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 20 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. Precious Akanyirige, MD, MPHAnesthesiology Physician1245713445
  2. Ayuk Nje AkatPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1750076485
  3. Fabiha Akbar, MDPediatrics Physician1144088055
  4. Tabasam Akbar, DMDDentist1013392406
  5. Talal Akbar, MDAnesthesiology Physician1154855336
  6. Heba Akbari, MDNeurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician1184127987
  7. Elham Akbarian, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1811606155
  8. Hillary Ake, RD, LDRegistered Dietitian1366848905
  9. Christopher AkelCounselor1518690163
  10. Reem Akel, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1255715041
  11. Amanda AkerOptometrist1902653256
  12. Ayoade Akere, MDFamily Medicine Physician1538179379
  13. Peter Akerele, D.P.M.Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1609874015
  14. Bryan Akers, LPCProfessional Counselor1316898406
  15. Kayla Akers, ODOptometrist1356791933
  16. Rachel Akewushola, RNPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1982317202
  17. Amir Akhavan, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1427998830
  18. Sina AkhavanEmergency Medicine Physician1396127825
  19. Clara Akhigbe, MDPediatrics Physician1346281110
  20. Cynthia Akhigbe, MDFamily Medicine Physician1124589858
  21. Ehiwe Akhigbe, MDFamily Medicine Physician1972123503
  22. Luai AkhrasGeneral Practice Dentistry1104672914
  23. Lisa Akhtar, MD, PHDPediatric Infectious Diseases Physician1285928416
  24. Mohammad Akhtar, M.D.Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician1942294897
  25. Moyeed Akhtar, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1033139092
  26. Rizwan Akhtar, MDNeurology Physician1770786865
  27. Nausheen Akhter, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1134393812
  28. Syed Akhter, MDFamily Medicine Physician1295787422
  29. Talal Akhter, M.D.Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1356760995
  30. Katelyn Akhurst, DPTPhysical Therapist1184318529
  31. Fatima AkiloStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1568291037
  32. Jennifer Akin, MDPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician1396309019
  33. Olamide Akin-Olugbade, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1609526458
  34. Sophia AkinboroStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1821970864
  35. Ugochinyere Akindele, APRN, CNPNurse Practitioner1821573072
  36. Danyatta Akindunbi, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1902535156
  37. Folasade AkinfeAnesthesiology Physician1669275145
  38. Ololade AkingbadeStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1164167235
  39. Omolara Akingbola, RDNRegistered Dietitian1154293777
  40. Abimbola Akinlawon, PHARM DPharmacist1063789261
  41. Lauren Akinlawon, M.A., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1952599268
  42. Ifeoluwapo AkinnolaPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1841987377
  43. Olayinka Akinola, M.D., MPHInternal Medicine Physician1043593049
  44. Oluwabusayo AkinolaPharmacist1164119608
  45. Kehinde AkinrinadeContractor1932511920
  46. Gail Akins, MBABehavior Analyst1922550276
  47. Gary AkinsSocial Worker1851228357
  48. Abayomi Akintorin, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1790848315
  49. Abayomi Akintorin, DMD, MSOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1053980607
  50. Mopelola Akintorin, MDNeonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1710093810

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.