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 197 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. Victoria Cherry, LCSWClinical Social Worker1629686258
  2. Rosanna Chertok, PSYDClinical Psychologist1073361457
  3. Alisa Cherubini, MS, RDNRegistered Dietitian1053178897
  4. Srinivas Cherukuri, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1134971393
  5. Ernest Cherullo, SPEECH PATHOLOGISTSpeech-Language Pathologist1063562452
  6. Harshini CheruvuStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1740111772
  7. Samantha ChervenyMarriage & Family Therapist1922989615
  8. Emma CheskiMental Health Counselor1518730811
  9. David CheskoEmergency Medicine Physician1023803392
  10. Marilyn Chesler, M.S., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1528412475
  11. Lara CheslowOphthalmology Physician1154120186
  12. Caroline Chess, RD, LDNRegistered Dietitian1821382854
  13. Precious-Diamond ChessierBehavior Technician1841096617
  14. Virginia Chesson, LSWClinical Social Worker1134935778
  15. Arthur Chestand, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1902926116
  16. David Chestek, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1386919041
  17. Joyce Chestek, MA, LCPCMental Health Counselor1871029454
  18. Caressa ChesterPsychologist1609617893
  19. Quadia ChesterDoula1700775525
  20. Sharen ChesterDoula1467341180
  21. Julie Chesterton, APN/NPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1912934142
  22. Andrew ChetHospitalist Physician1033422811
  23. Leigh Chethik, PHDClinical Psychologist1407973076
  24. Amanda Cheung, M.D.Hepatology Physician1548585193
  25. Anthony Cheung, MDAnesthesiology Physician1104406305
  26. Eleanor CheungInternal Medicine Physician1770382186
  27. Jennilee Cheung, PHARMDPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1366690604
  28. Jenny Cheung, PHARM DPharmacist1699055244
  29. Krystal CheungMedical-Surgical Registered Nurse1780504894
  30. Matthew Cheung, O.D.Optometrist1629324074
  31. Ottilie CheungPharmacist1043816846
  32. Irene Cheung-Chan, DPT/MBAPhysical Therapist1962601112
  33. Aimee Chevalier, PHARM.D.Pharmacotherapy Pharmacist1407983380
  34. Suzette Chevere, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1427794080
  35. Christine Chevlin, RNRegistered Nurse1205855905
  36. Asha Chhablani, M.D.Surgery Physician1366539264
  37. Ramesh Chhablani, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1881791028
  38. Navika Chhabra, MDInternal Medicine Physician1356901987
  39. Sonya Chhabra, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1023942653
  40. Akshi Chhabria, DDSDentist1003313560
  41. Sumit ChhadiaDiagnostic Radiology Physician1710220587
  42. Ankit ChhajedStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1316871239
  43. Hieng Chhay, DDSDentist1659542629
  44. Vuthik Chhay, PA-CPhysician Assistant1558484196
  45. Krishan Chhiba, MD, PHDAllergy & Immunology Physician1942691860
  46. Muskaan Chhibber, DOInternal Medicine Physician1225922032
  47. Annie Chi, MDNeonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1962564336
  48. Euna Chi, MDInternal Medicine Physician1669762555
  49. Richard Chi, D.D.S.Dentist1447453410
  50. Karen Chia, LCSWClinical Social Worker1356628929

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.