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 16)
| Name |
|---|
| Katina Venetos, MD Dermatology Physician |
| Tanya Verdoljak, M.A., CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Denise Verges, MD Rheumatology Physician |
| Marissa Versalle, DO Hospitalist Physician |
| David Vigder, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Mariana Vigiola Cruz, MD Trauma Surgery Physician |
| Michael Viglione, MD PHD Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician |
| Courtney Viscomi, PSYD, BCBA Behavior Analyst |
| Kathryn Vitale, MSN, APN, AGCNS-BC Clinical Nurse Specialist |
| Katherine Voigt, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| Halle Voos, MA, CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Marianne Vuckovich, R.K.T. Kinesiotherapist |
| Jamie Wabich, M.D. Gastroenterology Physician |
| Donna Wagner, CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Edye Wagner, RD, LDN Registered Dietitian |
| Linda Walker, L.M.T. Massage Therapist |
| Fiona Waller, LCSW Social Worker |
| Anuja Walsh, D.O. Anesthesiology Physician |
| Michael Walsh, MD Neurological Surgery Physician |
| David Wang, MD PHD Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician |
| Elizabeth Wang, CPNP Pediatric Nurse Practitioner |
| Ryan Wang, MD Neurology Physician |
| Heelai Wardak, PA-C Surgical Physician Assistant |
| Debra Warren, LCSW, ACSW, BCD Clinical Social Worker |
| Jeffrey Waskin, DO Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Nancy Watson, LCSW, CADC Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor |
| Chang Wee, MD Anesthesiology Physician |
| Regis Weiss, M.D. Gynecologic Oncology Physician |
| Elizabeth Weldon, MSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Sean Wessel, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| Victoria Weston, M.D. Emergency Medicine Physician |
| George Wiegold, OPTICIAN Optician |
| Sylvia Wier, FNP-C Plastic Surgery Physician |
| Kimberly Wiersma, ACNP-BC Acute Care Nurse Practitioner |
| Amanda Williams, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| Christy Williams, MD Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Julianna Williams, FNP-C Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Alicia Wilson, PA Physician Assistant |
| Claudia Wiser, PT Physical Therapist |
| Theresa Wojciak, APRN, CNP Nurse Practitioner |
| Jessica Wolbrink, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Carey Woodruff, PH.D. Clinical Psychologist |
| Alan Woronoff, M.D. Diagnostic Radiology Physician |
| Darrin Worthington, AU.D. Audiologist |
| Amanda Wright, PT Physical Therapist |
| Igor Wroblewski, M.D. Internal Medicine Physician |
| Catherine Wu, M.D. Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Rachel Wurtzel, OTR/L Occupational Therapist |
| Maya Yabumoto, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Beisi Yang Physician Assistant |
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