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 471 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. Victoria HesterPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1790635241
  2. Joshua Hetherington, MSMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1114053766
  3. Andrea HettelBehavior Technician1134935216
  4. Kristin Hettich, MSW, LSWClinical Social Worker1487573556
  5. Steven Hettinger, D.C.Chiropractor1598893513
  6. Maggie Hettman, MSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1306244413
  7. Fredrick HetzelHospitalist Physician1760942478
  8. Melissa Hetzel, RN, CCMRegistered Nurse1982093738
  9. Emily Heuck, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1609542885
  10. Jessica HeuerBehavior Analyst1922582758
  11. Rana HeweziPediatrics Physician1871343749
  12. Cecily Hewitt, CNA CERTIFICATENurse's Aide1689204976
  13. Jessica Hewitt, LCSWClinical Social Worker1881581221
  14. Paul HewittCommunity Health Worker1104697994
  15. Kalypso HexMarriage & Family Therapist1275409963
  16. Jineane Heybeck, PTPhysical Therapist1568687200
  17. Cameron Heyd, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1285208140
  18. Keion HeydarpourStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1033091558
  19. Peter Heydemann, M.D.Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician1760419311
  20. Michelle Heyden, MAAT, LCPCMental Health Counselor1124036264
  21. Mary HeylBehavior Technician1588409890
  22. Taryn Heyman, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1881128031
  23. Reuben Heyman-KantorPsychiatry Physician1386103489
  24. John Heymann, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1700106234
  25. Lynn Heyne, DPTPhysical Therapist1518242817
  26. Laura Heyson, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1770041949
  27. Armita Hezarkhani, DMDDentist1285230425
  28. Megan Hibbard, MPTPhysical Therapist1033287156
  29. John Hibbeln, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1093773962
  30. Jayonna HibblerBehavior Technician1023978699
  31. Shayna Hibbs, M.D.Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1972828549
  32. Katherine Hibey, LPCCounselor1750617494
  33. Narutoshi Hibino, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1295134484
  34. Adam Hibma, PSYDClinical Psychologist1033745401
  35. Isabel Hickerson, LCSWClinical Social Worker1396393302
  36. Brittany HickeyPharmacist1669076741
  37. Caroline HickeyMental Health Counselor1083508469
  38. Catherine Hickey, PA-CPhysician Assistant1861964256
  39. Colleen Hickey, M.DEmergency Medicine Physician1336333913
  40. Courtney Hickey, LCSWClinical Social Worker1922557404
  41. Erin Hickey, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1780032441
  42. Gwendolyn HickeySocial Worker1164192019
  43. Lindsey Hickey, APNNurse Practitioner1467618819
  44. Lynette Hickey, LCSWClinical Social Worker1689706749
  45. Madison Hickey, COTA/LBehavior Technician1275295248
  46. Margaret Hickey, RNNurse Practitioner1902018765
  47. Matt HickeyPharmacist1699528232
  48. Rachel Hickey, MS, CGCGenetic Counselor (M.S.)1720507486
  49. Nicole Hickman, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1619626280
  50. Tamyra Hickman, LSWSocial Worker1689462822

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.