Doctors in Lake Forest, IL
Active healthcare providers in Lake Forest 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
Lake Forest ranks 58th among 540 Illinois cities by CMS provider count, holding 0.3% of the state's NPIs, led by Physical Therapist.
- 814
- NPPES providers in city
- 58th
- of 540 IL cities
- 0.3%
- of Illinois providers
- 20.9%
- in top 3 specialties
Lake Forest ranks #11 of 10 Illinois cities for Physical Therapist.
Where Lake Forest ranks among Illinois cities
Provider count vs every Illinois city in CMS NPPES (540 cities)
814 Top 11% higher than 89% of 540 cities
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
Specialty mix in Lake Forest
Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy
- Physical Therapist
Physical Therapist
67 providers
- Internal Medicine Ph…
Internal Medicine Physician
52 providers
- Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
51 providers
- Speech-Language Path…
Speech-Language Pathologist
34 providers
- Anesthesiology Physi…
Anesthesiology Physician
30 providers
- Clinical Social Worker 26
Clinical Social Worker
26 providers
- Occupational Therapist 23
Occupational Therapist
23 providers
- Pediatrics Physician 21
Pediatrics Physician
21 providers
- Nurse Practitioner 20
Nurse Practitioner
20 providers
- Audiologist 19
Audiologist
19 providers
What this shows Physical Therapist is the largest specialty (67 providers, 8.2% of the city), followed by Internal Medicine Physician.
City vs state specialty index
Specialties Lake Forest 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 , Lake Forest over-indexes audiologist at 6.5× the state average and under-indexes pharmacist at 0.44×. This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.
More common here than Illinois average
- Audiologist 6.5×
- Hospitalist Physician 3.8×
- Anesthesiology Physician 3.7×
- Physician Assistant 3.3×
Less common here than Illinois average
How to read this directory & data limitations
Lake Forest, Illinois appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 814 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 Lake Forest - 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 Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest is weighted toward Physical Therapist (67 clinicians, followed by Internal Medicine Physician with 52 and Physician Assistant with 51). 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, Lake Forest reports roughly 6.5 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, Mental Health Counselor is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Lake Forest practice address, a coverage gap Lake Forest patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.
For Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest
| # | Specialty | Providers | % of city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physical Therapist | 67 | 8.2% |
| 2 | Internal Medicine Physician | 52 | 6.4% |
| 3 | Physician Assistant | 51 | 6.3% |
| 4 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 34 | 4.2% |
| 5 | Anesthesiology Physician | 30 | 3.7% |
| 6 | Clinical Social Worker | 26 | 3.2% |
| 7 | Occupational Therapist | 23 | 2.8% |
| 8 | Pediatrics Physician | 21 | 2.6% |
| 9 | Nurse Practitioner | 20 | 2.5% |
| 10 | Audiologist | 19 | 2.3% |
| 11 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 18 | 2.2% |
| 12 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 17 | 2.1% |
| 13 | Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician | 16 | 2.0% |
| 14 | Emergency Medicine Physician | 15 | 1.8% |
| 15 | Pharmacist | 15 | 1.8% |
Healthcare Providers (Page 10)
| Name |
|---|
| June McCallister, PT Physical Therapist |
| William McCune, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| Erin McDermott, PT, DPT Physical Therapist |
| Emily McGee, SLPA Speech-Language Pathologist |
| John McGillen, M.D. Specialist |
| Cara McGowan, MA, LPC Professional Counselor |
| Caleen McGrath, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Michael McGuire, MD Urology Physician |
| Andrew McGurn, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Sharon Meekma, MS OTR/L Specialist |
| Leslie Mei, PA-C Surgical Physician Assistant |
| Laura Meller, MS, APN, CNS-BC Clinical Nurse Specialist |
| Heidi Memmel Mitidiero, MD Surgery Physician |
| Stacey Mendez, CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| Scott Metrick, M.D. Neurology Physician |
| Eric Meyer, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| Gayle Meyer, RDH, OMT Dental Hygienist |
| Jean Meyer, CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Ronald Meyer, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| Cherise Meyerson Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician |
| Sara Michael, M.D. Body Imaging Physician |
| Thomas Mientus, MD Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician |
| Ronald Migalski, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Christine Miks, CCC SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Heather Miller, MPT Physical Therapist |
| Judith Miller, PSY.D., CDAC Clinical Psychologist |
| Lora Millman, R.PH. Pharmacist |
| Christina Milos, AU.D., FAAA Audiologist |
| Caitlin Mink, MD Family Medicine Physician |
| Riley Minster, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Zoya Mirza Mental Health Counselor |
| Supriya Mohan Clinical Social Worker |
| Denise Monahan, M.D. Surgical Oncology Physician |
| Theresa Montella, P.T., O.C.S. Physical Therapist |
| Manuel Montez, MD Forensic Pathology Physician |
| Elizabeth Mooney Occupational Therapist |
| Susan Moorman Home Health Aide |
| Mackenzie Morgan Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Pamela Morrison, M.S.P.T. Orthopedic Physical Therapist |
| Thomas Morrison, M.D. Hospitalist Physician |
| Merrily Moyer Behavior Technician |
| Bailey Moynihan Physical Therapist |
| Ben Mui, RPH Pharmacist |
| Lauren Murphy, CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| Patrick Murphy Physician Assistant |
| Brenda Murray Registered Dietitian |
| Kelly Murray, MS,OTR/L,CKTP Occupational Therapist |
| Kelly Muscavitch, PA Physician Assistant |
| Charulatha Nagar, M.D. Neurology Physician |
| Alyssa Nagengast, LCSW Social Worker |
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