Alaina Bandstra
Optometrist · Chicago, IL
Alaina Bandstra is an optometrist with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1841721180, issued on Mar 27, 2017. Check the license (Illinois 046011121, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alaina Bandstra
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 046011121 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3241 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
- Phone
- (312) 949-7751
- Enumerated
- Mar 27, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jul 28, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170627001519); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alaina Bandstra in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 046011121Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $25.36
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Illinois College OF OptometryChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alaina Bandstra among 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois
Alaina Bandstra is one of 2,697 optometrist records with a practice address in Illinois. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 76% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2008 among the 1,513 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Illinois
There are 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois.
All 2,697 in Illinois → Every provider in Chicago → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christine Allison, ODChicago, IL 606161467445908
- Michael Chaglasian, ODChicago, IL 606161841283330
- Mark Colip, ODChicago, IL 606161659364149
- Helen Gabriel, ODChicago, IL 606161164415600
- Gary Gunderson, ODChicago, IL 606161699768135
- Neil Hodur, ODChicago, IL 606161770576217
- Janice Jurkus, ODChicago, IL 606161972596419
- Valerie Kattouf, ODChicago, IL 606161144213687
Common questions
What is Alaina Bandstra's NPI number?
Alaina Bandstra's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841721180, issued on Mar 27, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alaina Bandstra located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3241 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, 60616. Phone: (312) 949-7751. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alaina Bandstra's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 046011121, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it 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.