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 96 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
- Mark Hunter, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1487606125
- Raeisha HunterMarriage & Family Therapist1205350386
- Catlin HuntingtonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1932647989
- Jefferson Huot, MSN, FNPNurse Practitioner1710640313
- Angela HuppCase Manager/Care Coordinator1003944299
- Sahana Huq, MDPsychiatry Physician1154479012
- Kathryn Hurn, M.AStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1386774271
- Castina Hurst, CADC IIAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1730541731
- Rosibel Hurst, RNRegistered Nurse1275781676
- Stacey HurstAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1508330515
- Amanda HurtadoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1962064048
- Brenda HurtadoDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1730837063
- Joseph Hurtado, PAPhysician Assistant1235955261
- Roxana Leonor HurtadoFamily Nurse Practitioner1043988207
- Stephanie HurtadoBehavior Technician1710840343
- Theresa HurtadoBehavior Technician1346962529
- Samirah HussainStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1508205931
- Ann Hutchings, NPNurse Practitioner1760666226
- Kenneth Hutchins, P.A.Physician Assistant1356501415
- Jordyn Hutchison, M.S.Behavior Analyst1588405823
- Kathleen Hutton, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1790094126
- Christina Huynh, MPHDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1245994144
- Cindy HuynhPharmacist1801298187
- Danny Huynh, MDUrology Physician1356637698
- Jasmin HuynhStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1831895739
- Kayla HuynhBehavior Technician1699599217
- Lang Huynh, MDFamily Medicine Physician1154403780
- Nhi HuynhBehavior Technician1710603154
- Phan Huynh, D.C.Chiropractor1447287420
- Charles Hwang, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1316011257
- Chiao Hwang, D.D.SGeneral Practice Dentistry1689738106
- Danbi HwangStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1588300529
- Jieun HwangDentist1265078992
- Seung Joon Hwang, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1194484246
- Steve Hwang, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1487624284
- Patricia Hynes, RN, BSN, PHNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1063695161
- Henry Hyun, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1144936998
- Julia Hyun, PHARMDPharmacist1528737657
- Francisco Ibarra, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1811876220
- Jomira IbarraCommunity Health Worker1336939180
- Lizbeidy IbarraBehavior Technician1154933612
- Lizzette IbarraStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1306187687
- Yasmine IbarraBehavior Technician1982409074
- Rene Ibarra DelgadoDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1588405369
- Denise Ibarra MontoyaBehavior Technician1760106595
- Makary Ibrahim, D.O.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1104183581
- Monica IbrahuimPharmacist1821673377
- Maureen Icardo-EstradaPharmacist1104278753
- Karen IceMarriage & Family Therapist1326293259
- Annette IchiBehavior Technician1184362063
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.