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 170 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. Alexandria Cara, PSYDClinical Psychologist1124663893
  2. Brian Caraba, DDSDentist1013137140
  3. Edwin Caraballo, LCSWClinical Social Worker1619350550
  4. Jeanette Caraballo, CRSSPeer Specialist1073237715
  5. Maitlan CarabelloSocial Worker1518835321
  6. Louanne Carabini, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1760648331
  7. Francesca CaracciStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1376289934
  8. Angel Caracheo, LPCProfessional Counselor1780046490
  9. Grace Carag, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1750436242
  10. Henry Carag, MDFamily Medicine Physician1144320037
  11. Bridget CaragherClinical Social Worker1952769051
  12. Virgilio Caramay, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1508332552
  13. Anita Carani, MDAdult Medicine Physician1144237546
  14. Elmer Carasig, MDInternal Medicine Physician1871570960
  15. Samantha Caravette, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1326687575
  16. Chad Caraway, MDRadiation Oncology Physician1306647243
  17. David Carbajal, LCSWClinical Social Worker1215331103
  18. Catherine Carberry, DPTPhysical Therapist1275916181
  19. Thomas Carberry, M.D.Pediatric Cardiology Physician1487043907
  20. Erin Carbonara, MA CCC SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1356449433
  21. Alexa Carbone, LPCMental Health Counselor1528664554
  22. April Carbone, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1134304280
  23. Ellen Carbonell, LCSWClinical Social Worker1396061768
  24. Fabian Carbonell, MDPsychiatry Physician1295705119
  25. Joanne Carbonell-Rodriguez, DTDevelopmental Therapist1508909797
  26. Julie Carbray, PHD, APN, BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1639261837
  27. Debra CardashClinical Social Worker1366223737
  28. Francesca CardelloPsychiatry Physician1063915874
  29. Alejandra Cardenas, LCPCProfessional Counselor1780202457
  30. Angelica CardenasOptometrist1548993389
  31. Bianca CardenasSocial Worker1740155100
  32. Christina Cardenas, DMDDentist1033733795
  33. Janet CardenasNuclear Medicine Physician1083237382
  34. Jeanne CardenasAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1467151266
  35. Maria Cardenas, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1154408375
  36. Quentin Cardenas, RNEmergency Registered Nurse1326920026
  37. Vanessa Cardenas, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1821945890
  38. Vicente Cardenas, M.DFamily Medicine Physician1417025842
  39. Wanda Cardenas, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1578450144
  40. Veronica Cardenas Rivera, MAProfessional Counselor1396541272
  41. Katherine Cardenas-Martinez, RBTBehavior Technician1326556101
  42. Cynthia Cardends, DDSDentist1841399821
  43. Tracy Cardin, N.P.Hospitalist Physician1386838779
  44. Shane Cardinal, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1952964686
  45. Daniel CardinaleBehavior Technician1477345213
  46. Nicolle CardonaSpeech-Language Pathologist1316772429
  47. Rebecca Cardona, LCSWClinical Social Worker1144174723
  48. Sully Cardona, M.DFamily Medicine Physician1417210881
  49. Vivian Cardona, LCPCMental Health Counselor1275723454
  50. Diana Cardona Salazar, DMD, MSOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1013402080

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.