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 145 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. Tevin Brown, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1821784133
  2. Tiara Brown, RNRegistered Nurse1316778038
  3. Tiffany BrownDriver1811354558
  4. Tiffany Brown, PSYD, CAMS-IIClinical Psychologist1750893376
  5. Valerie Brown, PAMedical Physician Assistant1760448120
  6. Zoe Brown, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1639750961
  7. Keona Brown Goodson, APNFamily Nurse Practitioner1891223699
  8. Romonia Brown-CoombsDevelopmental Therapist1972624013
  9. Linda Brown-JacksonCounselor1528268380
  10. Mariama Brown-Jeters, MAMental Health Counselor1609574821
  11. Lisa Brown-MullingsProfessional Counselor1255867297
  12. Kaydiann Brown-StuckeyRegistered Nurse1932909926
  13. Ada Brown-Walls, APNNurse Practitioner1912567546
  14. Alexandra Browne, MACounseling Psychologist1346127669
  15. Andrea Browne, DNP, AGNP-BCNurse Practitioner1073160651
  16. Courtney Browne, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1184271538
  17. Deslyn Browne, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1083827810
  18. Elizabeth BrowneSpeech-Language Pathologist1427563188
  19. Gabrielle BrownePhysician Assistant1205662723
  20. Kate Browne, APN-CNPNurse Practitioner1942956735
  21. Kristina Browne, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1154699288
  22. Stephanie BrowneStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1427997154
  23. Beth Brownfield, LPCProfessional Counselor1659138121
  24. Brittney Brownfield, LPCProfessional Counselor1619359544
  25. Terri BrowngreenCounselor1407676810
  26. Amanda BrowningPhysician Assistant1992328603
  27. Andrew Browning, MOT, OTR/LHand Occupational Therapist1740952894
  28. Kristen Browning, DNPCritical Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner1639616014
  29. Morgan Browning, LCSWClinical Social Worker1629913678
  30. Bianca BrownleeCase Manager/Care Coordinator1760256382
  31. Earl Brownlee, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1760420574
  32. Kenya Brownlee, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1801334289
  33. Maurice Brownlee, APRNPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1083145262
  34. Tamika BrownleeBehavior Technician1578024204
  35. Samuel BrownsonSocial Worker1063229987
  36. Hannah Brownstein, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1477054153
  37. Hannah BrownsteinOccupational Therapist1467375238
  38. Moshe Brownstein, LCSWClinical Social Worker1649757576
  39. R. Brownstein, M.A., CCC-AAudiologist1093852915
  40. Yisroel Brownstein, DR.. OF PSYCHOLOGYClinical Neuropsychologist1134491087
  41. Eve Brownstone, LCPCProfessional Counselor1811904055
  42. Jennifer BrowseSpeech-Language Pathologist1841709136
  43. Horace Broy, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1669463394
  44. Catherine Brozek, DNPCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1992397467
  45. Thomas Brozek, D.O.Emergency Medicine Physician1659678621
  46. Clinton Brubaker, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1811453459
  47. Dyamond BruceMental Health Counselor1255004156
  48. Julie Bruce, O.D.Optometrist1144419847
  49. Madeline Bruce, DPTPhysical Therapist1144014754
  50. Peter BruceMental Health Counselor1609528355

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.