NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Microbiology Specialist/Technologist in California

13 NPPES records list microbiology specialist/technologist with a practice address in California, 0 per 100,000 residents, the 7th highest rate of 19. Bakersfield and Los Angeles have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the California license search.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 246QM0900X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Bakersfield has the most, 4

  1. Bakersfield4
  2. Los Angeles3
  3. Ukiah2
  4. Downey1
  5. Pasadena1

Microbiology Specialist/Technologist records in California

  1. Caroline Bautista, PHMPasadena, CA 911031265640866
  2. Jacquelyn Berumen, PHM, CMSBakersfield, CA 933061407289978
  3. Morgan CookUkiah, CA 954821558413658
  4. Kendra Couchot, PHMBakersfield, CA 933061972945111
  5. Nicole Green, PHDDowney, CA 902421295423374
  6. Amy JohnsonSan Diego, CA 921031841319779
  7. Bonnie KoenigUkiah, CA 954821437201530
  8. Shelley MillerLos Angeles, CA 900951144772203
  9. Nevin OhBakersfield, CA 933061881035400
  10. Kileen Shier, PH.D.Los Angeles, CA 900731063725562
  11. Angelica Honor TorresSanta Ana, CA 927061023633120
  12. Katlyn Wainwright, PHDBakersfield, CA 933061437590148
  13. Shangxin Yang, PHD, D(ABMM)Los Angeles, CA 900491912480906

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 246QM0900X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

California ranks 7 of 19 per resident

  1. Texas0.1
  2. West Virginia0.1
  3. Georgia0.0
  4. California0.0
  5. Maryland0.0
  6. Pennsylvania0.0
  7. 50 states and D.C.0.0

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 246QM0900X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

What the count covers

13 NPPES records list microbiology specialist/technologist (246QM0900X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in California: 0 per 100,000 residents against 0 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Bakersfield has 4 of them (31%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. Texas18

The largest states

  1. Texas18
  2. Ohio7
  3. Georgia4
  4. New York4
  5. Pennsylvania4

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record is not a license.

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.