NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Catherine Kerr-Niermann, O.D.

Low Vision Rehabilitation Optometrist · Chicago, IL

Catherine Kerr-Niermann, O.D. is a low vision rehabilitation optometrist with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1619303070, issued on Sep 17, 2013. Check the license (Illinois 046011688, 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
1619303070
Name
Catherine Kerr-Niermann
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Low Vision Rehabilitation Optometrist 152WL0500X
License numbers
046011688 IL
2015012694 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3241 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
Phone
(312) 225-6200
Enumerated
Sep 17, 2013
Record last updated
Sep 17, 2025
Fax
(312) 949-7617
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220913003590); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Southern College Of Optometry, 2013
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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Also registered at 3241 S Michigan Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Stephanie Adams, OD, PHDOptometrist1245721679
  2. Manal AkkoucheOptometrist1770471104
  3. Megan Allen, O.D.Optometrist1306045083
  4. Christine Allison, ODOptometrist1467445908
  5. Kashifa Ansari, ODOptometrist1467145326
  6. Eric Baas, ODOptometrist1982621801

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94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average low vision rehabilitation optometrist in 2024

17 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 268 among the 86 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Catherine Kerr-Niermann17
  2. Specialty average268

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Illinois College OF OptometryChicago, IL
  2. Spectrios Institute For Low VisionWheaton, IL

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

Low Vision Rehabilitation Optometrist providers in Illinois

There are 7 low vision rehabilitation optometrist records in Illinois.

The 6 low vision rehabilitation optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Amber Naqvi, ODChicago, IL 606161346779147
  2. Sarah LeskoChicago, IL 606171396920153
  3. Chenyi Liu, ODDowners Grove, IL 605151568983617
  4. Mary Jordan, ODWheaton, IL 601871295815728
  5. Michael McCarthy, CLVT, CVRT, COMSHines, IL 601411154740744
  6. Paul Anthony, O.D.Springfield, IL 627021356360788

Common questions

What is Catherine Kerr-Niermann, O.D.'s NPI number?

Catherine Kerr-Niermann, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619303070, issued on Sep 17, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Catherine Kerr-Niermann, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3241 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, 60616. Phone: (312) 225-6200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Catherine Kerr-Niermann, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 046011688, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Catherine Kerr-Niermann, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Catherine Kerr-Niermann, O.D. had 17 Medicare Part D claims; the average among low vision rehabilitation optometrist prescribers was 268. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions 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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