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 6 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. Danielle AlletagFamily Nurse Practitioner1497203806
  2. Brock AllisonPharmacist1285034975
  3. Laura Allison-BrownMental Health Counselor1508144817
  4. Breanna AlmadaBehavior Technician1134068091
  5. Maribel AlmaguerDriver1477444966
  6. Jessica Almaguer RodriguezDoula1528900818
  7. Malicka AlmansoobAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1619839917
  8. Veronica Almanza, MSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1821452210
  9. Luz Almanza RenteriaSocial Worker1609507540
  10. Andrew AlmarazBehavior Technician1821722810
  11. Vito Almaraz, PA-CPhysician Assistant1164443263
  12. Maria Almarez, RNRegistered Nurse1861065781
  13. Laith AlmashharawiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1558200691
  14. Sophia AlmendrasAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1316819782
  15. Nariman Almnini, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1831942937
  16. Shahab Alnagar, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1699528083
  17. Sahar Alnatour, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1568899771
  18. Arrianna AlonsoDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1619693595
  19. Claryssa AlonsoMarriage & Family Therapist1093569741
  20. Crystal AlonzoBehavior Technician1265152284
  21. Eugene Alonzo, COUNSELOR TECHAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1386779387
  22. Ruben Alonzo, MSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1730731472
  23. Samuel AlonzoAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1063886836
  24. Starlette AlonzoBehavior Technician1750240487
  25. Aldrin Alpuerto, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1376049767
  26. Nada AlriyashiBehavior Technician1396695342
  27. Darlene AlrouhaniAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1477391167
  28. Sarah Alshaif, SLP-ASpeech-Language Assistant1912879297
  29. Adam Alsheikh, D.D.SDentist1568648517
  30. Julieta AltamiranoBehavior Technician1558240796
  31. Margarita AltamiranoBehavior Technician1134845498
  32. Nikolette AltamiranoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1467272971
  33. Tania AltamiranoBehavior Technician1063149458
  34. Myrna Altavas, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1851539977
  35. Heidi AltenederAudiologist-Hearing Aid Fitter1346297579
  36. Elizabeth Altmiller, PHARM.D.Pharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1861849390
  37. Sandi Altmiller, PA-CPhysician Assistant1326246216
  38. William Altmiller, PHARMD, MBAPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1942549811
  39. Jesus AlvaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1679266829
  40. Claudia Alvarado, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1083859045
  41. Gloria AlvaradoDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1164933313
  42. Guadalupe AlvaradoCommunity Health Worker1285430652
  43. Jessica AlvaradoPeer Specialist1831774744
  44. Margot AlvaradoBehavior Technician1932862331
  45. Patricia Alvarado, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1467562322
  46. Arely Alvarado DiazBehavior Technician1659232304
  47. Elizavet Alvarado RiveraBehavior Technician1336971100
  48. Kenya AlvarengaBehavior Technician1932886140
  49. Luis Alvarenga, DDSDentist1689256315
  50. Adriana AlvarezBehavior Technician1003687617

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.