NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Physician Assistant in Illinois

4,926 NPPES records list physician assistant with a practice address in Illinois, 39 per 100,000 residents, the 40th highest rate of 51. Chicago and Naperville have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Illinois license search. Page 15 of 99.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 363A00000X · 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, 1,445

  1. Chicago1,445
  2. Naperville117
  3. Rockford115
  4. Springfield103
  5. Peoria95

Physician Assistant records in Illinois

  1. Ariel Chavez, PA-CChicago, IL 606111730411489
  2. Sharon Chavez, PA-CAurora, IL 605061679506372
  3. Haajira Cheema, PA-CChicago, IL 606081396181699
  4. Vikram Cheema, M.M.S., PA-CNaperville, IL 605631417413543
  5. Michael Cheesman, PA-CMount Carmel, IL 628631467689695
  6. Brigette Chelchowski, PA-CBerwyn, IL 604021740808633
  7. Kali Chemelewski, PA-CChicago, IL 606121326775289
  8. Alli ChemmachelDowners Grove, IL 605151629695333
  9. Devin Chen, PA-CCrystal Lake, IL 600121174305312
  10. Karen ChenGlenview, IL 600261558098152
  11. Matthew Chen, PA-CChicago, IL 606571205631991
  12. Regina Chen, PA-CNorth Chicago, IL 600641033179494
  13. Shih-Hua Chen, MS, ATC, PA-COrland Park, IL 604671104349562
  14. Sophia ChenArlington Heights, IL 600051316579063
  15. Ashley Cheon, PA-CHoffman Estates, IL 601691902610702
  16. Alana Cheplowitz, PA-CVernon Hills, IL 600611437616265
  17. Biju Cherian, PA-CNorth Chicago, IL 600641003219619
  18. Allison Cherkasov, PA-CChicago, IL 606111568295798
  19. Rachel Chessare, PA-CJoliet, IL 604351164898524
  20. Julie Chew, PAOrland Park, IL 604671598589392
  21. Vuthik Chhay, PA-CChicago, IL 606511558484196
  22. Shima Chia, PA-CPalatine, IL 600741174921266
  23. Kaitlyn Chiero, PA-CKankakee, IL 609011487941738
  24. Blake Childress, PA-CChicago, IL 606601750178190
  25. Melissa Childs, PAGlenview, IL 600251821041823
  26. Nikya ChillisPalos Heights, IL 604631982876132
  27. Angela Chimino, P.A.-C.Downers Grove, IL 605151639382823
  28. Riya Chirayil, PA-CDowners Grove, IL 605151619849205
  29. Sarah Chiren, PA-CLake Forest, IL 600451790423713
  30. Marisol Chirinos Tito, PAChampaign, IL 618201255833695
  31. Ron Chitekwe, PA-CChicago, IL 606121861160707
  32. Masha ChizhikChicago, IL 606601841614666
  33. Alexandra ChlebekElgin, IL 601231598492100
  34. Lisa Choi, PA-CChicago, IL 606231255772315
  35. Sophia Choi, PA-CChicago, IL 606121497174379
  36. Astha Chokshi, PABloomington, IL 617011710797469
  37. Bonnie Chokshi, PAChicago, IL 606111124497698
  38. Niki ChokshiDarien, IL 605611033809231
  39. Saira Choudhry, PA-CAddison, IL 601011952685711
  40. Ifunanya Chris-UkahChicago, IL 606571669105250
  41. Kellie Christel, PA-CWheaton, IL 601891083234694
  42. Kelley Christensen, PAUrbana, IL 618011467086587
  43. Julie Christian, PARoodhouse, IL 620821437280567
  44. Jared ChristiansenCarbondale, IL 629011912831199
  45. Aaron Christianson, PA-CRiverton, IL 625611245867837
  46. Connor Christie, PA-CChicago, IL 606111194299503
  47. Jeffrey ChristyDecatur, IL 625211649802661
  48. Kaleb Church, PAGeneva, IL 601341144929167
  49. Shoshana Church, PACarterville, IL 629181548261449
  50. Margaret Chwalinski, PAArlington Heights, IL 600051386376671

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363A00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Illinois ranks 40 of 51 per resident

  1. South Carolina43
  2. Georgia42
  3. New Mexico40
  4. Illinois39
  5. California37
  6. New Jersey37
  7. 50 states and D.C.49

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363A00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

82.1% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 77.9% 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. Illinois82.1%
  2. United States77.9%

Physician Assistant records in Illinois, measured

  • In a Medicare file4,045 of 4,926 · 82.1% here, 77.9% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file3,408 · 69.2% here, 62.6% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more1,716 · 34.8% here, 39.3% nationally
  • Median graduation year2019 · the 3,407 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 363A00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

4,926 NPPES records list physician assistant (363A00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Illinois: 39 per 100,000 residents against 49 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Chicago has 1,445 of them (29%).

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. Massachusetts4,713
  2. Georgia4,662
  3. Ohio5,325
  4. Virginia4,408

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. New Mexico40.1
  2. California37.1
  3. New Jersey36.5
  4. Texas36.1

The largest states

  1. New York15,555
  2. California14,451
  3. Texas10,999
  4. Florida10,257
  5. North Carolina9,279

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.