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 63 of 231.
The 8 largest groups in Bakersfield
Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.
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
- Magaly FerminBehavior Technician1790402436
- Angeli Fernandez, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1932648821
- Blanca FernandezCase Manager/Care Coordinator1265119440
- Brian FernandezMarriage & Family Therapist1376773739
- Briana FernandezAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1477222081
- Carlos Fernandez, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1659787943
- Danilo Fernandez, MDPsychiatry Physician1114030467
- Elizabeth FernandezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1336827732
- Lorena FernandezCase Manager/Care Coordinator1831887215
- Maria FernandezBehavior Technician1770165276
- Mary Fernandez, DCChiropractor1669341301
- Yoana FernandezBehavior Technician1629939665
- Guadalupe Fernandez AlvarezBehavior Analyst1780307785
- Susan Fernandez CardonaBehavior Technician1851232896
- Francisco Fernandez Rodriguez, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1528901824
- Gerard Fernando, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1750645024
- Joseph Ferra, M.S.Marriage & Family Therapist1124325816
- Kristopher Ferrari, PHARM. DPharmacist1154678159
- Lauren FerrerBehavior Technician1710534185
- Oscar Leynard FerrerOccupational Therapy Assistant1700390788
- Guadalupe Ferrer ArellanoSocial Worker1114676384
- Jeanette FerrierCase Manager/Care Coordinator1518099688
- Evelyn Fiallos CortesBehavior Technician1336005859
- Jane Fickes, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1033151378
- Zayne FidlerCase Manager/Care Coordinator1740821388
- David Field, M.D.Occupational Medicine Physician1598790834
- Robyn Field, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1689949919
- Allison FieldsBehavior Technician1285586081
- Willie FieldsCase Manager/Care Coordinator1053534362
- Tyson FieldstedPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1760884530
- Taylor FierroNurse Practitioner1003691445
- Crystol Fierro-MarquezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1699042382
- Araceli FierrosBehavior Analyst1427775899
- Joseph Figazolo, O.D.Optometrist1578543732
- Abigail Figueroa, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1912552159
- Arturo Figueroa, ACSWClinical Social Worker1033446638
- Carla FigueroaBehavior Technician1730687500
- Cristian FigueroaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1376841742
- Joshua FigueroaCommunity Health Worker1114768694
- Juan Figueroa, MS, MSW, PPSCSocial Worker1861336380
- Kathleen FigueroaSchool Registered Nurse1629906540
- Katlynn FigueroaBehavior Technician1629873716
- Luis Figueroa, MAMental Health Counselor1508427188
- Silvia Figueroa-McKendry, MFT-INTERNMarriage & Family Therapist1730219452
- Rick Daniel Figurasin, D.O.Emergency Medicine Physician1053705566
- Lakeisha FiguresCase Manager/Care Coordinator1881144582
- Barbara FillerAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1265775720
- Kandyce Fillmore, RDHAPDental Hygienist1427397181
- Kurt Finberg, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1235173972
- Eric Finch, LCSWClinical Social Worker1598051930
The largest California cities
- Los Angeles69,537
- San Diego52,937
- San Francisco38,143
- Sacramento33,083
- San Jose20,925
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.
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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.