NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mental Health Counselor in Illinois

10,716 NPPES records list mental health counselor with a practice address in Illinois, 85 per 100,000 residents, the 20th highest rate of 51. Chicago and Wheaton have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Illinois license search. Page 112 of 215.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 101YM0800X · 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, 2,130

  1. Chicago2,130
  2. Wheaton441
  3. Aurora412
  4. Elgin333
  5. Bloomington285

Mental Health Counselor records in Illinois

  1. Amy Light, LCPCPeoria, IL 616051710210711
  2. Barbara LilesAlton, IL 620021538562525
  3. Christopher Liljedahl, MA, LCPCAlton, IL 620021710223227
  4. Whitney Lilly, MAChicago, IL 606111023989241
  5. Pauline Limberg, LPC, MA, MDIVBuffalo Grove, IL 600891265253744
  6. Kathi Limoges, MSAurora, IL 605061629240072
  7. Hsien-Chih Lin, LPCChicago, IL 606161558084194
  8. Min Hsuan Lin, MA, LPCChicago, IL 606181013739812
  9. Ryan LinEvanston, IL 602011083587752
  10. Shan Ru Lin, LCPC, ATR-BC, ATCSChicago, IL 606571689343501
  11. Yuzhen LinChicago, IL 606011063240794
  12. Keirstin Lincoln, LPCChicago, IL 606011467174573
  13. Milea LindChicago, IL 606251225724305
  14. Sally Lindberg, MAChicago, IL 606401104049360
  15. Karen Lindenmeyer, LCPCBolingbrook, IL 604401346337045
  16. Susan LinderDixon, IL 610211629756424
  17. Mary Lindhartsen, MS, LCPCNaperville, IL 605631457476517
  18. Emilie Lindquist, BSWBeardstown, IL 626181104457597
  19. Eric LindquistChicago, IL 606431083058812
  20. Vita LindquistElk Grove Village, IL 600071699498899
  21. Jane Lindsey, BS MHPPekin, IL 615541942265855
  22. Mark LindseyDekalb, IL 601151538432521
  23. Sharon LindseyBloomington, IL 617011497323455
  24. Tiffany LindseyGalesburg, IL 614011871471409
  25. Allison LindstromWatseka, IL 609701043641756
  26. Elizabeth LinkPekin, IL 615541922066554
  27. Sarah LinkerColumbia, IL 622361891654224
  28. Mackenzie LiottaChicago, IL 606111760212294
  29. Wesley LiouRolling Meadows, IL 600081821929910
  30. Jessica Lipinski, LSWLake Villa, IL 600461720784333
  31. Galina Lipkin, LPC, MA, NCCChicago, IL 606571346726080
  32. Debra Lipman, LPHAAurora, IL 605021629288337
  33. Clyde Lipp, LCPCMoline, IL 612651346325966
  34. Ashley Lippens, LCSWMacomb, IL 614551033761234
  35. Taylor LippertBerwyn, IL 604021750011037
  36. Willie LipseyChicago, IL 606561275280307
  37. Katie Liquori, MHP BSAurora, IL 605061851742126
  38. Kensington LisBloomington, IL 617011285551010
  39. Walter Lisatowicz, BSWWheaton, IL 601871851665517
  40. Avery Liss, MHPOlney, IL 624501447877113
  41. Anna LiszkaPeoria, IL 616141386283562
  42. Robert LitavecChicago, IL 606131861310302
  43. Jessica LitchfieldMacomb, IL 614551033944624
  44. Susan LitoffChicago, IL 606021528397759
  45. Alanna Little, LPCPalatine, IL 600671326603895
  46. Brittney Little, LPCBolingbrook, IL 604401770474066
  47. Carolyn LittleDekalb, IL 601151508475849
  48. Daniel LittleSterling, IL 610811053437988
  49. Jakob LittleWheaton, IL 601871639894769
  50. Joe LittleCarthage, IL 623211134349970

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 101YM0800X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Illinois ranks 20 of 51 per resident

  1. New York102
  2. Montana101
  3. Arkansas87
  4. Illinois85
  5. Kentucky84
  6. Maine82
  7. 50 states and D.C.87

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 101YM0800X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

4.4% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 5.2% 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. Illinois4.4%
  2. United States5.2%

Mental Health Counselor records in Illinois, measured

  • In a Medicare file468 of 10,716 · 4.4% here, 5.2% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file726 · 6.8% here, 8.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more5,063 · 47.2% here, 52.6% nationally
  • Median graduation year2015 · the 726 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 101YM0800X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

10,716 NPPES records list mental health counselor (101YM0800X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Illinois: 85 per 100,000 residents against 87 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Chicago has 2,130 of them (20%).

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. Pennsylvania10,019
  2. New Jersey10,009
  3. Texas9,782
  4. North Carolina8,858

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Arkansas86.8
  2. Kentucky83.8
  3. Maine82.5
  4. Idaho82.5

The largest states

  1. California28,617
  2. Florida23,249
  3. New York19,989
  4. Massachusetts18,415
  5. Washington18,094

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.