Highlights
Age Groups Seen
- Adult 18-65
- Older Adult >65
Languages
- English
Gender
FemaleAbout Brenda Yesenia Varela
About The Provider
Brenda Varela is a certified family nurse practitioner and advanced oncology certified nurse practitioner passionate about cancer care.
Brenda uses her experience as a career nurse for the last two decades and as a former Bakersfield College clinical faculty member to educate and passionately advocate for her patients.
She treats adults 18 and older, and provides a range of cancer services, including genomic risk assessment and counseling and breast cancer care. She is bilingual in English and Spanish.
Brenda considers it a privilege to get to know her patients and their families while walking alongside them through their care journeys. Appointments, Brenda says, are opportunities for her to laugh and cry with her patients while also advocating and supporting them.
Provider Type
Nurse Practitioner (NP)
Locations
- AIS Cancer Center: Adventist Health Bakersfield
- 2620 Chester Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93301
- Get Directions
- phone: 661-323-4673
Expertise
Education
- Allied Health Education: Holy Names College
Insurance
- Adventist Health Employee Health Plan / Incentive Health
- Aetna
- Blue Cross
- Blue Shield
- Cigna
- Kaiser
- Kern Family (Kern Health System)
- Medi-cal ORP1
- Medicare Part B
- Tricare
- TriWest
- UHC
- Universal Health Care IPA
- Western Growers
Ratings & Reviews
5 out of 5
73 ratings, 15 reviewsOur providers are at the heart of delivering whole-person care. We encourage patients to share their experiences through a patient satisfaction survey they receive following visits. Provider star ratings are calculated using patient responses to provider-focused questions in this survey. Please see the provider’s star rating and patient reviews below. Thank you for giving Adventist Health the opportunity to support your best health.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/25/2026
Brenda was very patient with me, listened to me, and explained things very well. She answered questions I had.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/19/2026
I really appreciated how attentive, caring and kind Brenda was. I felt heard and understood and thankful for her medical care.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/6/2026
A good talk.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/14/2026
I would like to keep seeing her
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/19/2025
Explain everything cell and understandable
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/18/2025
Brenda listens and always explains any questions I ask.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/8/2025
Knowledgeable friendly and a good communicator.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/13/2025
Very good experienced
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/9/2025
Good communicator who was knowledgeable and inspired confidence.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/26/2025
She listened well and was very informative about things that were happening in my treatment. Also gave good advice as to future possible issues and how to deal with them. A pleasure to work with!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/10/2025
Excellent experience. Going to an oncology center remains stressful for me. Provider reduces this by being so attentive and caring
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/9/2025
The nurse practitioner was very professional but very sweet.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/18/2025
She has been great. Listing and keeping me informed.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/22/2025
My visit was very good . Felt good when I left.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/23/2025
Brenda was very thorough.