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 171 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. Jordan SayersChicago, IL 606241235715897
  2. Kathleen ScafideMelrose Park, IL 601601134567803
  3. Andrea Scaggs, MA, LPC, NCCChicago, IL 606241487252474
  4. Hannah ScahillMelrose Park, IL 601601720501513
  5. Lindsey Scarlett, LCPCOak Park, IL 603011497169205
  6. Kathryn Scarmardo, LCPCCrystal Lake, IL 600121972858157
  7. Jennifer Scarpace, BALombard, IL 601481306118773
  8. Miriana ScatolaEvanston, IL 602021790410900
  9. Sarah SchachtChicago, IL 606031013682145
  10. Elizabeth SchaeferWheaton, IL 601871386166593
  11. Carolyn Schafer, MA LCSWHoffman Estates, IL 601691053590455
  12. Rivka SchaffelBuffalo Grove, IL 600891306776760
  13. Brandon Schaffer, MHPDixon, IL 610211699573220
  14. Brittany SchafferSouth Elgin, IL 601771740883990
  15. Suzanne Schalber, MA NCC LCPCPekin, IL 615541770541302
  16. Jason Schallack, MFAMelrose Park, IL 601601003104324
  17. Kristin SchambachArlington Heights, IL 600041982592143
  18. Emily SchamberWatseka, IL 609701275201857
  19. Stefanie SchanabergerChicago, IL 606131902106289
  20. Zachary SchankEvanston, IL 602021669171419
  21. Cynthia Scharnowski, LPCElgin, IL 601231447999818
  22. Samantha Scharringhausen, MALong Grove, IL 600471457243032
  23. Erin Schaub, M.A.Hillsboro, IL 620491063638815
  24. Taylor SchauffDixon, IL 610211629747175
  25. Emma Schaul, MA, LPCHinsdale, IL 605211578306882
  26. Amanda Scheblein, MAChicago, IL 606511568006930
  27. Lucas Schedel, LPCJoliet, IL 604351083413124
  28. Gert Scheepers, NCCWheaton, IL 601871154994986
  29. Christine SchererWheaton, IL 601871437414422
  30. Philip Schertz, MA, NCCWest Peoria, IL 616041487162228
  31. Darla SchiburSullivan, IL 619511346808227
  32. Erin Schicht, LCPCPlainfield, IL 605441023550571
  33. Kyle SchiebertNormal, IL 617611235067984
  34. Allison Schieferle UhlenbrockMorton, IL 615501568945061
  35. Deb Schierbeck, LCPCPeoria, IL 616141588689079
  36. Brittany SchiererElgin, IL 601231275884066
  37. Lise Schiffer, LCSWChicago, IL 606451669545919
  38. Lia Schillinger, LCPCKankakee, IL 609011124373675
  39. Tom SchimelWestern Springs, IL 605581942782313
  40. Michael Schlagel, M.A., L.C.P.C.Antioch, IL 600021659426963
  41. Jennifer Schlemmer, BASterling, IL 610811659543395
  42. Natalia Schlesinger Baranek, MA, LCPCChicago, IL 606031730032830
  43. Amber SchleuningRock Island, IL 612011467255588
  44. Katrin SchlichtElgin, IL 601231013647429
  45. Haylee SchlimDekalb, IL 601151851172167
  46. Brittany SchlinkNormal, IL 617611558226290
  47. Justin Schloer, LCPCGrayslake, IL 600301568841468
  48. Caroline SchmaedekeWillowbrook, IL 605271629765276
  49. Kayla Schmeichel-Ashby, MHPDu Quoin, IL 628321720970320
  50. Heidi Schmelter, MHPChicago, IL 606221912280371

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.