Doctors in Chicago, IL
Active healthcare providers in Chicago sourced from the CMS NPPES weekly file, no proprietary ratings, no editorial scores. NPI counts, specialty distribution, and primary practice addresses refreshed each release.
61,239 healthcare providers across 20 specialties
Chicago, Illinois appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 61,239 registered healthcare providers spanning 20 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 2023 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 Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program (5,299 clinicians, followed by Clinical Social Worker with 3,908 and Internal Medicine Physician with 3,219). 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 488 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.
Within Illinois, Chicago ranks #1 of 540 cities tracked by provider count, accounting for 26.3% of the state's registered providers.
For Chicago patients, this directory is most useful as a starting shortlist, searching by specialty narrows the 690-taxonomy roster to clinicians with the relevant training, and each provider page links to NPI, state licensing boards, and the NPPES registry for credential verification. 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, so listing details may be out of date; call the practice directly to confirm the provider is still there, accepts your insurance, and is taking new patients. Nothing on this page substitutes for consulting a licensed clinician about your personal health decisions.
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Healthcare Providers (Page 84)
| Name |
|---|
| Dennis Bautista, OTR Occupational Therapist |
| Erleine Bautista, MD Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician |
| Jessica Noelle Bautista, DPT Physical Therapist |
| Kristine Bautista Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Maria Riza Bautista, MD Family Medicine Physician |
| Michelle Bautista, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Miguel Bautista, CADC Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor |
| Joseph Bavaro, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Joanne Bavelis, PAC Medical Physician Assistant |
| Santhoshi Bavi, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Margaret Bavis Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Aakash Bavishi, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Pranavi Bavishi Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Aasheeta Bawa, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| Inderjit Bawa, DDS Dentist |
| Qonain Bawany, DO Internal Medicine Physician |
| Kishori Dhaku Bawdane Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Abigail Bawden Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Jean Bax Clinical Social Worker |
| Pravir Baxi, M.D. Nephrology Physician |
| Cassandra Baxter, MACC Mental Health Counselor |
| Nicole Baxter, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Quaneicey Baxter, MD Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician |
| Katlyn Bay, MA Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Stephanie Bay, M.A. CCC-SLP/L Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Amber Bayee, L.C.S.W. Clinical Social Worker |
| Alexandra Bayer, LSW Social Worker |
| Brittany Bayer Mental Health Counselor |
| Katherine Bayer, MD Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Renay Bayer, SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Joabe Bayer Barbosa Clinical Psychologist |
| Kristine Bayers, PT Physical Therapist |
| Duygu Baylam Geleri, MD Diagnostic Radiology Physician |
| Barbara Bayldon, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Raymond Bayley, D.C. Chiropractor |
| Chelsie Baylor, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Frankie Baylor Pastoral Counselor |
| Pamela Baylor, MS OTR/L Occupational Therapist |
| Bryana Bayly Psychiatry Physician |
| Barbara Bayne, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Pemba Bayo, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Keenan Bayrakdar Internal Medicine Physician |
| Neema Bayran, M.D. Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician |
| Grethel Bayro, MS, CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Tykisha Bays Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor |
| Delton Bazan-Peche, D.C. Chiropractor |
| Hayley Bazarek, MS, CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Kassim Bazirgan, DMD Dentist |
| Elizabeth Bazzetta, PA-C Surgical Physician Assistant |
| Sarah Bazzetta, PA-C Physician Assistant |
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