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 99 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
- Seoyoung JangPharmacist1497682009
- Jessica JanousekCase Manager/Care Coordinator1255653465
- Marlon JanuaryMarriage & Family Therapist1306346986
- Cristina Jara, BS PSYCHOLOGYAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1629572409
- Janissa JaraDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1366150252
- Cassandra JaramilloBehavior Technician1154201390
- Danilo Jaravata, MDAnesthesiology Physician1871552364
- Austin Jarosz, DPTPhysical Therapist1528732013
- Satbir JassarFamily Nurse Practitioner1417743576
- Andrea JassoBehavior Technician1437651296
- Gagandeep Jattana, MSN-FNPEmergency Medicine Physician1477471779
- Samantha JauchCase Manager/Care Coordinator1760830442
- Stephanie Jauregui-MurilloBehavior Technician1255018107
- Katherine Javier, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1558528331
- Rosy Javier, FNPNurse Practitioner1780255216
- Gurpreet Jawanda, FNPNurse Practitioner1407500739
- Preshiss JaymesBehavior Technician1093579062
- Hongkeun Jee, RPHPharmacist1831484104
- Bailey JeffcoatAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1184466823
- Journee JeffersCommunity Health Worker1174342034
- Sally JeffersOccupational Therapist1073140224
- Thomas Jeffers, RNRegistered Nurse1689865610
- Mikayla JefferyBehavior Technician1992566749
- Angela Jeffries, M.S. C.C.C. SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1235396128
- Linda JelminiPediatric Nurse Practitioner1417044918
- Paige JelminiMarriage & Family Therapist1790202737
- Randy Jelmini, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1710905815
- Steven Jelmini, DPTPhysical Therapist1215320130
- Amia Jenkins, P.T.Occupational Therapist1609342559
- Brooklin JenkinsBehavior Technician1194533588
- George Jenkins, PHARM.D.Pharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1386927069
- Kasie Jenkins, FNP-BCNurse Practitioner1356128573
- Samuel Jenkins, LCSWClinical Social Worker1588168819
- Teresa Jenkins, RNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1083924120
- Debra JenningsAttendant Care Provider1265068951
- Jasmyne JenningsCase Manager/Care Coordinator1861052235
- Melissa Jennings, NP-CWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1811481542
- Nicholle Jennings, MSWClinical Social Worker1417208133
- Diane JensenCase Manager/Care Coordinator1710128624
- Hannah JensenPeer Specialist1639950926
- Monique Jensen, PPSCounselor1306781133
- Don Jeske, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1225261027
- Tatum Jestila, MDInternal Medicine Physician1659878627
- Rebecca Jett, PAMedical Physician Assistant1043245418
- Sujin Jeun, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1386027084
- Marjorie JeunePharmacist1184371890
- Wendy JewettRegistered Nurse1518311489
- Manpreet JhandiPharmacist1841445616
- Haiyang JiangStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1568305258
- Helen Jiang, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1043624588
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.