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 355 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. McKenna Freund, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1902643141
  2. Morna Freund, MHS,CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1669888038
  3. Paige FreundSpeech-Language Pathologist1962237255
  4. Alanna Frey, MA, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1952699969
  5. Julia FreyStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1841120011
  6. Kere Frey, DOAnesthesiology Physician1144290560
  7. Marlise Frey, CNPNurse Practitioner1104835495
  8. Molly FreyStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1093108664
  9. Edith Freyer, APRNPediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician1336877133
  10. Janet FriantNurse Practitioner1528153210
  11. Walter Friberg, MDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1467587949
  12. Kurt Frick, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1881453389
  13. Alec Fricke, DPTPhysical Therapist1538949565
  14. Emma Fricke, M.S. OTR/LOccupational Therapist1275078289
  15. Whitney Fricke, MA, NCCMental Health Counselor1265910459
  16. Regina FrictonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1386351773
  17. Daniel FridbergPsychologist1740691013
  18. Martha Fridge Wilson, LBS1, ELEMENTAR ,ESLDevelopmental Therapist1720804032
  19. Stanislav FridlandAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1164035721
  20. Jennifer FriebelAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1699023283
  21. Stacy Friebus, MPTPhysical Therapist1528107034
  22. Alexander Fried, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1386388627
  23. Karen Fried, PSY.D., BCBA-DClinical Psychologist1265688782
  24. Kenneth Fried, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1457354441
  25. Samantha Fried, APNNurse Practitioner1780167213
  26. Young Fried, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1285763813
  27. Samantha FriedbergSpeech-Language Pathologist1033770599
  28. Peter Friedell, M. D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1356360531
  29. Stanley Friedell, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1952499758
  30. Christin Friederich, WHNP-BCObstetrics & Gynecology Nurse Practitioner1114300381
  31. John Friedewald, MDNephrology Physician1508801093
  32. Avital Friedland, LCSWClinical Social Worker1548770936
  33. Julia FriedlandClinical Social Worker1962227439
  34. Shawn Friedland, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1437599925
  35. Alana Friedlander, PSYDClinical Psychologist1528762192
  36. Rachel FriedlanderStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1124604574
  37. Rebecca FriedlanderPhysician Assistant1477672061
  38. Corey Friedli, CF-SLPSpeech-Language Assistant1376941161
  39. Alan FriedmanPsychologist1295966166
  40. Alexander Friedman, PHARMDPharmacist1922344993
  41. Baila Friedman, BSN RNRegistered Nurse1245577345
  42. Barbara Friedman, PHDPsychologist1700850203
  43. Benjamin Friedman, M.D.Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1295772267
  44. Bonnie Friedman, M.A., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1265653026
  45. Daniel Friedman, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1033122486
  46. Daniel FriedmanInfectious Disease Physician1023629680
  47. Ellen Friedman, P.T.Physical Therapist1528139862
  48. Emily Friedman, MSN, APRN, WHNP-BCNurse Practitioner1649865486
  49. Emma Friedman, PA-CPhysician Assistant1801557046
  50. Eric Friedman, MDAnesthesiology Physician1720549884

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.