NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Caroline Kaczowka, OD

Optometrist · Chicago, IL

Caroline Kaczowka, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1669362935, issued on Jul 8, 2025. Check the license (Illinois 046011981, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1669362935
Name
Caroline Kaczowka
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
046011981 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5600 W Addison St Ste 102, Chicago, IL 60634
Phone
(773) 736-1717
Enumerated
Jul 8, 2025
Record last updated
Jan 9, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250807004417); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2025
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Caroline Kaczowka in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Eye Specialists OF Chicago And Highland ParkChicago, IL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Caroline Kaczowka among 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois

Caroline Kaczowka, OD 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 2025, is newer than 96% of them.

  • NPI issued2025 · 96% of these records are older, 2% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • Graduated2025 · median 2008 among the 1,513 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 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

  1. Timothy Fahy, O.D.Chicago, IL 606341952423139
  2. Mary Fazelian, O.D.Chicago, IL 606341801914007
  3. Sumaya Gen, ODChicago, IL 606341801679089
  4. Donghyun Kim, ODChicago, IL 606341285281816
  5. Mateusz KozlowskiChicago, IL 606341316728413
  6. Kathleen Morley, DOCTOR OF OPTOMETRYChicago, IL 606341407086663
  7. Deepa Patel, O.D.Chicago, IL 606341356435507
  8. Mary Elaine Silvestre, ODChicago, IL 606341588799852

Common questions

What is Caroline Kaczowka, OD's NPI number?

Caroline Kaczowka, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669362935, issued on Jul 8, 2025. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Caroline Kaczowka, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5600 W Addison St Ste 102, Chicago, IL, 60634. Phone: (773) 736-1717. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Caroline Kaczowka, OD's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 046011981, 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.

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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.