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 72 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. Lee BalabanoffBehavior Technician1902643778
  2. Alexandra Balabanov, DOEpilepsy Physician1144857327
  3. Antoaneta Balabanov, MDNeurology Physician1770578304
  4. Roumen Balabanov, M.D.Neurology Physician1508817941
  5. Tania Balabanova, MDAnesthesiology Physician1730463282
  6. Tessa BalachOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1568628865
  7. Purnima Balachandran, MDGastroenterology Physician1659318509
  8. Uma BalachandranStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1356147854
  9. Rolanco Balagtas, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1417987363
  10. Gloria Balague, PH.D.Psychologist1275719940
  11. Arturo Balaguer Townsend, MD, MBEStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1699482208
  12. Aakash BalajiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1346936556
  13. Manjushree BalajiBehavior Technician1528951142
  14. Swathi Balaji, MS, MPHGenetic Counselor (M.S.)1124810627
  15. Thankappa Balaji, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1851392567
  16. Uma BalakrishnanOphthalmology Physician1629719141
  17. Bharat Balan, MD, MSInternal Medicine Physician1689258642
  18. Rolande Balan, DCChiropractor1750378006
  19. Bhavna Balaney, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1083913255
  20. Seema Balaney, DPTPhysical Therapist1275139420
  21. Estelita Balanon, PTPhysical Therapist1306194121
  22. Rita Balaporia, ED.D.School Psychologist1972298529
  23. Kaitlyn BalarieStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1386573327
  24. Reiko Balark, DDSDentist1538383062
  25. Glenn BalasPharmacist1366725368
  26. Nicole Balassone, AU.D.Audiologist1982430591
  27. Marc Balatero, MSN, RN, CNLCommunity Health Registered Nurse1578446183
  28. Ahleah Balawender, PA-CPhysician Assistant1851789473
  29. Ali Balay, LCSWClinical Social Worker1487307443
  30. Lara Balay, CGCGenetic Counselor (M.S.)1215887286
  31. Lourenz Marie BalayanNeuroscience Registered Nurse1962183533
  32. Peggy Balboa, RDRegistered Dietitian1154875516
  33. Erika BalbuenaFamily Nurse Practitioner1326724881
  34. Leonel BalcarcelInternal Medicine Physician1306665500
  35. Cesar BalcazarInterpreter1902044407
  36. Katie Balcer, P.A.Medical Physician Assistant1942582663
  37. Jakub Balcerzak, PHARM. D.Pharmacist1518241678
  38. Rebecca BalchProfessional Counselor1467227348
  39. Diane Baldacci, P.T.Physical Therapist1487605713
  40. Emma Baldacci, LAT, ATCAthletic Trainer1528753118
  41. Michele Baldasti, LPCProfessional Counselor1144080573
  42. Leah Baldauff, MS, PA-CPhysician Assistant1619259280
  43. Carolyn Balde, OTR/LMental Health Occupational Therapist1497417836
  44. Vanessa Baldeon, MSWClinical Social Worker1801780150
  45. Miriam BalderasCommunity Health Worker1225845795
  46. Anna Baldessari, CF-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1831072859
  47. Lavinia Baldi, PA-CPhysician Assistant1689293193
  48. Michael Baldinger, M.D.Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1598879223
  49. Eric Baldukas, MSW, LSWClinical Social Worker1760329569
  50. Casey Baldus, BCBABehavior Analyst1407425895

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.