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 155 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. Lauren Buroker, LMFT, M.ED./ED.S.Marriage & Family Therapist1073193181
  2. Blagica BurovaInternal Medicine Physician1265171631
  3. Allison Burque, LCSWClinical Social Worker1619237500
  4. Alex BurrStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1386526283
  5. Hillary Burr, LCSW, MSWClinical Social Worker1689118465
  6. Vivian Burr, RD MNTNutritionist1942378393
  7. Rahul BurraStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1043049257
  8. Alan Burrall, LCSWClinical Social Worker1245200690
  9. Bonnie BurrellAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1932759891
  10. Deirdre Burrell, ACUPUNCTURIST, MSOMAcupuncturist1134367659
  11. Mary BurrellBehavior Technician1295526218
  12. Julia Burrell-Smith, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1255739017
  13. Amanda BurressSurgical Physician Assistant1811282742
  14. Rebecca Burright, LSWClinical Social Worker1609167956
  15. Melinda BurrisRegistered Nurse1245069640
  16. Ryan Burris, M.D.Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1710305826
  17. Tyler Burris, PAPhysician Assistant1891554887
  18. Catherine Burris-Schnur, D.MIN., L.C.P.C.Professional Counselor1265641724
  19. Nicole BurroughsSpeech-Language Pathologist1811032139
  20. Delilah Burrowes, M.D.Neuroradiology Physician1578563649
  21. Betty Burrows, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1760494371
  22. Charlene Burrows, STUDENTProfessional Counselor1528641396
  23. Nicole Burrows, PAPhysician Assistant1689612004
  24. Clayton BurrussDermatology Physician1871281899
  25. Koko Burruss, DTDevelopmental Therapist1053831420
  26. Tamika Burrussi, DNSpecialist1215169065
  27. Pamela BurseMental Health Counselor1457668469
  28. Tamara Burse, LPCProfessional Counselor1447878202
  29. Joshua Burshtein, MDDermatology Physician1942959713
  30. David Burstein, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1003270398
  31. Adam Bursua, PHARM.D.Pharmacotherapy Pharmacist1548334626
  32. Vika Bursua, PHARM.D., CACPPharmacist1619065737
  33. Emily BursuckContractor1811265945
  34. Cassaundra Burt, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1508420605
  35. Charles Burt, LCPCProfessional Counselor1972792604
  36. Leah Burt, A.P.N.Adult Health Nurse Practitioner1518272863
  37. Kristin Burtaine, MA, LCPCMental Health Counselor1538477765
  38. Antwonette Burton, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1942904560
  39. Barbara Burton, MDClinical Genetics (M.D.) Physician1699743088
  40. Dekoiya Burton, MDPediatrics Physician1255917621
  41. Lillar BurtonCounselor1083257182
  42. Melanie Burton, NBCC LPCProfessional Counselor1144959222
  43. Michelle BurtonProfessional Counselor1174365241
  44. Nicole Burton, MDPediatrics Physician1962643445
  45. Sarah Burton, RNRegistered Nurse1851091383
  46. Shirley Burton, LCPCProfessional Counselor1518445790
  47. Staci Burton, MSW, LSWSocial Worker1104116789
  48. Zachariah Burton, LSWSocial Worker1669843934
  49. Talia Burwash-Brennan, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1891236295
  50. Francis BurweiCounselor1477353712

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.