Doctors in Des Plaines, IL
Active healthcare providers in Des Plaines sourced from the CMS NPPES weekly file, no proprietary ratings, no editorial scores. NPI counts, specialty distribution, and primary practice addresses refreshed each release.
Where this city sits in the corpus
Des Plaines ranks 38th among 540 Illinois cities by CMS provider count, holding 0.5% of the state's NPIs, led by Pharmacist.
- 1,125
- NPPES providers in city
- 38th
- of 540 IL cities
- 0.5%
- of Illinois providers
- 23.5%
- in top 3 specialties
Des Plaines ranks #8 of 10 Illinois cities for Pharmacist.
Where Des Plaines ranks among Illinois cities
Provider count vs every Illinois city in CMS NPPES (540 cities)
1,125 Top 7% higher than 93% of 540 cities
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
Specialty mix in Des Plaines
Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy
- Pharmacist
Pharmacist
95 providers
- Behavior Technician
Behavior Technician
95 providers
- Physical Therapist
Physical Therapist
74 providers
- Speech-Language Path…
Speech-Language Pathologist
55 providers
- Clinical Social Worker
Clinical Social Worker
55 providers
- Family Nurse Practit…
Family Nurse Practitioner
39 providers
- Family Medicine Phys…
Family Medicine Physician
38 providers
- Professional Counselor 36
Professional Counselor
36 providers
- Dentist 34
Dentist
34 providers
- Occupational Therapist 33
Occupational Therapist
33 providers
What this shows Pharmacist is the largest specialty (95 providers, 8.4% of the city), followed by Behavior Technician.
City vs state specialty index
Specialties Des Plaines has more, and fewer, of than Illinois average
Each multiple is this city's share of a specialty divided by that specialty's average share across Illinois , Des Plaines over-indexes ophthalmology physician at 5.5× the state average and under-indexes student in an organized health care education/training program at 0.31×. This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.
More common here than Illinois average
- Ophthalmology Physician 5.5×
- Behavior Technician 2.3×
- Pharmacist 2×
- Behavior Analyst 1.8×
Less common here than Illinois average
How to read this directory & data limitations
Des Plaines, Illinois appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 1,125 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 Des Plaines - 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 Des Plaines 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 Des Plaines is weighted toward Pharmacist (95 clinicians, followed by Behavior Technician with 95 and Physical Therapist with 74). 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, Des Plaines reports roughly 9 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.
Of Illinois's most common specialties, Social Worker is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Des Plaines practice address, a coverage gap Des Plaines patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.
For Des Plaines 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.
Which specialties are most common in Des Plaines
| # | Specialty | Providers | % of city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pharmacist | 95 | 8.4% |
| 2 | Behavior Technician | 95 | 8.4% |
| 3 | Physical Therapist | 74 | 6.6% |
| 4 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 55 | 4.9% |
| 5 | Clinical Social Worker | 55 | 4.9% |
| 6 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 39 | 3.5% |
| 7 | Family Medicine Physician | 38 | 3.4% |
| 8 | Professional Counselor | 36 | 3.2% |
| 9 | Dentist | 34 | 3.0% |
| 10 | Occupational Therapist | 33 | 2.9% |
| 11 | General Practice Dentistry | 33 | 2.9% |
| 12 | Internal Medicine Physician | 26 | 2.3% |
| 13 | Chiropractor | 25 | 2.2% |
| 14 | Behavior Analyst | 24 | 2.1% |
| 15 | Ophthalmology Physician | 23 | 2.0% |
Healthcare Providers (Page 22)
| Name |
|---|
| Iulia Ursan Pharmacy Technician |
| Salih Uzun, MD Ophthalmology Physician |
| Alexandra Vacha, BCBA Behavior Analyst |
| Christina Valdivia, APRN Nurse Practitioner |
| Alizabeth Van Wieren, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| Malcolm Vandrevala, M.D. Psychiatry Physician |
| Katerina Vaselopulos School Psychologist |
| Kelly Vasquez, FNP-BC Registered Nurse |
| April Velasco Physical Therapist |
| John Venson, DPM Podiatrist |
| Mukund Venu, M.D. Gastroenterology Physician |
| Janet Vercelli, R.PH. Pharmacist |
| Dena Verderame, LCSW Social Worker |
| Aashesh Verma, M.D. Gastroenterology Physician |
| Lauren Verner, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| Monica Vidal, ED.S, M.ED. School Psychologist |
| Stephen Vile, M.D. Ophthalmology Physician |
| Anne Villagomez, MA, NCSP School Psychologist |
| Isabella Vivaldi Behavior Analyst |
| Gregory Vivirito, DDS Dentist |
| Vincent Vivirito, DDS Dentist |
| Zuie Wakade Gastroenterology Physician |
| Charlotte Walker, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Emily Waple Behavior Technician |
| Katherine Washagan Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Yasmine Watkins, RN Registered Nurse |
| Richard Watson, LPC Counselor |
| Staci Weber, LCPC Professional Counselor |
| Deannine Weber Ronan, PT Physical Therapist |
| Diane Weidner, OTD, R/L Occupational Therapist |
| Lowell Weil, DPM Podiatrist |
| Stephen Weinberg, DPM Podiatrist |
| Alan Weintraub, LSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Glenn Weiss, M.D. Family Medicine Physician |
| Katherine Weiss, PT Physical Therapist |
| Elaina Weldon, CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Sarah Wendel, PT Physical Therapist |
| Peter Werner, M.D. Pulmonary Disease Physician |
| Leslie Wester, LCPC Mental Health Counselor |
| Brian White, PHARM.D. Pharmacist |
| Keenan White Behavior Technician |
| Bonnie Whyte, PH.D. Clinical Psychologist |
| Latorria Williams Behavior Technician |
| Leora Williams, PHARMACIST Pharmacist |
| Megan Williams, D.C. Chiropractor |
| Michelle Wilson Developmental - Behavioral Pediatrics Physician |
| John Winkler, M.D. Ophthalmology Physician |
| Kathryn Winkler, MD Ophthalmology Physician |
| Stephen Winkler, M.D. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician |
| Barrett Winston School Social Worker |
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