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 620 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. Maureen Lacy, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1275652984
  2. Thomas Lad, M.D.Medical Oncology Physician1972511632
  3. Julia Lada, LCSWClinical Social Worker1023430212
  4. Andras Ladanyi, M.D., PH.D.Gynecologic Oncology Physician1467784504
  5. Sydney Ladas, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1780522706
  6. Zoe Ladas, LPCProfessional Counselor1104494384
  7. Indrig Ladden, LCSWClinical Social Worker1922406412
  8. Keith Ladendorf, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1619092095
  9. Nicole Laderberg Bowers, PSYDClinical Psychologist1184146912
  10. Amy Ladewski, PA-CPhysician Assistant1083055180
  11. Michael Ladewski, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1821244633
  12. Kimball Ladien, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1629021787
  13. Tunji Ladipo, MDGeneral Practice Physician1245359025
  14. Daniela Ladner, MDTransplant Surgery Physician1720237159
  15. Margaret Ladner, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1871028746
  16. Juan Lado, MDPediatric Endocrinology Physician1972891216
  17. Megan Ladowski, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1912309360
  18. Joshua LaducaOrthotist1619830270
  19. Mary Laethem, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1013400142
  20. Jason LafavePediatrics Physician1083274997
  21. Marie Lafeir, MDDermatology Physician1063886844
  22. Jamie Lafevers, LCPCMental Health Counselor1538444070
  23. Shelby LaffertyClinical Social Worker1821946492
  24. Luke Laffin, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1487942074
  25. Manuel Lafita, MDFamily Medicine Physician1487706412
  26. Magdaline Lafleur, APRN, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1730986431
  27. Ross Lafleur, MS, LPCMental Health Counselor1982111563
  28. Shannon LafondStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1740120757
  29. Magdala Lafontant, D.P.MPrimary Podiatric Medicine Podiatrist1952600058
  30. Amy Lafoon Wilde, L.C.S.W.Social Worker1649325358
  31. Laurel Laforce, LCSW CADCClinical Social Worker1487716817
  32. John Paul Laforte, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1972815538
  33. Jennifer LafserDevelopmental Therapist1144528639
  34. Madeline LagProfessional Counselor1336870351
  35. Carmela Lagambina-LockwitzSpeech-Language Pathologist1104599984
  36. Mary LaganaClinical Social Worker1184804619
  37. Carolyn Lagattuta, DOFamily Medicine Physician1659808483
  38. Kaye Lagdaan, D.P.MFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1063644052
  39. Nehal LagdiwalaPharmacist1265267165
  40. J Lagen, LCSWMental Health Counselor1538210455
  41. Kaitlyn Lagesse, DMDDentist1205450509
  42. Franco Laghi, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1255836144
  43. Lisa Lagomarcino, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1407492580
  44. Brittany Lagone, PHARMDPharmacist1639658719
  45. Lisa Lagorio, PHDSpeech-Language Pathologist1285755165
  46. Gabriela Lagos, L.C.P.C.Mental Health Counselor1275717076
  47. Karla LagosClinical Social Worker1881966869
  48. Yanira Lagos Escoto, MDInternal Medicine Physician1033842737
  49. Megan Lagoski, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1407018583
  50. Maria Lagowska, OTDPediatric Occupational Therapist1598486128

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.