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 90 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. Jocelyn HernandezBehavior Technician1881423473
  2. Jocelyn HernandezSocial Worker1730024522
  3. Jonathan Hernandez, NPNurse Practitioner1639689805
  4. Jonathan HernandezBehavior Technician1740147693
  5. Jose HernandezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1912550435
  6. Jose Joaquin Hernandez, MDGeneral Practice Physician1316311509
  7. Josephine Hernandez, NURSE PRACTITIONERFamily Medicine Physician1699294801
  8. Karla HernandezBehavior Technician1093563967
  9. Katherine HernandezBehavior Technician1043975170
  10. Kathleen HernandezBehavior Technician1659071843
  11. Kimberly Hernandez, MSClinical Social Worker1568136851
  12. Kimberly HernandezAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1508631045
  13. Lindsay HernandezBehavior Technician1275476327
  14. Linnet Hernandez, ASWClinical Social Worker1982245502
  15. Lorraine HernandezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1588514822
  16. Margarita HernandezBehavior Technician1689271967
  17. Maria HernandezClinical Social Worker1104348838
  18. Maria Hernandez, ASWClinical Social Worker1235695842
  19. Marina HernandezSocial Worker1982890059
  20. Marissa Hernandez, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1215586870
  21. Maritsa HernandezCommunity Health Worker1881390680
  22. Marlene Hernandez, LCSWClinical Social Worker1922583467
  23. Michael HernandezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1003688938
  24. Miriam Hernandez, PA-CPhysician Assistant1144594367
  25. Mirna HernandezBehavior Technician1013416551
  26. Monique Hernandez, LCSWClinical Social Worker1225646862
  27. Peter HernandezCase Manager/Care Coordinator1376991208
  28. Ramona HernandezCase Manager/Care Coordinator1730650201
  29. Raul HernandezAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1316807712
  30. Rebecca HernandezBehavior Technician1114731619
  31. Rene HernandezSchool Psychologist1477446706
  32. Richard HernandezCase Manager/Care Coordinator1649300807
  33. Rosa HernandezRegistered Nurse1629513353
  34. Rudy Hernandez, LCSWClinical Social Worker1235425232
  35. Samantha HernandezBehavior Technician1104606128
  36. Sandra Hernandez, CPHTPharmacy Technician1639946858
  37. Sariah HernandezBehavior Technician1396508149
  38. Sonya HernandezBehavior Technician1346079977
  39. Steven HernandezBehavior Technician1003532797
  40. Sunny HernandezAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1851923882
  41. Susan HernandezClinical Social Worker1972067940
  42. Tiffenie HernandezBehavior Technician1578315164
  43. Valerie HernandezSchool Registered Nurse1992287486
  44. Valerie HernandezBehavior Technician1083376941
  45. Velia HernandezClinical Social Worker1922664218
  46. Yesenia Hernandez, LVNCase Manager/Care Coordinator1871738013
  47. Yolanda HernandezDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1376987685
  48. Yvette HernandezPharmacist1578281168
  49. Daniela Hernandez BernalBehavior Technician1487487385
  50. Isabel Hernandez EspinozaBehavior Technician1225989247

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.