KERN COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
NPI 1376623538
General Acute Care Hospital in Bakersfield, CA

Q: What is Kern County Hospital Authority's NPI number?

The NPI number for Kern County Hospital Authority is 1376623538. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on October 16, 2006. The provider is doing business as Kern Medical Center.

Q: What is Kern County Hospital Authority's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is General Acute Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282N00000X.

Active since October 16, 2006

1700 MOUNT VERNON AVENUE, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93306(661) 326-2000(661) 326-2100 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: October 7, 2025. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: October 18, 2026.

Record update history: Oct 7, 2025, Apr 9, 2024, May 11, 2023 and 2 more (5 updates tracked since 2016).

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About Kern County Hospital Authority NPPES

Official registry information on file with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System.

KERN COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY (NPI 1376623538), doing business as Kern Medical Center, is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Bakersfield, California and active in the NPI registry since October 2006. The organization lists Andrew Cantu, Chief Financial Officer, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1376623538

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameKERN COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY

Location Address1700 MOUNT VERNON AVENUEBakersfield, CA 93306-4018

Mailing Address1700 Mount Vernon AveBakersfield, CA 93306-4018 · (661) 326-2242 · Fax (661) 326-2982

Phone(661) 326-2000

Fax(661) 326-2100

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialAndrew CantuChief Financial Officer · (661) 326-2104

Enumeration DateOctober 16, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateOctober 7, 20255 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedOctober 7, 2025

✔ NPI 1376623538 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses 3

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in CA · 120000182

Definition

An acute general hospital is an institution whose primary function is to provide inpatient diagnostic and therapeutic services for a variety of medical conditions, both surgical and non-surgical, to a wide population group. The hospital treats patients in an acute phase of illness or injury, characterized by a single episode or a fairly short duration, from which the patient returns to his or her normal or previous level of activity.

Also ListedCase Manager/Care CoordinatorTaxonomy 171M00000X

Also ListedGeneral PracticeTaxonomy 208D00000X

1700 MOUNT VERNON AVENUE, Bakersfield, CA 93306

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsKern Medical Center

Other Identifiers 1

MedicaidHSC30315WCA

Group Practice 1

Group TaxonomyThis provider is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, who practice with different areas of specialization.193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP

Medicare Participation & PECOS CMS

Medicare enrollment and the clinicians who bill Medicare through this organization, from CMS.

Medicare Enrollment Status

✔

Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)

Kern County Hospital Authority is registered in the CMS Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS).

Clinicians Billing Medicare Through This Organization

601

Medicare enrollment records show 601 clinicians reassign Medicare billing to Kern County Hospital Authority, which bills Medicare for the services they deliver. Of these, 85 practice at this address and 261 within 10 miles. Listed here are the 20 practicing nearest to this location.

Clinicians by Medicare Specialty 49

Diagnostic Radiology130

Nurse Practitioner89

Internal Medicine48

General Surgery36

Obstetrics/Gynecology35

Emergency Medicine34

Psychiatry30

Orthopedic Surgery15

41 other specialties184

Nearest to this location (20)

See all 601

Pernian Abadi

Nurse Practitioner

NPI 1801760814

1700 MOUNT VERNON AVE
Bakersfield, CA 93306

(661) 326-2000

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address

Daniela Amodio Woodward, MD

Obstetrics/Gynecology

NPI 1043847015

1700 MOUNT VERNON AVE
Bakersfield, CA 93306

(661) 326-2000

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address

Yufan Chen, M.D.

