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 94 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. Cynthia Hopkins, RDO, SLD, ABOCOptician1598539710
  2. Kelly HopkinsCommunity Health Worker1720621477
  3. Khamya HopkinsDoula1861336604
  4. Princess HopkinsPhlebotomy Technician1396153581
  5. Emery Hopp, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1689666786
  6. Frances Hopper, RNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1740594084
  7. Ryan HorgBehavior Technician1134854227
  8. Annessa HorinouchiAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1205595691
  9. Julie Hornback, MA, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1184392656
  10. Tracy HorneBehavior Technician1316759756
  11. Adriana Horner, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1356838635
  12. Heather Hornibrook, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1588796817
  13. David Horovitz, MDUrology Physician1013309947
  14. Maureen Horsch, RNRegistered Nurse1700273232
  15. Lizette HortaBehavior Analyst1710647219
  16. Aldric HortonClinical Social Worker1548824014
  17. Carolyn Horton, BSNSchool Registered Nurse1699318881
  18. Kaileigh Horton, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1073331732
  19. Denisha HoseyLicensed Vocational Nurse1043050867
  20. Santana Hosman, RNAdult Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1184593527
  21. Houtan HosseiniDentist1386053999
  22. Seyed Alireza Hosseini, MDPsychiatry Physician1497333181
  23. Brianna HouckBehavior Technician1932789054
  24. Cheryl HouseAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1871627265
  25. Kathleen HousemanAdult Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1588795223
  26. Angela HowardCommunity Health Worker1336911452
  27. Avree HowardStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1952842882
  28. Barbara Howard, PHARMDPharmacist1396014072
  29. Degrasia Howard, MDGastroenterology Physician1104993054
  30. Devon HowardCommunity Health Worker1265989495
  31. Freddy Howard, SACAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1588719983
  32. Gabriella HowardBehavior Technician1700697539
  33. Jamie HowardSocial Worker1679302855
  34. Joann HowardCase Manager/Care Coordinator1225168677
  35. Kyia HowardBehavior Technician1326735291
  36. Leesa HowardDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1548943954
  37. Marian Howard, DOULADoula1972333854
  38. Shaley HowardBehavior Technician1992529119
  39. Steve HowardCase Manager/Care Coordinator1942341169
  40. Ruth HowellAssistant Behavior Analyst1548046865
  41. Thecia Howlett, RASIAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1285755934
  42. Allie Howze, BSSpeech-Language Assistant1710746656
  43. Linda HoyleMarriage & Family Therapist1548396328
  44. Juan Hoyos, MD, MBAStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1558202770
  45. Jason Hruby, MSPMental Health Counselor1922372648
  46. Heidi Hsiao, PHARMDPharmacist1629939301
  47. Kenneth Hsu, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1053342378
  48. Sue HsuCase Manager/Care Coordinator1861695439
  49. Aung Htoo, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1861569881
  50. Yu-Hsi Hu, D.O.Psychiatry Physician1912385204

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.