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 356 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. Fraeda Friedman, PHD, LCSWClinical Social Worker1144873886
  2. Freda Friedman, PHD LCSWSocial Worker1235231846
  3. Heidi Friedman, PT, DPT, PCSPhysical Therapist1578636395
  4. Jacob Friedman, MDOtolaryngology Physician1497296800
  5. Jamie Friedman, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1366587529
  6. Jane Friedman, MDAnesthesiology Physician1477306751
  7. Janice Friedman, PHDClinical Psychologist1639275829
  8. Jared Friedman, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1235698143
  9. John Friedman, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1053321836
  10. Jordana Friedman, MDInternal Medicine Physician1730119066
  11. Josephine Friedman, MSSpeech-Language Pathologist1154874493
  12. Lindsay Friedman, MD, MSSurgery Physician1487218103
  13. Madeline Friedman, LCSWClinical Social Worker1356866909
  14. Michael Friedman, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1487638953
  15. Michael Friedman, M.D.Otolaryngology Physician1932161056
  16. Michelle FriedmanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1609430099
  17. Miriam Friedman, MDRheumatology Physician1811489396
  18. Robert Friedman, L.C.S.W.Clinical Social Worker1023443025
  19. Tamar Friedman, MSW LCSWClinical Social Worker1144391723
  20. Yaakov Friedman, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1396839973
  21. Zachary Friedman, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1205226842
  22. Zachary Friedman, PAPhysician Assistant1427407782
  23. Lana Friedman Daugherty, PHD LCSWClinical Social Worker1053463091
  24. Katherine Friedmann, APNPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1588292130
  25. Nora Friedmann, PAHematology & Oncology Physician1598350894
  26. William Friedrich, DDSDentist1225175805
  27. Melanie Frieh, PA-CPhysician Assistant1891429106
  28. Carolyn Friend, PSY.D.Psychologist1447260278
  29. Lauren Friend, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1942837604
  30. Tynan FriendSurgery Physician1710741020
  31. Mercedes FriersonClinical Social Worker1053663609
  32. Elizabeth FriesOccupational Therapist1710363452
  33. Jacob FriesNeurology Physician1063306694
  34. Ann Friesema, LCPCProfessional Counselor1740519990
  35. Kristin Friesen, LCSWClinical Social Worker1841705431
  36. Randolph Frieser, PTPhysical Therapist1366466252
  37. Bradley Frieswyk, BCBABehavior Analyst1255672838
  38. Jeanne Frisby-Zedan, M.D.Pediatric Nephrology Physician1427599877
  39. Dana Frisch, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1447566088
  40. Gary Frisch, RPH, BSPHARMPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1982761318
  41. Hannah Frisch, PHDPsychologist1063565331
  42. Kasumi FrischMassage Therapist1811501018
  43. Naomi Frisch, OTDMental Health Occupational Therapist1740148071
  44. Ora Frisch, RDRegistered Dietitian1174723589
  45. Lily Friske, LCPCProfessional Counselor1063032290
  46. Kellie Frissora, APRN, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1245857762
  47. Alec FriswoldOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1013772177
  48. Peter Fritch, LCSWClinical Social Worker1689287294
  49. Jessica Frith, FNP-BCNurse Practitioner1073003463
  50. Annie FritschSurgery Physician1598507246

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.