NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Clinical Nurse Specialist in Illinois

162 NPPES records list clinical nurse specialist with a practice address in Illinois, 1.3 per 100,000 residents, the 7th highest rate of 51. Chicago and Peoria have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Illinois license search. Page 1 of 4.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 364S00000X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Chicago has the most, 27

  1. Chicago27
  2. Peoria27
  3. Oak Lawn9
  4. Lake Forest7
  5. Naperville7

Clinical Nurse Specialist records in Illinois

  1. Jeffrey Albaugh, PHD, APRN, CUCNSGlenview, IL 600261801967229
  2. Chris Ayers, CNSGalesburg, IL 614011801168158
  3. Christine Baker, RN, CNSChicago, IL 606371194842815
  4. Virginia Baker, MSN APNChicago, IL 606371639547417
  5. Tammy Barbour, DNP APRN-CNSBelleville, IL 622211528385762
  6. Maria Barnes, C.N.S.Chicago, IL 606371073705398
  7. Cynthia Barrett, A.P.N. CCNSJerseyville, IL 620521215062914
  8. Tina Marie Bauman, RN, MSN, APN, AGN-BCBarrington, IL 600101407349343
  9. Debra Beach, APNPeoria, IL 616151013945849
  10. Ana BedonChicago, IL 606571952778318
  11. Janice Beschorner, C.N.S.Chicago, IL 606371124219522
  12. Jodi Blaszczyk, RN, APNJoliet, IL 604351194230755
  13. Tom Blicharski, APNOak Lawn, IL 604531033460381
  14. Janice Boerke, APN CNSPeoria, IL 616031518992809
  15. Evelyn Bollinger, RNHarvey, IL 604261407097397
  16. Marilyn Borkgren, APN, MSElk Grove Village, IL 600071518919521
  17. Elizabeth Bowen, RN, ACCNS-AGCarbondale, IL 629011922799253
  18. Diane Boyle, APNPark Ridge, IL 600681902148018
  19. Julie Bracken, RN, MSEvergreen Park, IL 608051235371238
  20. Angeline Brechlin, APNRockford, IL 611041689774531
  21. Jennifer Brown, APN-CNS-BCPeoria, IL 616371356648497
  22. Michelle Buck, RN, CNSWarrenville, IL 605551982621421
  23. Stephanie Cain, APN, DNPPeoria, IL 616061255587812
  24. Eileen Carter, APRNJoliet, IL 604351164868790
  25. Natalie Cates-Rudolph, APN/CNSOak Lawn, IL 604531336480359
  26. David ChilickiLibertyville, IL 600481508453374
  27. Marvis CusterBloomington, IL 617041215237987
  28. Tamera Daily, APPPeoria, IL 616151760709851
  29. Sharon Damron, APN, CNSPeoria, IL 616371841638855
  30. Lani Destree, MS APN CNS CDENaperville, IL 605401316186083
  31. Sandra Dixon, C.N.S.Champaign, IL 618201255541496
  32. Jamie Doubet, APNPeoria, IL 616061124344023
  33. Linda Dries, MS, APRN, BC-ADMRockford, IL 611041942437785
  34. Melissa DyePeoria, IL 616041467575092
  35. Diane Eckhouse, MS,APN,OCNS-CGlenview, IL 600261124249693
  36. Brenda Eden, NPDecatur, IL 625211366676835
  37. Jeanette Edie, CNS APRN CWOCN CFCRoscoe, IL 610731245210285
  38. Theresa Ellingsen, AGCNS-BCAurora, IL 605061659079804
  39. Tammie Ellingson, CNSUrbana, IL 618011225103989
  40. Joann Eriksson, APN-CNSGlenview, IL 600261588018311
  41. Dawn Farwell, APN-CNSEvanston, IL 602011730204686
  42. Jacqueline FitzgeraldLake Forest, IL 600451144808882
  43. Denise Fleig, APNPark Ridge, IL 600681982945903
  44. Diana France, APN, CNSPeoria, IL 616051720326069
  45. Victoria Fron, C.N.S.Chicago, IL 606371700078144
  46. Jessica Gamblin, APNPeoria, IL 616151356792956
  47. Catherine Gentz, CNSRockford, IL 611041205990801
  48. Rosalia Gonzalez, DNPChicago, IL 606121548364060
  49. Carissa GorhamPeoria, IL 616371407259559
  50. Madelene Grimm, APNSkokie, IL 600761538325659

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 364S00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Illinois ranks 7 of 51 per resident

  1. Ohio2.0
  2. Oklahoma1.8
  3. Rhode Island1.5
  4. Illinois1.3
  5. Hawaii1.0
  6. Wisconsin0.9
  7. 50 states and D.C.0.5

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 364S00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

50.6% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 34.9% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. Illinois50.6%
  2. United States34.9%

Clinical Nurse Specialist records in Illinois, measured

  • In a Medicare file82 of 162 · 50.6% here, 34.9% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file48 · 29.6% here, 20.6% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more108 · 66.7% here, 60.2% nationally
  • Median graduation year2008 · the 48 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 364S00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

162 NPPES records list clinical nurse specialist (364S00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Illinois: 1.3 per 100,000 residents against 0.5 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Chicago has 27 of them (17%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. California163
  2. Texas151
  3. Minnesota140
  4. Ohio234

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Rhode Island1.5
  2. Hawaii1.0
  3. Wisconsin0.9
  4. Indiana0.9

The largest states

  1. Ohio234
  2. California163
  3. Texas151
  4. Minnesota140
  5. Oklahoma73

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record is not a license.

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.