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 114 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. Lindy BlackwellMedical Physician Assistant1942456470
  2. Mylaun Blackwell, MDInternal Medicine Physician1841993102
  3. Brian Blackwood, M.D.Surgery Physician1336435056
  4. Brittny Blackwood, LCSWClinical Social Worker1346105194
  5. Natalie BlackwoodPediatric Nurse Practitioner1922835552
  6. Constance Blade, MDPediatrics Physician1669442521
  7. Patrick Bladek, MDClinical Informatics (Pathology) Physician1578213047
  8. Genevieve BladesStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1780068312
  9. Amy Blagojevich, MSWSocial Worker1942076997
  10. Georgia Blaha, RDRegistered Dietitian1558374652
  11. Lissa Blahnik, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1669503314
  12. Deborah Blaine, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1235246570
  13. Jeffrey Blaine, L.C.S.W.Clinical Social Worker1093806614
  14. Allison Blair, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1497932818
  15. Amy Blair, LCSWClinical Social Worker1699949727
  16. Ayana BlairStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1851233977
  17. Elizabeth BlairOtolaryngology Physician1679632897
  18. Emilie Blair, MS, CGCGenetic Counselor (M.S.)1891658266
  19. Norman BlairOphthalmology Physician1033219910
  20. Aniko Blake, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1104341270
  21. Cassondra Blake, MA, LCPCProfessional Counselor1609279827
  22. Danielle BlakeFamily Nurse Practitioner1295353308
  23. Gayle Blake, P.A.C.Physician Assistant1487693461
  24. Grace BlakePhysician Assistant1124971395
  25. Marcia Blake, O.D.Optometrist1053490219
  26. Marin Blake, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1194856674
  27. Ryan Blake, FNP-BCFamily Medicine Physician1265083208
  28. Zachary BlakePhysical Therapy Assistant1285077297
  29. Colette Blakely, LCPCMental Health Counselor1871672337
  30. Callie Blakeman, LCSWClinical Social Worker1073104709
  31. Kaitlin Blakeney, LPC, CRCProfessional Counselor1306330766
  32. Tierra BlakesBehavior Analyst1407621790
  33. Stephanie BlakesleeBehavior Analyst1902281603
  34. Tiffany BlakeyCase Management Registered Nurse1477119337
  35. Anita Blanchard, M.D.Gynecology Physician1699874560
  36. Anna Blanchard, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1447392402
  37. Kimberly Blanchard, NP-CAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1366926347
  38. Matthew Blanchard, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1255987822
  39. Tasha Blanchard, PAMental Health Counselor1104619675
  40. Alfonso BlancoBehavior Technician1043914229
  41. Christina BlancoPhysical Therapist1023447760
  42. Irene Blanco, MDRheumatology Physician1104074244
  43. Jayjay Blanco, MDMolecular Genetic Pathology (Pathology) Physician1144678426
  44. Kate Blanco, LCSWClinical Social Worker1801026679
  45. Luis Blanco, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1679739262
  46. Ryan Blanco, D.OHospitalist Physician1881852523
  47. Yulady BlancoBehavior Technician1952080434
  48. San Juanita Blanco-MendozaClinical Social Worker1427823582
  49. Christiane Blanco-Oilar, PH.D.Counseling Psychologist1598074577
  50. Michael Bland, PSY.D., D.MIN., LCPCMental Health Counselor1932282514

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.