Doctors in Chicago, IL
Active healthcare providers in Chicago sourced from the CMS NPPES weekly file, no proprietary ratings, no editorial scores. NPI counts, specialty distribution, and primary practice addresses refreshed each release.
61,239 healthcare providers across 20 specialties
Chicago, Illinois appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 61,239 registered healthcare providers spanning 20 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 2023 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 Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program (5,299 clinicians, followed by Clinical Social Worker with 3,908 and Internal Medicine Physician with 3,219). 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 488 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.
Within Illinois, Chicago ranks #1 of 540 cities tracked by provider count, accounting for 26.3% of the state's registered providers.
For Chicago patients, this directory is most useful as a starting shortlist, searching by specialty narrows the 690-taxonomy roster to clinicians with the relevant training, and each provider page links to NPI, state licensing boards, and the NPPES registry for credential verification. 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, so listing details may be out of date; call the practice directly to confirm the provider is still there, accepts your insurance, and is taking new patients. Nothing on this page substitutes for consulting a licensed clinician about your personal health decisions.
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Healthcare Providers (Page 290)
| Name |
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| Seth Ebben, DDS Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) |
| Rebecca Ebben-Shultz, LCPC, ATR-BC Professional Counselor |
| Elizabeth Ebbens Pediatrics Physician |
| Rebecca Ebbott, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Vivian Ebel, MSW LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Catherine Eberhardt, D.D.S. Dentist |
| Kimberly Eberhardt, MS, OTR/L Occupational Therapist |
| Mareta Eberhardt Professional Counselor |
| Rachel Eberling Mental Health Counselor |
| Scott Eberly, MD Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Chelsea Ebersole Pediatric Occupational Therapist |
| Cynthia Ebert, PSY.D. Clinical Psychologist |
| David Ebert, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Elizabeth Ebert Marriage & Family Therapist |
| Kerry Ebert, PHD, CCC Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Yehoshua Ebert Assistant Behavior Analyst |
| Nyambi Ebie, MD Hematology & Oncology Physician |
| Ujunwa Ebili Family Medicine Physician |
| Adaugo Ebiringah, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Carolyn Ebley, M.S. CCC-SLP/L Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Patricia Ebot, FNP Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Mohamed Ebrahim Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Noura Ebrahim, LCPC Professional Counselor |
| Farzad Ebrahimi, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| Goodness Ebuziem, NP, APRN, RN Nurse Practitioner |
| Ain Eccles Mental Health Counselor |
| Jacob Eccles, MD, PHD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Kathleen Eccles, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Julia Ecclestone, M.A., CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Anthony Echauz Physical Therapist |
| Carlos Echevarria, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Donna Echevarria, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| Fidel Echevarria, M.D. Psychiatry Physician |
| Sonia Echevarria, RRT Registered Respiratory Therapist |
| Susan Echiverri, M.D. Clinical Genetics (M.D.) Physician |
| Latasha Echols Developmental Therapist |
| Daniel Eck, LCPC Counselor |
| Amy Eckardt, PT, DPT Physical Therapist |
| Adam Eckburg Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Alexandra Eckburg, MD Dermatology Physician |
| Luting Eckensweiler, DO Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Jonathan Ecker, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Sarah Ecker, PT, DPT, PRPC Physical Therapist |
| Lauren Eckerle Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Jessi Eckersberg, DPT Physical Therapist |
| Julia Eckersley, MD Family Medicine Physician |
| Kali Eckert, DPT Physical Therapist |
| Samuel Eckert, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT Physician Assistant |
| Abbey Eckhoff, MS, OTR/L Pediatric Occupational Therapist |
| Sarah Eckmann Family Nurse Practitioner |
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