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 492 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. Lisa Howard, PHARM. D.Pharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1891094876
  2. Madison HowardStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1891620324
  3. Martha Howard, M.D., P.C.Family Medicine Physician1497805386
  4. Mattie Howard, RNRegistered Nurse1336409077
  5. Maya HowardClinical Psychologist1114885423
  6. Megan Howard, MMSCGenetic Counselor (M.S.)1851121172
  7. Melodie Howard, LCSWClinical Social Worker1912320573
  8. Michele Howard, M.ED. CADC, MISA IIAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1497076020
  9. Nicolette HowardBehavior Analyst1740567130
  10. Rita Howard, RNRegistered Nurse1720007438
  11. Shalayla Howard, MDFamily Medicine Physician1982226056
  12. Taiyauna HowardBehavior Technician1962339994
  13. Telika Howard, IBCLCLactation Consultant (Non-RN)1114755329
  14. Vanessa Howard, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1093148397
  15. Venus Howard, APRNNurse Practitioner1518768159
  16. Nisha HowarthGastroenterology Physician1437996600
  17. Michelle HowdenMental Health Counselor1417199951
  18. Cheryl Howe, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1174983795
  19. Erin Howe, LCPCProfessional Counselor1962221796
  20. Jeanine Howe, LCPC, CDVPProfessional Counselor1679803936
  21. Jennifer Howe, LCSWClinical Social Worker1760718365
  22. Kathryn Howe, LCSWClinical Social Worker1417345224
  23. Lydia HoweMassage Therapist1346631439
  24. Michael HoweCounselor1760931547
  25. Monica Howe, PSY.DPsychoanalyst1366749582
  26. Albert Howell, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1033055967
  27. John Howell, MDVascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1902482607
  28. Kathleen Howell, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1346881299
  29. Kirstin Howell, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1760631915
  30. Soo Howell, APNAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1528347937
  31. Sarah Howells, PT, OCSOrthopedic Physical Therapist1033450580
  32. Anna Hower, APRN, CNPNurse Practitioner1184322281
  33. Sarah HowesBehavior Analyst1699667535
  34. Meghan Howie-Timmel, LCSWClinical Social Worker1467063859
  35. Erik Howland, PTPhysical Therapist1508142332
  36. Laura Howland, LCSWClinical Social Worker1326576711
  37. Benjamin HowlettPhysical Therapist1710726856
  38. Quentin Howlett-PrietoInternal Medicine Physician1740036524
  39. Kaylyn Howley, LPCProfessional Counselor1609229467
  40. Dana Howse, RD/LDNRegistered Dietitian1467900530
  41. David Howser, M. DIV., LCPCProfessional Counselor1609928761
  42. Lyndsei HowzeSocial Worker1972075927
  43. Denada Hoxha, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1427331644
  44. Ines HoxhaEmergency Medicine Physician1629727201
  45. Brooke Hoy, PT, DPTPediatric Physical Therapist1174216600
  46. John HoyOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1558118752
  47. Michelle HoyClinical Psychologist1821914029
  48. Rachel HoyDentist1619612454
  49. Lauren HoyeDentist1306211941
  50. Scott Hoye, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1457727646

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.