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 67 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. Frank FranklinBehavior Technician1841925013
  2. William Franklin, D.O.Emergency Medicine Physician1497702492
  3. Deffnie FranksCase Manager/Care Coordinator1902467137
  4. Daniel FrayRegistered Nurse1114714078
  5. Alexis FrazierDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1639026255
  6. Courtney FrazureBehavior Technician1689173478
  7. Michael Frederick, RNAdult Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1730210402
  8. Tonya FrederickCommunity Health Worker1275238230
  9. Amyanne Freeburg, PSYD, MSCPForensic Psychologist1952428583
  10. Kimberley Freels, RDHAPDental Hygienist1619506540
  11. Candace FreemanCase Manager/Care Coordinator1376790196
  12. Cary Freeman, MDOphthalmology Physician1265467583
  13. Crystal FreemanCase Manager/Care Coordinator1205964434
  14. Ebony Freeman, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1215454145
  15. Henry FreemanBehavior Technician1982496329
  16. Linda FreemanCase Manager/Care Coordinator1952439002
  17. Michael Freeman, M.D.Plastic Surgery Physician1770789448
  18. Jeffery Freesemann, MDInternal Medicine Physician1336156488
  19. Evelyn FregosoCommunity Health Worker1932940418
  20. Anthony Frehner, DPTPhysical Therapist1235163445
  21. Cory Frehner, MSPTPhysical Therapist1902831191
  22. Richard Frelinger, DOFamily Medicine Physician1134154453
  23. Tiffany FreloBehavior Technician1679493472
  24. Heidi Frembling, NPNurse Practitioner1538744156
  25. John French, CADC LLAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1184748907
  26. Terrel French, MDPediatrics Physician1407923394
  27. Eugene Frey, AA, BA, MSMarriage & Family Therapist1285529677
  28. Kelie Frey, RNSchool Registered Nurse1790255933
  29. Erandy Frias, AMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1073256723
  30. Leonel FriasDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1043349103
  31. Shonda FriasDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1881389831
  32. Jacqueline Frias GonzalezMarriage & Family Therapist1083107700
  33. Drina Fried, ED. D. MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1750305645
  34. Gary FriedmanCase Manager/Care Coordinator1225603467
  35. Karen FriedmanMarriage & Family Therapist1346687639
  36. Michael Friesen, NURSE PRACTITIONERFamily Nurse Practitioner1770777054
  37. Joel Frigillana, PHARMDPharmacist1013477769
  38. Lynsey Fringer, PSYD, LPClinical Psychologist1972138071
  39. Kiara FrinkBehavior Technician1326829052
  40. Brianna FrisonDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1992451942
  41. Jodi FrisonDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1962970038
  42. Charles Fritch, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1982639159
  43. Stacy Froehlich, M.S., MFTMarriage & Family Therapist1639304207
  44. Nickolas FrostBehavior Technician1316673767
  45. Roderick Frye, FACT, CATSCounselor1760686943
  46. Victor FuStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1215598974
  47. Laurea FuderananAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1457402489
  48. Claudia FuentesProfessional Counselor1750129151
  49. Diana Fuentes, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1134776701
  50. Felicity FuentesDoula1619735776

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.