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.
Where this city sits in the corpus
Chicago ranks 1st among 540 Illinois cities by CMS provider count, holding 26.3% of the state's NPIs, led by Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
- 61,239
- NPPES providers in city
- 1st
- of 540 IL cities
- 26.3%
- of Illinois providers
- 20.3%
- in top 3 specialties
Chicago ranks #1 of 10 Illinois cities for Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program.
Where Chicago ranks among Illinois cities
Provider count vs every Illinois city in CMS NPPES (540 cities)
61,239 Top 1% higher than 99% of 540 cities
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
Specialty mix in Chicago
Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy
- Student in an Organi…
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
5,299 providers
- Clinical Social Worker
Clinical Social Worker
3,908 providers
- Internal Medicine Ph…
Internal Medicine Physician
3,219 providers
- Physical Therapist
Physical Therapist
2,565 providers
- Professional Counselor
Professional Counselor
2,151 providers
- Mental Health Counse… 2,084
Mental Health Counselor
2,084 providers
- Pharmacist 1,892
Pharmacist
1,892 providers
- Speech-Language Path… 1,686
Speech-Language Pathologist
1,686 providers
- Family Nurse Practit… 1,461
Family Nurse Practitioner
1,461 providers
- Family Medicine Phys… 1,457
Family Medicine Physician
1,457 providers
What this shows Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program is the largest specialty (5,299 providers, 8.7% of the city), followed by Clinical Social Worker.
City vs state specialty index
Specialties Chicago has more, and fewer, of than Illinois average
Each multiple is this city's share of a specialty divided by that specialty's average share across Illinois , Chicago over-indexes student in an organized health care education/training program at 2× the state average and under-indexes behavior technician at 0.54×. This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.
More common here than Illinois average
Less common here than Illinois average
- Behavior Technician 0.54×
- Speech-Language Pathologist 0.65×
- Pharmacist 0.74×
- Mental Health Counselor 0.75×
How to read this directory & data limitations
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.
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.
Which specialties are most common in Chicago
| # | Specialty | Providers | % of city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 5,299 | 8.7% |
| 2 | Clinical Social Worker | 3,908 | 6.4% |
| 3 | Internal Medicine Physician | 3,219 | 5.3% |
| 4 | Physical Therapist | 2,565 | 4.2% |
| 5 | Professional Counselor | 2,151 | 3.5% |
| 6 | Mental Health Counselor | 2,084 | 3.4% |
| 7 | Pharmacist | 1,892 | 3.1% |
| 8 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 1,686 | 2.8% |
| 9 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 1,461 | 2.4% |
| 10 | Family Medicine Physician | 1,457 | 2.4% |
| 11 | Social Worker | 1,350 | 2.2% |
| 12 | Clinical Psychologist | 1,307 | 2.1% |
| 13 | Physician Assistant | 1,260 | 2.1% |
| 14 | Occupational Therapist | 1,216 | 2.0% |
| 15 | Behavior Technician | 1,216 | 2.0% |
Healthcare Providers (Page 308)
| Name |
|---|
| Justine Evett Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Meredith Evett, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Angela Evola, MS OTR/L Pediatric Occupational Therapist |
| Jennifer Evola, LMT, RD, LDN Registered Dietitian |
| Margaret Ewald Clinical Social Worker |
| Lauren Ewart, LPC Professional Counselor |
| Veronica Ewart, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Andrew Ewbank, MD Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician |
| Joshua Ewen, M.D. Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Physician |
| Erika Ewer, L.AC., DIPL OM Acupuncturist |
| Krista Ewers Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Greg Ewert, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| Dolly Ewili, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Barbara Ewing Developmental Therapist |
| Karis Ewing Behavior Technician |
| Keats Ewing, MD Pediatric Cardiology Physician |
| Martin Ewing, LCPC Mental Health Counselor |
| Nia Ewing Registered Nurse |
| Pamela Ewing Professional Counselor |
| Dametria Ewunes, PSYD Mental Health Counselor |
| Aidan Ex-Willey Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Daron Excel Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Kamaria Excell, LSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Carl Eybel, MD Cardiovascular Disease Physician |
| Katherine Eydelman, NP Nurse Practitioner |
| Rosemary Eyerman, RD, LDN Registered Dietitian |
| Adrienne Eynon, LCSW Social Worker |
| Christopher Eyo Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Beth Eysenbach, MHS, CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Alyse Eytan, M.D. Psychiatry Physician |
| Glen Ezaki, RPH Pharmacist |
| David Ezana Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Emeka Eze, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| Christian Ezeagwu, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Micheal Ezeana Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Chioma Ezeani, M.D Internal Medicine Physician |
| Cyril Ezeanyagu, FNP Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Olisa Ezegwu, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Kendal Ezell, BS Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Ekene Ezenwa, MD Dermatology Physician |
| Elijah Ezeofor Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician |
| Adeshola Ezeokoli, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Chukwudozie Ezeokoli, MD Hospitalist Physician |
| Megan Ezeude Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Richard Ezgur, DC Chiropractor |
| Joy Ezidinma, PHARM.D Pharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist |
| Chukwuemeka Ezike, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Ngozi Ezike, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Anuli Ezimako, MD Family Medicine Physician |
| Patricia Ezirike, PMHNP Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner |
Nearby Cities in Illinois
Other Illinois cities with provider coverage in the CMS NPPES registry.
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