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 121 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. Allison Boland, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1316749120
  2. Jessica Boland, LCSWClinical Social Worker1093008443
  3. Lauren Boland, MD, PHDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1376120931
  4. Riley Boland, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1710412606
  5. Jaime Bolano, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1497854038
  6. Elizabeth Bolanos, APNFamily Nurse Practitioner1518465632
  7. Liliana Bolanos, REHAB COUNSELORRehabilitation Counselor1952053811
  8. Basit Bolarinwa, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1730029166
  9. Alexa Bolden, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1366246555
  10. Aljernon Bolden, DMD, MPHDentist1881620672
  11. Dominique BoldenCase Manager/Care Coordinator1306617345
  12. Janeen Bolden, PTPhysical Therapist1710133103
  13. Janelle Bolden, M.D.Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician1780892851
  14. Kiela Bolden, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1134514524
  15. Kimberley Bolden, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1093873903
  16. La Donna BoldenDevelopmental Therapist1760231070
  17. Rhonda Bolden, LCPC, NCCProfessional Counselor1790472413
  18. Tegan BoldenClinical Social Worker1538756804
  19. Elise Bolden-Bailey, CADCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1598175598
  20. Rhea Boldman, PH.D.Speech-Language Pathologist1467579193
  21. Neil Boldus, O.D.Optometrist1992823462
  22. Erin Bolema, RNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1457873283
  23. Dianna Bolen, PSYDClinical Psychologist1417089293
  24. Leo Boler, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1629151352
  25. Kyla Boles, L.ACAcupuncturist1861624900
  26. Yvette Boles, PSY.D.Psychologist1578152617
  27. Therese Bolger, P.A.Medical Physician Assistant1871867374
  28. Beth Bolick, RN CNPCritical Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner1649272154
  29. Margaret Bolin, LCPC, CADCProfessional Counselor1053646778
  30. Meredith BolinWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1750158812
  31. Rachel Bolin, CDDoula1912880709
  32. Christina Bolis, LPCProfessional Counselor1003628280
  33. Geeta Bollam, MDFamily Medicine Physician1013151497
  34. Morgan Bollech, PHARMDPharmacist1326684572
  35. Beth Bollenbach, LCSWClinical Social Worker1396825592
  36. Virginia Boller, LCSWClinical Social Worker1912022260
  37. Stephanie BollowPediatric Dentistry1639799901
  38. James Bolo, LCSWClinical Social Worker1841681582
  39. Jennifer Bolognani, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1316441389
  40. Maureen Bolon, MDInfectious Disease Physician1851368773
  41. Tinna Marie Bolongan, PTPhysical Therapist1184954364
  42. Diana Bolotin, M.D.Dermatology Physician1164746905
  43. Maryam Bolouri, MDInternal Medicine Physician1376477760
  44. Katherine BoltenStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1528614641
  45. Anna Bolton, D.P.T.Geriatric Physical Therapist1780037481
  46. Brian Bolton, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1073761128
  47. Doug Bolton, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1639630718
  48. Elizabeth BoltonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1073149951
  49. Katherine Bolton, LCSW, CADCClinical Social Worker1831896224
  50. Ryan Bolton, MDInternal Medicine Physician1295982916

The largest Illinois cities

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

All of Illinois →

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.