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 269 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. Kunal Desai, MD MBA MSHematology (Internal Medicine) Physician1982100012
  2. Kush Desai, M.D.Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1194906560
  3. Lajja Desai, M.D.Pediatric Cardiology Physician1164788741
  4. Neal Desai, PHARMDNutrition Support Pharmacist1750159752
  5. Payal DesaiPharmacist1114685492
  6. Purav Desai, DOHospitalist Physician1861068678
  7. Ria Desai, MDRetina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1235572173
  8. Ria DesaiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1235907981
  9. Rishva Desai, RPHPharmacist1053860783
  10. Rusiv Desai, DOSurgery Physician1861234676
  11. Sailesh Desai, PHARMACISTPharmacist1134212749
  12. Sanam Desai, DOFamily Medicine Physician1326785130
  13. Sanket Desai, MDAnesthesiology Physician1295303022
  14. Sara Desai, LCSWClinical Social Worker1013350313
  15. Shivansh Desai, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1790536803
  16. Sima Desai, M.D.Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1689952798
  17. Stuti DesaiDentist1144070632
  18. Sujal Desai, D.OOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1215036330
  19. Twisha Desai, RN,BSNRegistered Nurse1619549250
  20. Ujali Desai, DMDDentist1205673985
  21. Virendra Desai, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1407927783
  22. Vishal Desai, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1104189661
  23. Yash Desai, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1255273082
  24. Yesha Desai, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1184425175
  25. Philip Desamour, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1285438275
  26. Emily Desbiens, PAPhysician Assistant1194486886
  27. Justin DeschampsMassage Therapist1255946091
  28. Noelle Deseno, LSWSocial Worker1285340182
  29. Jelisah DesgravesStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1538998539
  30. Kristen Deshida-Such, RDRegistered Dietitian1417583535
  31. Teresa Deshields, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1124232699
  32. Alisha DeshmukhPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1992448096
  33. Madhavi Deshmukh, PA-CPhysician Assistant1023165362
  34. Ravi DeshmukhSurgery Physician1427107697
  35. Swati DeshmukhDiagnostic Radiology Physician1619297264
  36. Yash DeshmukhSurgery Physician1205635828
  37. Abhishek Deshpande, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1013606136
  38. Nikita DeshpandeInternal Medicine Physician1972248524
  39. Sarada Deshpande, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1730276270
  40. Sarita DeshpandeStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1891635215
  41. Ayushi Deshwal, DPMStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1922793454
  42. Kelly Desierto, L.AC.Acupuncturist1780069831
  43. Djenann DesirStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1134056971
  44. Ralph Desir, DO, MSPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1306408349
  45. Ricodem Desir, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1003663667
  46. Caroline Deskin, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1306178843
  47. Elcy DesmanglesPhysical Therapy Assistant1992055933
  48. Angela DesmondStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1437543857
  49. Ashwin Desouza, MBBS, MS, MRCSED, DNStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1700030921
  50. Natalia Desouza, LPCProfessional Counselor1457972812

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.