Forms & Payment

Accepts new patients

Medicare Medicaid Workers' compensation Other
Yes No Yes Yes

Medical insurance plans and payment options

Bakersfield Memorial IPA (multiple contracts under IPA) Blue Cross Prudent Buyer Blue Shield CCN Corvel (multiple contracts: Adventist Health, Fremont…) Focus/MetraComp (multiple contracts: Kemper,SIS, etc...) MasterCare IPA (multiple contracts: Aetna, Beech Street, PHCS, Healthnet, PacifiCare…)* Medicare One Health Plan Tri-care Tri-care Prime United Healthcare

Contact Information

Kern Bone & Joint Specialists, a medical group, inc. 1921 18th Street Bakersfield, CA USA 93301 View map Phone 661.324.2491 Fax 661.324.7943

Other staff in my practice

My assistant, Heidi Mitchell, is an important member of our team. She will be ready to facilitate the scheduling of your procedure and to help coordinate your postoperative care. This may include involving your primary care physician or occasionally hospitalists or intensivists.

My office manager, Rina Fann, will be happy to assist you with any insurance or administrative questions.

My two practice partners, Brian Brenner, M.D. and Michael McCabe, M.D., both have subspecialty fellowship training and are Board Certified. If you are in the hospital on weekends or while I am at a seminar, Dr. Brenner or Dr. McCabe may be following your progress.


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