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 154 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. Tiffany BurkettSpeech-Language Pathologist1720302938
  2. Fred Burkhardt, D.D.SGeneral Practice Dentistry1326311127
  3. Kortney BurkhardtSocial Worker1275308116
  4. Courtney Burkhart, MSWSocial Worker1831769595
  5. Shawna BurkhartProfessional Counselor1467758961
  6. Marina Burkova, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1477968832
  7. Alvinnetta Burks, LCSW,Clinical Social Worker1801163365
  8. Channing Burks, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1558626184
  9. Danielle Burks, LCPCMental Health Counselor1457841306
  10. Eddie Burks, PSYD, MEDPsychologist1073232385
  11. Fulisha Burks, LCSWClinical Social Worker1740086693
  12. Jarvis Burks, LSWSocial Worker1295573582
  13. Noel Burks, APRN, BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1528273679
  14. Eleonora BurlacuFamily Nurse Practitioner1124979935
  15. Susan Burland, PH. D.Clinical Psychologist1477095867
  16. Richard BurlenskiMental Health Counselor1235869017
  17. Grace Burleson, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1033092200
  18. Luba Burman, PHARMDPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1801178488
  19. William Burnard, D.D.S.Dentist1457747909
  20. Deborah BurnetPediatrics Physician1801913512
  21. Sheri BurnettBehavior Technician1366336901
  22. Lawanda Burnett-Berry, RNCase Management Registered Nurse1407322837
  23. Jessica Burnette, LCSWClinical Social Worker1508393562
  24. Nicole Burnham, R.N.Registered Nurse1144500729
  25. Mark Burno, MDAnesthesiology Physician1992843064
  26. Allyson Burns, LPCProfessional Counselor1245801083
  27. April Burns, LCSWClinical Social Worker1114739273
  28. Brittany Burns, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1366898983
  29. Christine Burns, APN-FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1437828134
  30. Denise BurnsMental Health Counselor1194344374
  31. James Burns, MDOtolaryngology Physician1396735320
  32. Jason Burns, DNPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1972618320
  33. Jennifer BurnsCritical Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner1487776399
  34. Jennifer Burns, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1881006989
  35. Jessica BurnsFamily Nurse Practitioner1548928781
  36. Katrina Burns, M.D.Psychosomatic Medicine Physician1336406834
  37. Marietta Burns, M.S. CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1013037472
  38. Megan Burns, PA-C, PTPhysician Assistant1265574032
  39. Michael Burns, M.D/PH.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1134573322
  40. Michelle BurnsAudiologist1114194198
  41. Rebecca Burns, M.D.Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician1417971268
  42. Rebekah BurnsPediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) Physician1376730770
  43. Sean Burns, LCPCMental Health Counselor1144752916
  44. Shelly Burns, D.C.Chiropractor1427263128
  45. Tracy Burns, LCPCProfessional Counselor1750886883
  46. Ursula BurnsSpeech-Language Pathologist1578926481
  47. Veronica Burns, MS, CCLS, PCDDoula1184499527
  48. William Burns, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1700220910
  49. Amanda Burnside, PHDClinical Psychologist1790443117
  50. Sarah BurnsteinBehavior Technician1972317006

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.