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 60 of 231.

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Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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. Anthony EsparzaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1497477418
  2. Danna EsparzaBehavior Technician1659250892
  3. Esequiel EsparzaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1336038322
  4. Kaylee EsparzaBehavior Technician1104554393
  5. Kiana EsparzaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1407659873
  6. Nicholas EsparzaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1619411246
  7. Sanjuana Esparza, RNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1861740128
  8. Tamar Esparza HerreraBehavior Technician1386441160
  9. Maria Kareena Espejo, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1013148568
  10. Molly EsperaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1629954466
  11. Brigette EspericuetaLicensed Vocational Nurse1891810800
  12. Elisabet EspinoPharmacy Technician1114852183
  13. Stephanie EspinosaClinical Social Worker1669740387
  14. David Espinosa-UlloaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1841953353
  15. Adriana EspinozaBehavior Technician1770406050
  16. Alfred EspinozaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1942169149
  17. Brenda Espinoza, HADHearing Instrument Specialist1336978923
  18. Caleb EspinozaBehavior Technician1427845890
  19. Elizabeth EspinozaBehavior Technician1861259814
  20. Estefania EspinozaBehavior Technician1588373963
  21. Jaylen Espinoza, RBTBehavior Technician1932810405
  22. Jose Espinoza, LCSWClinical Social Worker1184233397
  23. Joseph EspinozaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1346987757
  24. Lisa Espinoza, LCSWClinical Social Worker1831356088
  25. Maria EspinozaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1801487269
  26. Marlene EspinozaCommunity Health Worker1952134314
  27. Sara EspinozaBehavior Technician1952901696
  28. Vanessa Espinoza, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1366144685
  29. Jessey EspositoCase Manager/Care Coordinator1689138711
  30. Oriente Esposo, M.D.Specialist1437262474
  31. Maria EspudoBehavior Technician1376479469
  32. Mikaela EsquedaBehavior Technician1245057884
  33. Gregorio EsquivelBehavior Technician1659021459
  34. Ilse EsquivelBehavior Technician1639867484
  35. Jermaine Krysty Esquivel, PHARMDPharmacist1477272953
  36. Kristie EsquivelMarriage & Family Therapist1942689914
  37. Rachel EsquivelCase Manager/Care Coordinator1114733409
  38. Samantha Essenberg, NPNurse Practitioner1033875109
  39. Michael Essex, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1952335820
  40. Evelyn Estacio, LCSWClinical Social Worker1699815209
  41. Marigold EstebanPhysical Therapist1982188603
  42. Reena EstebanBehavior Technician1285320374
  43. Vincent Estes, CADC-CASAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1912204769
  44. Amelia EstiokoRegistered Nurse1194230680
  45. Melodie EstleAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1033398367
  46. Angelica EstradaCounselor1700276102
  47. Christina EstradaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1194291641
  48. Gabriela EstradaBehavior Technician1982165239
  49. Lucille Estrada, LCSWClinical Social Worker1235550971
  50. Luis Estrada, DDSDentist1184769986

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.