Doctors and health care providers in Evanston, IL
4,013 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Evanston, 5th of 541 Illinois cities. The largest group is clinical social worker: 387, 10% of the city's records, against 6% across Illinois. Page 54 of 81.
The 8 largest groups in Evanston
Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.
Evanston in Illinois
- Rank in Illinois5th of 541 cities by records
- Share of the state1.7% of Illinois's records
- Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
- Top three groups20.5% of all records
- Clinical Social Worker rank2nd of the 10 Illinois cities with the most
Compared with Illinois as a whole, Evanston has 5× the state's share of hospitalist physician records and 0.38× its share of speech-language pathologist records.
Providers in Evanston, alphabetically
- Cristina Pagett, MDHospitalist Physician1346358157
- Ajit Paintal, M.D.Anatomic Pathology Physician1972731636
- Anna Palafox, PHARMDPharmacist1619369683
- Lisa Palazzolo, DPT, ATCSports Physical Therapist1316916364
- Zoe PalkoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1285178483
- Nicole Palmer, MD, MPHStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1003748252
- Neil Panchal, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1962899104
- Antoinette PanganibanMental Health Counselor1104791771
- Therese PanisBehavior Technician1467279877
- Jennifer Panning, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1184704066
- Afreen Papa, MDInternal Medicine Physician1043771868
- Houri Papazian, APN-CNPNurse Practitioner1508328410
- Tracie Pape, LCSWClinical Social Worker1487985875
- Valerie Papillon, LCSWClinical Social Worker1255827333
- Catherine Pappas, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1548933757
- Papuna Papuashvili, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1518845007
- Kayleigh Parent, MSW, LCSW, CAADCClinical Social Worker1306193198
- Vincent Parenti, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1225597503
- Jimmy ParikhHospitalist Physician1740596261
- Ronak Parikh, DOInfectious Disease Physician1114337805
- Megan Parilla, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1518348762
- Laura Parise, MDPsychiatry Physician1538189808
- Amber Parish, PHARMDPharmacist1619378940
- Gloria Park, DNP, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1023987427
- Amanda Parker, DNP, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1164189593
- Kathleen ParkerNurse Practitioner1356433239
- Heather Parkerson, FNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1467901025
- Mary Parkinson, LCPCMental Health Counselor1821242694
- Andrea Parks, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1437150471
- Randy Parks, M.A. L.C.P.C.Mental Health Counselor1639410467
- Claire Parmenter, DPTPhysical Therapist1104082759
- Muriel Patay, D.MIN., LCSWClinical Social Worker1922177971
- Colton Pate, DOInternal Medicine Physician1255076527
- Aesha Patel, MDVascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1699303479
- Akash Patel, DOPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1336639061
- Akshar Patel, MDHospitalist Physician1265162085
- Alpana Patel, RNGeneral Practice Registered Nurse1972275212
- Amisha Patel, MDHospitalist Physician1114657046
- Anisha Patel, APN-CNSClinical Nurse Specialist1669916292
- Brijesh Patel, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1649899055
- Daksesh Patel, D.O.Gastroenterology Physician1154526770
- Ekta Patel, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1609188267
- Jayna Patel, D.O.Facial Plastic Surgery Physician1619109154
- Keval Patel, MDHospitalist Physician1336600469
- Madhav Patel, DOInternal Medicine Physician1184465049
- Mallika PatelInternal Medicine Physician1437524675
- Megha Patel, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1841828118
- Neal PatelGeneral Practice Physician1417767187
- Neel PatelStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1407799786
- Neerali Patel, DPTNeurology Physical Therapist1356014021
The largest Illinois cities
- Chicago63,379
- Springfield4,997
- Naperville4,634
- Peoria4,621
- Rockford3,893
How to read this directory
Evanston, Illinois appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 4,013 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 Evanston - 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 Evanston 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 Evanston is weighted toward Clinical Social Worker (387 clinicians, followed by Mental Health Counselor with 245 and Professional Counselor with 192). 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, Evanston reports roughly 32 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, Family Nurse Practitioner is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Evanston practice address, a coverage gap Evanston patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.
For Evanston 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 Evanston, IL?
There are 4,013 registered healthcare providers in Evanston, IL, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.
What are the most common medical specialties in Evanston?
The most common specialties in Evanston are Clinical Social Worker, Mental Health Counselor, Professional Counselor, Internal Medicine Physician, Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program. Clinical Social Worker has the most providers with 387.
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.