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 201 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. Alicia WadeLake Villa, IL 600311750897997
  2. Jeremy Wade, MHPAurora, IL 605061538548631
  3. Jessica WadeNorthbrook, IL 600621881233260
  4. Leslie WadePaxton, IL 609571710474135
  5. Kanika Wadhwa, LCPCEvanston, IL 602011942999560
  6. Serena Wadhwa, LCPCHoffman Estates, IL 601691245403724
  7. Ujo Wadjet-McGill-Nixon-JordanChicago, IL 606371972319119
  8. Gerald WadleighAurora, IL 605051124724257
  9. Amy Wagner, LCPCNaperville, IL 605641801340393
  10. Christina Wagner, M.S., LCPCLibertyville, IL 600481790031482
  11. Kinga Wagner, LCPCChicago, IL 606121700400082
  12. Lindsey Wagner, LCPCMt Sterling, IL 623531871713602
  13. Lisa Wagner, LPCNaperville, IL 605631730057142
  14. Michelle Wagner, L.M.H.C., L.C.P.C.Princeville, IL 615591467593962
  15. Victoria WagnerWaukegan, IL 600851619355781
  16. Rachel Wagner-Cantine, LCPCWestmont, IL 605591235455148
  17. Rama WahbehChicago, IL 606471932727351
  18. Hiba WaheedWaukegan, IL 600851457097693
  19. Nicole Wahlert, LCPC,CADCChicago, IL 606011053712802
  20. Brad Wahlig, LPCSwansea, IL 622261568993723
  21. Carol Wahlstrom, LCPCOak Brook, IL 605231619128543
  22. Benjamin WahlundAurora, IL 605041003747320
  23. Rahila WakaChicago, IL 606051245936905
  24. Valerie WakefieldMidlothian, IL 604451912523317
  25. Ant WalachRockford, IL 611141962388629
  26. Christine Walawander, MSED, NCC, LCPCBolingbrook, IL 604401952470759
  27. Erin WalbergSycamore, IL 601781457026940
  28. Laurie WaldenstromAntioch, IL 600021295618148
  29. Kaitlyn WalderbachWheaton, IL 601871306734348
  30. Shannon Walding, LPCChicago, IL 606011730991605
  31. Charlotte WaldmeirChicago, IL 606131790619252
  32. Alexis Walich, LPCGlenview, IL 600251154072544
  33. Melanie WalkEffingham, IL 624011669961074
  34. Tessa WalkWheaton, IL 601891124815576
  35. Alaina WalkerWaukegan, IL 600851356162200
  36. Amanda WalkerFlossmoor, IL 604221366003592
  37. Christopher WalkerChicago, IL 606141740584168
  38. Clara Walker, MS, LPCNorthbrook, IL 600621013723469
  39. Delores Walker, LCPCBartlett, IL 601031184747446
  40. Dvonne WalkerYorkville, IL 605601174494488
  41. Gerald Walker, MA LCPC NCCQuincy, IL 623011447395918
  42. Jordan WalkerChicago, IL 606011104577832
  43. Latoya Walker, MSEDSycamore, IL 601781528746856
  44. Lauren Walker, LCPCWaukegan, IL 600851417220807
  45. Lisa Walker, LCPCOlympia Fields, IL 604611619300605
  46. Lora WalkerFairview Heights, IL 622081760281430
  47. Mikaella Walker, M.A., LCPCGreenville, IL 622461902043706
  48. Nadia Walker, MENTAL HEALTH COACHLisle, IL 605321952054702
  49. Nakita WalkerAurora, IL 605061952019440
  50. Nayla WalkerElgin, IL 601231306675814

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.