841945193
  42. Bonita Ekhardt, MFT & LEPMental Health Counselor1689776338
  43. Ebubechukwu EkpemoguBehavior Technician1336017664
  44. Ahamed El Azzih Mohamad, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1215781885
  45. Gloria El-Oskof, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1275636789
  46. David Elbaum, M.D.Dermatology Physician1982777835
  47. Kennedy ElcanoBehavior Technician1730006958
  48. Cathy Elder, LCSWClinical Social Worker1144465212
  49. Miya ElderBehavior Technician1124585971
  50. Stacy Eldridge, RDRegistered Dietitian1568178911

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.