NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Chicago, IL

63,379 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Chicago, 1st of 541 Illinois cities. The largest group is clinical social worker: 4,368, 7% of the city's records, against 6% across Illinois. Page 111 of 1,268.

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

The 8 largest groups in Chicago

  1. Clinical Social Worker4,368
  2. Students in training3,509
  3. Internal Medicine Physician2,867
  4. Physical Therapist2,639
  5. Professional Counselor2,405
  6. Mental Health Counselor2,130
  7. Pharmacist1,906
  8. Speech-Language Pathologist1,753

Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Chicago in Illinois

  • Rank in Illinois1st of 541 cities by records
  • Share of the state26.4% of Illinois's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups17% of all records
  • Clinical Social Worker rank1st of the 10 Illinois cities with the most

Compared with Illinois as a whole, Chicago has 2× the state's share of student in an organized health care education/training program records and 0.54× its share of behavior technician records.

Providers in Chicago, alphabetically

  1. Kelcey Bines, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1346581865
  2. Steven Bines, MDSurgery Physician1609833086
  3. Vicki Zhu Jun Bing, MDAnesthesiology Physician1679969737
  4. Jyesha BinghamDevelopmental Therapist1639882665
  5. Kathy Bingham, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1437288156
  6. Grace Bingley, LCSWClinical Social Worker1063233096
  7. Lovely BinionProfessional Counselor1073064911
  8. Andrea Bink, PHDClinical Psychologist1255076493
  9. Kristin BinkPhysical Therapist1295142446
  10. Elham Binkhamis, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1073073656
  11. Cora Binkley, M.S., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1194996538
  12. Hannah BinkleyBehavior Technician1861064321
  13. Brooke BinnerSpeech-Language Pathologist1609408434
  14. Helen Binns, MD MPHPediatrics Physician1619945094
  15. Landon BinstockPhysical Therapist1841170073
  16. Dawn Birch, O.D.Optometrist1356404248
  17. Katrina Birch, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1720354715
  18. Kristina Birch, DPTPhysical Therapist1235147851
  19. Noah Birch, M.D., PH.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1033451513
  20. Deborah Birch-Gaytan, M.A.Clinical Social Worker1679803068
  21. Lindsay Birchfield, RDRegistered Dietitian1093252835
  22. Maia Birchmoon-Gordon, RN, IBCLCLactation Consultant (Registered Nurse)1508663576
  23. Michael Bird, APRNCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1942936943
  24. Paige BirdUrology Physician1083566384
  25. Steven BirdOccupational Therapist1245589498
  26. Wesley BirdFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1215877659
  27. Joshua Bird-Martinez, LCSWClinical Social Worker1023883014
  28. John Biren-Fetz, DODiagnostic Radiology Physician1255821120
  29. Greta Bires, MDFamily Medicine Physician1164985040
  30. Kristofer Bires, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1336700905
  31. Paige Birge, PA-CPhysician Assistant1871063263
  32. Shana BirgerSpeech-Language Pathologist1144839242
  33. Rachel Birkenfeld, LCPC, LMFTMental Health Counselor1134306467
  34. Andrew Birkhead, MD FAAFP FASAMFamily Medicine Physician1417341785
  35. Kaylee Birlingmair, AUDAudiologist1639020795
  36. Brian Birmingham, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1790717379
  37. Patrick Birmingham, M.DAnesthesiology Physician1093741977
  38. Patrick Birmingham, MDSports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1043477052
  39. Anna Birn-Forys, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1205949484
  40. Andrea Birnbaum, MD, PHDOphthalmology Physician1912171364
  41. Lynn Birnbaum, PHDClinical Psychologist1326133547
  42. Rebecca Birnbaum, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1124784087
  43. Emily Birney, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1902572415
  44. Elizabeth Birnkrant, LPCCounselor1295601276
  45. Deborah Biros, PTPhysical Therapist1558499715
  46. Anita Birton, RDHDental Hygienist1073934956
  47. Marina Bisaro, ATC, MSAthletic Trainer1922473743
  48. Lucy Bischof, CPNPNurse Practitioner1649400458
  49. Janet Bischof-Rosario, OTRLOccupational Therapist1568510923
  50. Daniela BischoffClinical Social Worker1396441515

The largest Illinois cities

  1. Springfield4,997
  2. Naperville4,634
  3. Peoria4,621
  4. Evanston4,013
  5. Rockford3,893

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How to read this directory

Chicago, Illinois appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 63,379 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 Chicago - 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 Chicago 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 Chicago is weighted toward Clinical Social Worker (4,368 clinicians, followed by Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program with 3,509 and Internal Medicine Physician with 2,867). 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 Illinois's population, Chicago reports roughly 505 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 Chicago 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.

For informational purposes only; this directory is not medical advice and not a substitute for checking a license. See also: how to find a doctor and how to verify one.

Common questions

How many doctors are in Chicago, IL?

There are 63,379 registered healthcare providers in Chicago, IL, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Chicago?

The most common specialties in Chicago are Clinical Social Worker, Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, Internal Medicine Physician, Physical Therapist, Professional Counselor. Clinical Social Worker has the most providers with 4,368.

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.