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 193 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. Justine CheeNeurology Physician1225739097
  2. Kaedyn CheekProfessional Counselor1750205712
  3. Morgan Cheeks, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1720665797
  4. Rowena CheelyOccupational Therapy Assistant1730020058
  5. Adeela Cheema, MDGeriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1841680287
  6. Amandeep Cheema, MDPediatrics Physician1669662599
  7. Amandeep CheemaDentist1881106854
  8. Baljash Cheema, M.D.Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician1427447036
  9. Haajira Cheema, PA-CPhysician Assistant1396181699
  10. Navneet CheemaEmergency Medicine Physician1245486497
  11. Yusra Cheema, M.D.Nephrology Physician1427211317
  12. Lemira Maya ChehabMental Health Counselor1457000366
  13. Rody ChehadeFamily Medicine Physician1033947155
  14. Maher Chehaiber, DDSDentist1952386161
  15. Gregorio ChejfecClinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine Physician1659383263
  16. Lydia ChelalaDiagnostic Radiology Physician1851778633
  17. Hovig Chelebian, DODiagnostic Radiology Physician1841828282
  18. Anita Chelette, P. T.Physical Therapist1144349002
  19. Radina Cheleva, MSWSocial Worker1831833292
  20. Brooke ChelewDevelopmental Therapist1760114995
  21. Morgan ChelewMental Health Counselor1831921774
  22. Zachary Chelsky, DOMolecular Genetic Pathology (Pathology) Physician1679008775
  23. Ghizlane Chemcham, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1871380048
  24. Kali Chemelewski, PA-CPhysician Assistant1326775289
  25. Lauren ChemelloBehavior Analyst1003645177
  26. Neema Chemmachel, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1578173613
  27. Adam ChenStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1912648221
  28. Alan Chen, MDInternal Medicine Physician1780426734
  29. Alison Chen, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1588412191
  30. Amy Chen, BSPharmacist1083784680
  31. Amy Chen, MDInternal Medicine Physician1154663532
  32. Amy ChenMental Health Counselor1164158887
  33. An-Chi ChenMarriage & Family Therapist1093545287
  34. Andrew ChenStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1720961618
  35. Angela Chen, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1811702954
  36. Angie ChenStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1710599600
  37. Anne Chen, DOFamily Medicine Physician1487273140
  38. Austin ChenStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1013785419
  39. Benjamin ChenStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1679457873
  40. Catherine Chen, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1013956630
  41. Catherine ChenInternal Medicine Physician1598480717
  42. Chao Chen, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1326067075
  43. Charles Chen, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1588190003
  44. Chen Chen, MDInternal Medicine Physician1356997589
  45. Cheryl Chen, MS, OTR/LPediatric Occupational Therapist1275774390
  46. Chih-Hsuan Chen, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1780433052
  47. Chong Chen, MDFamily Medicine Physician1932140118
  48. Christina Chen, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1073847398
  49. Chun Chen, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1740361898
  50. Chung Chen, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1316958002

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.