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 127 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. Denise McNicholas, LCPCBolingbrook, IL 604901639931793
  2. Meghan McNicholasChicago, IL 606471578372645
  3. William McNichols, LPCBurbank, IL 604591750645842
  4. Jordan McNiffGlen Ellyn, IL 601371316669369
  5. Judy McNutt, QMHPCentralia, IL 628011699818823
  6. Hallie McPhee-Johnston, LPCDowners Grove, IL 605151134883945
  7. Heather McPherson, LCPC, MSDowners Grove, IL 605151710675806
  8. Margaret McPhersonEvanston, IL 602021265224786
  9. Taylor McPhersonWheaton, IL 601871194536110
  10. Elizabeth McQueen, B.A.Mattoon, IL 619381790853265
  11. Colleen McShane, MSCrystal Lake, IL 600141780355131
  12. Collin McShane, LPCArlington Heights, IL 600051699601252
  13. Colleen McSheaJoliet, IL 604351174328272
  14. Chelsey McSwainGrayslake, IL 600301316733702
  15. Christi McSweeney, LCPCNorthbrook, IL 600621639768732
  16. Gaia McVey, LCPCHerrin, IL 629481740476910
  17. Jessica McVeyBourbonnais, IL 609141184830226
  18. Jody McWhorterMount Carroll, IL 610531740309731
  19. Melissa MeadorNorthbrook, IL 600621093298820
  20. Kaci MeadorsOlney, IL 624501578893079
  21. Amanda MeadowsMount Vernon, IL 628641801580683
  22. Brandy Meadows, RN QMHPVienna, IL 629951205315645
  23. Jessica MeadowsChampaign, IL 618201275382343
  24. Pearl Meadows, BA MHPVienna, IL 629951821630484
  25. Jamie Meagher, BS, MHPDanville, IL 618321003194051
  26. Nicollette MebustCrystal Lake, IL 600141912628579
  27. Elizabeth Medernach, MAWest Chicago, IL 601851881965663
  28. Angela Medina, LCPCChicago, IL 606321225617418
  29. Iris MedinaHines, IL 601411427835909
  30. Yvette Medina, LCPC, CADC, CAMS IIBerwyn, IL 604021205110780
  31. Kaylin MedovichWheaton, IL 601871609744911
  32. Terri MedwedChampaign, IL 618201699188946
  33. Alyssa Meehan, MSAlgonquin, IL 601021467242974
  34. Chermeeka MeeksChicago, IL 606431386190841
  35. Kiara MeeksAurora, IL 605061700487030
  36. Brianna MeffordLawrenceville, IL 624391780335638
  37. Deborah Megson, L.C.P.C.Schaumburg, IL 601731396906970
  38. April MehtaCave In Rock, IL 629191669298683
  39. Katherine MeidPotomac, IL 618651578337820
  40. Catherine Meili, LCPC, M.A., NCCBarrington, IL 600101831621846
  41. Benjamin Meils, LCPCBourbonnais, IL 609141861162638
  42. Jessica MeingasnerAurora, IL 605061457844185
  43. Stephanie Meis, MA LCPCHighland Park, IL 600351053574798
  44. Jennifer MeiselOregon, IL 610611699315341
  45. Ana MejiaAurora, IL 605061144719550
  46. Virginia Mejia, LCSW CADC MISA IIWest Chicago, IL 601851982741344
  47. Yessenia Mejia, LCPCWauconda, IL 600841457179608
  48. Emelissa Mejia AguilarChicago, IL 606421568215622
  49. Claudia Melendez, L.C.P.C.Chicago, IL 606301851753784
  50. Beth MelewskiChicago, IL 606571801664529

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.