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 348 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. Andrew Foster, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1104019512
  2. Ann Foster, MTS,MS,LCPC,CADCMental Health Counselor1083886931
  3. Ann FosterProfessional Counselor1942805130
  4. Benjamin Foster, PSYDClinical Psychologist1366178634
  5. Carmisha Foster, LCPCMental Health Counselor1366952764
  6. Carolyn Foster, MDPediatrics Physician1811296791
  7. Chris FosterMental Health Counselor1558072868
  8. Corey Foster, M.D.Radiation Oncology Physician1063806990
  9. Eldridge FosterStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1356695514
  10. Elisabeth Foster, LCPC, NCCProfessional Counselor1922246586
  11. Ella FosterStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1053294371
  12. Emily Foster, LCSWClinical Social Worker1649902297
  13. Eric Foster, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1225485394
  14. Erica FosterSocial Worker1619671005
  15. Gloria FosterDevelopmental Therapist1073765863
  16. Haidn Foster, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1508515511
  17. Hallie FosterClinical Social Worker1023932845
  18. Jonathan Foster, M.D.Body Imaging Physician1093909483
  19. Karey Foster, DPTPhysical Therapist1861001257
  20. Kathryn Foster, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1093065039
  21. Kimberly FosterFamily Nurse Practitioner1407435985
  22. Lakya FosterPhysical Therapist1164316329
  23. Laura Foster, MA, ATR-BC, LCPCProfessional Counselor1386830909
  24. Lauren Foster, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1376515379
  25. Makelya FosterBehavior Technician1811754377
  26. Paige Foster, PA-CPhysician Assistant1326631052
  27. Pamela FosterPharmacist1497024822
  28. Plascilla FosterProfessional Counselor1265181754
  29. Sabrina FosterDevelopmental Therapist1598934861
  30. Susan Foster, MS. CCC-SLP/LSpeech-Language Pathologist1255501920
  31. Nicholas Fotieo, D.C.Sports Physician Chiropractor1881075216
  32. Kerri Fotopoulos, DPTPhysical Therapist1235386863
  33. Audrey Fotouhi, MDDermatology Physician1811524721
  34. Hadeel Fouad, PHARMDPharmacy Technician1962247916
  35. Laura FouadSocial Worker1598561607
  36. Leila FoudilBehavior Technician1225826795
  37. Anisa Fought-BoudaiaRegistered Dietitian1598628752
  38. Anthony Foulen, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1194724104
  39. Eric Fouliard, DOAnesthesiology Physician1811145600
  40. Douglas Foulke, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1467477992
  41. Oussama Founas, D.D.SDentist1770803926
  42. John Fountain, MSWMental Health Counselor1891554002
  43. Krystal FountainDevelopmental Therapist1538680996
  44. Laura Fountain, CPNP-PCPediatric Nurse Practitioner1699213496
  45. Samantha FountainBehavior Analyst1598142374
  46. Ioannis Fountas, PHARMDPharmacist1912472259
  47. Jacques Fourcand, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1063488294
  48. Maria Fournaris, RDN, LDNRegistered Dietitian1881275162
  49. Chelsea FournierFamily Medicine Physician1114581501
  50. Cody Fournier, LICSWClinical Social Worker1043678246

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.