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 235 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. Carrie Crawford, MS, OTR-LOccupational Therapist1821117300
  2. Clifford Crawford, M.D.Surgery Physician1215951116
  3. Connor Crawford, LCSWClinical Social Worker1922940220
  4. Corrindia CrawfordDevelopmental Therapist1104543446
  5. Eric Crawford, L.P.CProfessional Counselor1639356975
  6. Fred CrawfordOphthalmology Physician1649834276
  7. Janet Crawford, MS, APN, CNSRegistered Nurse1790998029
  8. Jean Crawford, LPCMental Health Counselor1326167727
  9. John Crawford, PHARM.D.Pharmacotherapy Pharmacist1124179916
  10. Justina Crawford, MT-BCMusic Therapist1518293299
  11. Lanita CrawfordCounselor1912356072
  12. Laura CrawfordAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1952855694
  13. Lavina CrawfordBehavior Technician1518587153
  14. Lonnie CrawfordDriver1760970883
  15. Maya CrawfordCommunity Health Registered Nurse1306653555
  16. Quanita CrawfordDevelopmental Therapist1477150506
  17. Susan Crawford, D.O.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1194725341
  18. Vinnie Crawford, MA, LCPCProfessional Counselor1497879415
  19. Julia Cray, LCSWClinical Social Worker1417677394
  20. Leslie Crea-Kammerer, PSYDPsychologist1831494186
  21. Diane Creal, RNCase Management Registered Nurse1326514761
  22. Mary Creamer, LCSWClinical Social Worker1265044812
  23. Ann Marie Crean, DPTPhysical Therapist1750616769
  24. Stephen Crean, DPTPhysical Therapist1447621842
  25. Bria CrearInternal Medicine Physician1336087758
  26. Kristy CrededioCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1801330717
  27. Emma CreechPharmacist1386566776
  28. Caroline CreedSpeech-Language Pathologist1083537385
  29. Priya Creed, MDPediatrics Physician1962922542
  30. Amannda CreedenCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1326590258
  31. Hugh Creedon, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1407923097
  32. Valerie Creedon, LCSWClinical Social Worker1295835205
  33. Crystal Creely, M.A. CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1891113726
  34. Jonathan CreemStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1518833722
  35. Kerry Creighton, ATCAthletic Trainer1841781192
  36. Lauren CreightonFamily Nurse Practitioner1457642209
  37. Mary Ann Creighton, PA-CPhysician Assistant1912856584
  38. Shana CreightonFamily Nurse Practitioner1518425214
  39. Eduardo Cremer, M.D.Nephrology Physician1306887807
  40. Paul Cremer, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1053516583
  41. Michael Cremerius, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1356328926
  42. Bridget Cremins, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1598948747
  43. Laura Cremonesi, MOT, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1659759660
  44. Clara Crenshaw, OTDOccupational Therapist1275367880
  45. Jensen Crenshaw, LPCMental Health Counselor1740055615
  46. Jessica CrenshawSocial Worker1215621982
  47. Eliana CrentsilStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1396358388
  48. Nicole Creppel, MDOtolaryngology Physician1164040978
  49. Kimberly CresapOccupational Therapy Assistant1164798690
  50. Paulina Crescimone, DNPNurse Practitioner1275019986

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.