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 205 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. Charles Wells, LPC CADCChicago, IL 606471912829359
  2. Destinee WellsEvanston, IL 602011104717511
  3. Emily WellsNorthbrook, IL 600621235945718
  4. Juanita WellsAurora, IL 605061619629052
  5. Kasey WellsChampaign, IL 618201659884443
  6. Leah WellsLawrenceville, IL 624391598356693
  7. Phyllis WellsLawrenceville, IL 624391689945685
  8. Wyshawnda WellsChicago, IL 606061467159764
  9. Amber WellumParis, IL 619441184882193
  10. Karen Welsh, LCPCLibertyville, IL 600481346367786
  11. Ethan WenigerBloomington, IL 617011326701095
  12. Brian Wennberg, B.A.Champaign, IL 618201104989193
  13. Sara WennerstromWaukegan, IL 600851134492085
  14. Mary Wentling, LCPCDixon, IL 610211174779953
  15. Allegra Wentworth, BAPaxton, IL 609571548937451
  16. Rachael Wentworth, LPCBloomington, IL 617011770440604
  17. Joan Wenzel, LPCPekin, IL 615541033113667
  18. Karen Wertymer, LCSWChicago, IL 606021659461192
  19. Hannah WesemanWheaton, IL 601871770429466
  20. Kenneth WesemannGlen Carbon, IL 620341750852091
  21. Olimpia WesleyWoodridge, IL 605171922770320
  22. Ellie Wessel, LPCSwansea, IL 622261215616214
  23. Amanda WestAurora, IL 605051467069526
  24. Elesha West, MAPC, MDIVHomewood, IL 604301902521099
  25. Jennifer West, B.A.Mattoon, IL 619381700301157
  26. Penny WestRock Island, IL 612011851881858
  27. Katherine WesterOak Park, IL 603011477077956
  28. Leslie Wester, LCPCDes Plaines, IL 600181871388413
  29. Renee Wester, MSWAurora, IL 605061417692641
  30. Daniel WestheimerChicago, IL 606131821718933
  31. Jonathan Westhoff, LCSWJoliet, IL 604351073885844
  32. Janet Weston, RN, BS, MHPVienna, IL 629951497261747
  33. Seth WetterDixon, IL 610211174278659
  34. Justin Wettstein, MSW, LSWChicago, IL 606401598463184
  35. Amanda Wetzel, LPCPeoria, IL 616031962789990
  36. Auricelia WetzelMcHenry, IL 600501962276360
  37. Geraldine Wetzel, LCPCSchaumburg, IL 601731205353281
  38. Kirstin WetzellDekalb, IL 601151093457608
  39. Matthew WeusthoffAlton, IL 620021568865616
  40. Bryant WhalenChampaign, IL 618201407179252
  41. Kevin WhalenWest Chicago, IL 601851528326212
  42. Joan WhaleyRochelle, IL 610681053764175
  43. Alison WhartonEffingham, IL 624011295540193
  44. Kris Sandra Wheatley, L.C.P.C.,N.C.C.Naperville, IL 605401134417322
  45. Angelina WheelerPlainfield, IL 605851538822416
  46. Joshua WheelerBloomington, IL 617011043312242
  47. La Vanda WheelerWheaton, IL 601871205343118
  48. Maia WheelerWinnetka, IL 600931386063428
  49. Marissa WheelerWaukegan, IL 600851225923683
  50. Sierra WheelerEvanston, IL 602011649074063

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.