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 658 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. Katherine Grace Lim, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1447401625
  2. Kevin LimThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1740083997
  3. Lawrence Lim, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1316026420
  4. Lynn Lim, PASurgical Physician Assistant1952331100
  5. Matthew LimStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1417705799
  6. Nerissa LimPhysical Therapist1336970938
  7. Patricia Lim, PSY.D.Clinical Neuropsychologist1144331075
  8. Peter LimGeneral Practice Dentistry1417946641
  9. Peter Lim, DOInternal Medicine Physician1316477995
  10. Robert Lim, ATCAthletic Trainer1336117100
  11. Roy Lim, MDInternal Medicine Physician1518549336
  12. Shaniah LimCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1710668868
  13. Sisinio Lim, MDAnesthesiology Physician1184735094
  14. Sulpicia LimTechnician/Technologist1992917090
  15. Sungho Lim, M.D.Vascular Surgery Physician1851739403
  16. Tae Lim, PHARM DPharmacist1336012012
  17. Vincent Lim, ATC,CEASAthletic Trainer1992767925
  18. Warren LimGeneral Practice Dentistry1285563064
  19. Wesley Lim, MDVascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1962104695
  20. Irene Isabel Lim-Beutel, MD, MPHPediatric Surgery Physician1710278973
  21. Emelita Lim-Meneses, M.D.General Practice Physician1699804948
  22. Alex Lima, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1356389381
  23. Jeniffer Lima, MDFamily Medicine Physician1619590601
  24. Karina Lima, LCSWSocial Worker1144620444
  25. Luiz Lima Da Silva Neto, DCChiropractor1811854797
  26. Josephine Limandri, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1508885229
  27. Katie Limardi, D.D.S.Dentist1053606475
  28. Seema Limaye, MDGeriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1104843788
  29. Nina Limbeck, LCSWSocial Worker1912516386
  30. Daniel Limoges, PHARMDPharmacist1568853125
  31. Jilienne Limon, PHARMDPharmacist1154889046
  32. Nicole Limon, APN-CNPNurse Practitioner1750789756
  33. Sydney LimonCase Manager/Care Coordinator1215885652
  34. Teofilo Limosnero, D.D.S.Dentist1386867208
  35. Mariko LimparOccupational Medicine Physician1932511011
  36. Suwicha LimvorasakPharmacist1891980686
  37. Adam Lin, M.D., PH.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1467846360
  38. Albert Lin, M.D.Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1508820218
  39. Carol Lin, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1467613653
  40. Catherine Lin, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1659532877
  41. Chen Lin, MDOtolaryngology Physician1972959336
  42. Chiao-Jung LinSocial Worker1912730904
  43. Chih-Hsien Lin, LCPC, BC-DMT, EMDRProfessional Counselor1922530641
  44. Christine LinStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1578493060
  45. Clarice Lin, MDRheumatology Physician1669051777
  46. David LinStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1033921853
  47. Emily LinObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1871034215
  48. Fang Lin, ACUPUNCTURISTAcupuncturist1952523763
  49. Henry Lin, MDGeneral Practice Physician1356387559
  50. Hsien-Chih Lin, LPCMental Health Counselor1558084194

The largest Illinois cities

  1. Springfield4,997
  2. Naperville4,634
  3. Peoria4,621
  4. Evanston4,013
  5. Rockford3,893

All of Illinois →

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.