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 62 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. Sterling Falkenstein, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1346838539
  2. William FallgatterHome Modifications Contractor1083907422
  3. Nidia FambroughDoula1285574905
  4. Fernando Fan, MDPediatrics Physician1912074881
  5. Kennedy FanPharmacist1700141678
  6. Michelle Fang, PHARMDPharmacist1912556499
  7. Billy FanningDriver1942493366
  8. Shannon Fanucchi, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1144974791
  9. Gary Farber, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1336230960
  10. Karlyn Farber, MA, BCBABehavior Analyst1447708458
  11. Amna Fareedy, M.DGeneral Practice Physician1386177293
  12. Maxine FarlerStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1083919914
  13. Shawana FarleyClinical Social Worker1245783273
  14. Janet Farmer, PHDClinical Psychologist1821120155
  15. Morgan FarmerBehavior Analyst1255982815
  16. Lisa FarnsworthSpecialist1073838793
  17. Douglas FarolanPharmacist1972896371
  18. Andrew Farr, MDFamily Medicine Physician1013659705
  19. William Farr, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1215926100
  20. Julie Farrer, RNPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1386251346
  21. Todd Farrer, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1659380657
  22. Melanie Farris, P.T.Physical Therapist1982835666
  23. Ryan Farris, DPTPhysical Therapist1831963867
  24. Deanna Farrish, RNGeneral Practice Registered Nurse1396490157
  25. Shiva FarvonFamily Nurse Practitioner1629475538
  26. Deborah FascendaAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1609117290
  27. Oluwaseun Fasugbe, RNRegistered Nurse1003517731
  28. Megan Faubus, MS, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1720116155
  29. Lori Faulconer, RDHAPDental Hygienist1942044110
  30. Jennifer Faulk, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1235772013
  31. Denise FaulknerSpeech-Language Pathologist1851131510
  32. Oluwatosin Fawibe, MDSurgery Physician1043715733
  33. Tammie FaySchool Psychologist1154155042
  34. Andrew FeasterClinical Social Worker1275177834
  35. Richard Feldman, MDPsychiatry Physician1942336706
  36. David FeliscianCommunity Health Worker1750717161
  37. Alejandra Felix, RECOVERY SPECIALISTCase Manager/Care Coordinator1710391826
  38. Ruth FelixLicensed Vocational Nurse1467812545
  39. Veronica FelixBehavior Analyst1548761612
  40. Trisha Feliz, LCSWClinical Social Worker1326261967
  41. Franco Felizarta, MDInfectious Disease Physician1629004957
  42. Kathleen FennMarriage & Family Therapist1124470117
  43. Savannah FennerBehavior Technician1699518357
  44. Samuel FentonBehavior Technician1861992414
  45. Victoria FentonDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1154968212
  46. Sierra Fergerson, RN BSNAdministrator Registered Nurse1386414977
  47. Baylee FergusonCognitive & Behavioral Psychologist1194373209
  48. Becca Ferguson, M.A., M.S., M.F.T.Marriage & Family Therapist1174821508
  49. Jessika FergusonLicensed Vocational Nurse1346831476
  50. Julissa FergusonDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1104705094

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.