Obstetrics/Gynecology

NPI 1477819647

1700 MOUNT VERNON AVE
Bakersfield, CA 93306

(661) 326-2000

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address

Hobart Lai

Internal Medicine

NPI 1043847882

1700 MOUNT VERNON AVE
Bakersfield, CA 93306

(661) 326-2202

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address

Karim Merchant, MD

Pulmonary Disease

NPI 1851852354

1700 MOUNT VERNON AVE
Bakersfield, CA 93306

(661) 326-2000

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address

Md. Towhid Salam, M.D., PHD

Psychiatry

NPI 1720413925

1700 MOUNT VERNON AVE
Bakersfield, CA 93306

(661) 326-5411

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address

Efe Simons

Urology

NPI 1770014599

1700 MOUNT VERNON AVE
Bakersfield, CA 93306

(203) 435-3126

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address

Karly Wilson, RD, LD

Registered Dietitian or Nutrition Professional

NPI 1750257721

1700 MOUNT VERNON AVE
Bakersfield, CA 93306

(661) 326-2000

✔ Accepts MedicareSame address

Kieron Barkataki, DO

Emergency Medicine

NPI 1619265204

1700 MOUNT VERNON AVE
Bakersfield, CA 93306

(661) 222-6227

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address

Mandeep Bath, MD

Family Practice

NPI 1205494846

1700 MOUNT VERNON AVE
Bakersfield, CA 93306

(661) 326-2000

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address

Sangeeta Chandramahanti, MD.

Endocrinology

NPI 1740506138

1700 MT. VERNON AVENUE KERN MEDICAL CENTRE
Bakersfield, CA 93306

(661) 326-2000

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address

Tom Chao, MD

Orthopedic Surgery

NPI 1710117163

1700 MOUNT VERNON AVE
Bakersfield, CA 93306

(661) 326-2000

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address

Bhani Chawla-Kondal

General Surgery

NPI 1972734333

1700 MOUNT VERNON AVE
Bakersfield, CA 93306

(661) 326-2000

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address

Chandrika Chitturi, MD

Nephrology

NPI 1770991333

1700 MOUNT VERNON AVE
Bakersfield, CA 93306

(661) 326-2000

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address

David Condie, M.D.

Diagnostic Radiology

NPI 1356329783

1700 MOUNT VERNON AVE
Bakersfield, CA 93306

(661) 326-5000

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address

Carlos D'assumpcao, MD

Infectious Disease

NPI 1053806067

1700 MOUNT VERNON AVE
Bakersfield, CA 93306

(661) 326-2202

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address

Alexandra Elias, MD

Colorectal Surgery (Proctology)

NPI 1023443587

1700 MOUNT VERNON AVE
Bakersfield, CA 93306

(661) 326-2000

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address

Michael Freeman, M.D.

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

NPI 1770789448

1700 MT. VERNON AVE.
Bakersfield, CA 93306

(661) 326-2281

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address

Fowrooz Joolhar, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)

NPI 1740260512

1700 MOUNT VERNON AVE
Bakersfield, CA 93306

(661) 326-2000

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address

William Stull, MD

Pathology

NPI 1932124039

1700 MOUNT VERNON AVE
Bakersfield, CA 93306

(661) 326-2000

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address

See all 601 clinicians

Source: CMS Revalidation Reassignment List, October 2026 release. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm a current affiliation with the organization.

Frequently Asked Questions NPPES & CMS

Common questions about this NPI record, answered from the official NPPES registry and CMS datasets shown on this page.

What is Kern County Hospital Authority's NPI number?

The NPI number for Kern County Hospital Authority is 1376623538. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on October 16, 2006. The provider is doing business as Kern Medical Center.

Where is Kern County Hospital Authority located?

Kern County Hospital Authority is located at 1700 Mount Vernon Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93306. The listed phone number is (661) 326-2000.

What is Kern County Hospital Authority's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is General Acute Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282N00000X.

Is Kern County Hospital Authority enrolled in Medicare?

Yes. Kern County Hospital Authority is registered in the Medicare PECOS enrollment system.

How many clinicians bill Medicare through Kern County Hospital Authority?

According to the CMS Revalidation Reassignment List (October 2026 release), 601 clinicians in 49 Medicare specialties reassign their Medicare billing to Kern County Hospital Authority. A reassignment is filed with Medicare on form CMS-855R, signed by both the clinician and the organization, and lets the organization bill Medicare and receive payment for the clinician's services. The largest specialties are Diagnostic Radiology (130), Nurse Practitioner (89) and Internal Medicine (48). Of these, 85 practice at this address and 261 within 10 miles. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm a current affiliation with the organization.

When was this NPI record last updated?

The NPPES record for Kern County Hospital Authority was last updated on October 7, 2025. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 12 months ago. If this record has changed at CMS more recently, you can request an on-demand re-check against the live CMS registry, directly from this page.