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 66 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. Jamison FordAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1568030286
  2. Juandrita FordMental Health Counselor1669760252
  3. David Forden, MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1760790323
  4. Liberty Fordham, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1518267863
  5. Christine ForestCase Manager/Care Coordinator1215502612
  6. Michael ForestCase Manager/Care Coordinator1922710185
  7. Leona Forker, BSCase Manager/Care Coordinator1477733160
  8. Jill Fornasero-Bassett, PHARM.DPharmacist1679976153
  9. Mahereh Forouzanfar, RNRegistered Nurse1215185475
  10. Bobby ForrestBehavior Technician1568230068
  11. Angela ForsterMental Health Counselor1942955109
  12. Gregory Forsyth, CCTCardiology Technician1285006429
  13. Jovana Forsythe, CADC IIAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1164877213
  14. John Fortenberry, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1083693345
  15. Dusty Rose FortyBehavior Technician1982579116
  16. John Fosbinder, D.O.General Practice Physician1619956976
  17. Melissa FosdickDoula1801718887
  18. Blythe FosterDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1417493800
  19. Cheyenne FosterBehavior Technician1932788148
  20. Hidalia Foster, FNP-CPediatric Nurse Practitioner1326823725
  21. Jasmine Foster, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1942905401
  22. Leslie Foster, MSWSocial Worker1568750024
  23. Stephany FosterAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1285054080
  24. Tawna FosterStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1780351148
  25. Wesley Foster, M.A.Audiologist-Hearing Aid Fitter1801811823
  26. Bryn FowlerSpeech-Language Assistant1457025587
  27. Wendell FowlerStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1720421241
  28. Kasey Fox, DOInternal Medicine Physician1053848879
  29. Lillian FoxCounselor1689433914
  30. Payton FoxBehavior Technician1124856133
  31. Lisa FranceschiCase Manager/Care Coordinator1659815959
  32. Sharon Francis, RDO #D6917Optician1902951999
  33. Susan FrancisCase Manager/Care Coordinator1053585885
  34. Tracey Francis, BSAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1932382116
  35. Cynthia Francisco, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1376912535
  36. Smokii FranciscoFamily Nurse Practitioner1437430485
  37. Amanda FrancoAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1164043865
  38. Angelica FrancoMarriage & Family Therapist1437077823
  39. Cecilia FrancoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1730438334
  40. Emily FrancoCommunity Health Worker1275141152
  41. Jasmine Franco, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1992502504
  42. Maria FrancoClinical Social Worker1245192848
  43. Ricardo FrancoKinesiotherapist1265189138
  44. Sabrina FrancoCase Manager/Care Coordinator1770357162
  45. Stephanie FrancoBehavior Technician1588341770
  46. Suzanne FrancoCase Manager/Care Coordinator1417349218
  47. Maritza Franco GarciaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1558188961
  48. Melanie FrankSpeech-Language Pathologist1437317526
  49. Norah Eileen FrankBehavior Technician1174479299
  50. Thomas Frank, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1518901776

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.