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 71 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. Janae BakerStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1558896365
  2. Jeffrey Baker, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1215935739
  3. Jenna BakerPharmacist1548199425
  4. Jennifer Baker, LCPCProfessional Counselor1003228578
  5. Jessica BakerNeurology Physician1033912076
  6. Jillian Baker, MS OTR/LOccupational Therapist1154647311
  7. John Baker, ODOptometrist1447243936
  8. Joshua Baker, D.O.Clinical Genetics (M.D.) Physician1134534597
  9. Katherine Baker, LCPCMental Health Counselor1063270734
  10. Kristin Baker, P.A.-CMedical Physician Assistant1235154097
  11. Latrice Baker, LCSWClinical Social Worker1851286884
  12. Lauren Baker, LCSWClinical Social Worker1528822483
  13. Lori Baker, LCSWClinical Social Worker1316417207
  14. Luke BakerBehavior Analyst1104602663
  15. Mark Baker, DCChiropractor1619088804
  16. Mark Baker, DDSEndodontics1568558112
  17. Marsha Baker, OTRPediatric Occupational Therapist1760505762
  18. Mary Baker, DNP, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1578418422
  19. Melissa Baker, MS, RD, LDNRegistered Dietitian1356771208
  20. Njeri Baker, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1093917528
  21. Olivia Baker, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1790553048
  22. Rachel BakerProfessional Counselor1881146314
  23. Rebekah BakerBehavior Technician1366053704
  24. Reginald Baker, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1134289382
  25. Robert Baker, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1306280516
  26. Sadie Baker, LPCProfessional Counselor1487284899
  27. Sarah Baker, DVMVeterinarian1366866741
  28. Sarah Baker, FDN-PHealth & Wellness Coach1780480889
  29. Sarah BakerPhysical Therapist1558248856
  30. Sylvester BakerMental Health Counselor1871412270
  31. Talia Baker, M.D.Transplant Surgery Physician1255311577
  32. Terrance Baker, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1750403572
  33. Timothy Baker, LCPCProfessional Counselor1639880248
  34. Valerie BakerStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1649074592
  35. Virginia Baker, MSN APNClinical Nurse Specialist1639547417
  36. Wendy Baker, PSYD, MSCPPsychologist1144952391
  37. Lauren Baker-Rhem, RN, MSN, CPNP-ACCritical Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner1578165643
  38. Kendra Baker-Roseboro, L.C.P.CCounselor1356523427
  39. Katerina Bakhmut, PHARMDPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1891216842
  40. Kristopher BakhtiarClinical Social Worker1184510174
  41. Avinash Bakhtiarpuri, MDInternal Medicine Physician1497641070
  42. Yasmin Bakir, DMDDentist1457919557
  43. Spyros Bakis, D.C., C.C.S.P.Neurology Chiropractor1508998170
  44. Joanna Bakos, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1487082848
  45. Joanna BakowskaProfessional Counselor1124627088
  46. Jason BaksasPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1407720543
  47. Karim Baksh, D.D.S.Dentist1447525282
  48. Mizba Baksh, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1285321521
  49. Kunal Bakshi, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1033591037
  50. Rajesh Bala, D.O.Emergency Medicine Physician1346536380

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.