Brian Michael Dowling, O.D.
Optometrist · Chicago, IL
Brian Michael Dowling, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1487886974, issued on Aug 17, 2009. Check the license (Illinois 046-010310, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Michael Dowling
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 046-010310 IL
2757 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2706 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
- Phone
- (773) 862-5000
- Enumerated
- Aug 17, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jun 11, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (773) 862-5059
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2706 N Milwaukee Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Brian Michael Dowling in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 046-010310Check 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: $172.77
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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.
Brian Michael Dowling among 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois
Brian Michael Dowling, O.D. 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 2009, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 56% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 56% of these records are
- Record last updated2012 · 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
- Matthew Gifford, O.D.Chicago, IL 606471396834602
- Pearline Hampton, O.D.Chicago, IL 606471578626388
- Viktoriya Marmur, O.D.Chicago, IL 606471114023785
- Kiruthika Nagendran, ODChicago, IL 606471760952899
- Tina Najafi, ODChicago, IL 606471174965776
- Anita Patel, ODChicago, IL 606471164526562
- Dixit Patel, O.D.Chicago, IL 606471982076683
- Sarah Rankin, O.D.Chicago, IL 606471326489220
Common questions
What is Brian Michael Dowling, O.D.'s NPI number?
Brian Michael Dowling, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487886974, issued on Aug 17, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Michael Dowling, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2706 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL, 60647. Phone: (773) 862-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Michael Dowling, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 046-010310, 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.