Doctors in Springfield, IL
Active healthcare providers in Springfield 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
Springfield ranks 2nd among 540 Illinois cities by CMS provider count, holding 2.1% of the state's NPIs, led by Behavior Technician.
- 4,843
- NPPES providers in city
- 2nd
- of 540 IL cities
- 2.1%
- of Illinois providers
- 17.9%
- in top 3 specialties
Springfield ranks #3 of 10 Illinois cities for Behavior Technician.
Where Springfield ranks among Illinois cities
Provider count vs every Illinois city in CMS NPPES (540 cities)
4,843 Top 1% higher than 99% of 540 cities
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
Specialty mix in Springfield
Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy
- Behavior Technician
Behavior Technician
358 providers
- Internal Medicine Ph…
Internal Medicine Physician
257 providers
- Family Nurse Practit…
Family Nurse Practitioner
251 providers
- Certified Registered…
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
181 providers
- Clinical Social Worker
Clinical Social Worker
171 providers
- Professional Counselor
Professional Counselor
170 providers
- Pharmacist
Pharmacist
159 providers
- Family Medicine Phys…
Family Medicine Physician
153 providers
- Physical Therapist
Physical Therapist
145 providers
- Diagnostic Radiology… 120
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
120 providers
What this shows Behavior Technician is the largest specialty (358 providers, 7.4% of the city), followed by Internal Medicine Physician.
City vs state specialty index
Specialties Springfield 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 , Springfield over-indexes certified registered nurse anesthetist at 4.5× the state average and under-indexes mental health counselor at 0.39×. This reflects local practice structure, not care quality.
More common here than Illinois average
Less common here than Illinois average
How to read this directory & data limitations
Springfield, Illinois appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 4,843 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 Springfield - 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 Springfield 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 Springfield is weighted toward Behavior Technician (358 clinicians, followed by Internal Medicine Physician with 257 and Family Nurse Practitioner with 251). 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, Springfield reports roughly 38.6 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 Springfield practice address, a coverage gap Springfield patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.
For Springfield 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 Springfield
| # | Specialty | Providers | % of city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Behavior Technician | 358 | 7.4% |
| 2 | Internal Medicine Physician | 257 | 5.3% |
| 3 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 251 | 5.2% |
| 4 | Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist | 181 | 3.7% |
| 5 | Clinical Social Worker | 171 | 3.5% |
| 6 | Professional Counselor | 170 | 3.5% |
| 7 | Pharmacist | 159 | 3.3% |
| 8 | Family Medicine Physician | 153 | 3.2% |
| 9 | Physical Therapist | 145 | 3.0% |
| 10 | Diagnostic Radiology Physician | 120 | 2.5% |
| 11 | Emergency Medicine Physician | 115 | 2.4% |
| 12 | Pediatrics Physician | 108 | 2.2% |
| 13 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 95 | 2.0% |
| 14 | Physician Assistant | 95 | 2.0% |
| 15 | Nurse Practitioner | 94 | 1.9% |
Healthcare Providers (Page 75)
| Name |
|---|
| Dominic Ryaddigan, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Alexander Ryan, MD Diagnostic Radiology Physician |
| Benjamin Ryan, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
| Christopher Ryan, M.D. Anesthesiology Physician |
| Daniel Ryan, MD Diagnostic Radiology Physician |
| Monica Ryan, OD Optometrist |
| Sean Ryan, DMD Dentist |
| Stephen Ryan, M.D. Vascular Surgery Physician |
| Teagan Ryan, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| Leonard Rybak, M.D. Otolaryngology Physician |
| Allyn Ryder, MSOTRL Occupational Therapist |
| Zachary Ryder, CGC, MS Genetic Counselor (M.S.) |
| Angela Saab, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Julie Saal, RBT Behavior Technician |
| Christi Sabatka, PT Physical Therapist |
| Joseph Sabetti, OD Optometrist |
| Jonathan Sabo, BSN, RN, CCRN Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
| Michael Sabo, MD Diagnostic Radiology Physician |
| Lyndi Saccaro Behavior Technician |
| Nisha Pitamber Sadhwani, MD Pediatrics Physician |
| Mohammad Sadiq, MD Ophthalmology Physician |
| Daniel Sadowski, M.D. Urology Physician |
| Muzammil Saeed, DDS Dentist |
| Andrew Sagalov, DO Cardiovascular Disease Physician |
| Debdoot Saha, M.D Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician |
| Mohit Sahni, MD Family Medicine Physician |
| Hassan Sahori Neurology Physician |
| Gurpreet Sahota, MD Family Medicine Physician |
| Sufyan Said, M.D. Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician |
| Isatou Saidykhan Behavior Technician |
| Nitin Saini, MD Internal Medicine Physician |
| Lindsey Saint, M.D. Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician |
| Tania Sainvilier, LCPC Mental Health Counselor |
| Danielle Sakach, MA, LCPC, NCC Professional Counselor |
| John Salazar Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Saliha Saleem, MD Infectious Disease Physician |
| Ezzeldin Saleh, MD Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician |
| Nabeel Salka, MD, MSE Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician |
| Jared Salrin, MS3 Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Laurie Salvacion, P.T. Physical Therapist |
| Billee Samples, PHARMD Pharmacist |
| Gregg Sams Physical Therapist |
| Lucy Sams, PT, DPT Physical Therapist |
| Heather Samudovsky, PA-C Physician Assistant |
| Eshan Samuel, M.D. Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Mary Samulevich, APRN Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Renae Sanchez, R.PH. Pharmacist |
| Robert Sanchez, R.PH. Pharmacist |
| Carlos Sanchez -Glanville, MD Pediatric Surgery Physician |
| Juan Jose Sanchez Escobar, RBT Behavior Technician |
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