Galina Nikolova
Optometrist · Bensenville, IL
Galina Nikolova is an optometrist with a practice address in Bensenville, Illinois, and NPI 1386267045, issued on May 28, 2020. Check the license (Illinois 046011408, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Galina Nikolova
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 046011408 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 117 W Main St, Bensenville, IL 60106
- Phone
- (630) 860-5066
- Enumerated
- May 28, 2020
- Record last updated
- May 28, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200921002834); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 117 W Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Gretchen Maynard, O.D.Optometrist1194105635
Verify Galina Nikolova in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 046011408Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
18 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Industry payments in 2024: $43.82
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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
- Naper Grove Vision Care, P.C.Naperville, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Galina Nikolova among 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois
Galina Nikolova 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 2020, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 83% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2008 among the 1,513 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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).
2 optometrist records list a practice address in Bensenville
They are 2 of the 173 NPPES records with a practice address in Bensenville, and 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gretchen Maynard, O.D.Bensenville, IL 601061194105635
- Stephen Combs, O.D.Streamwood, IL 601071356430631
- Adriana Garcia, O.D.Streamwood, IL 601071104976596
- Lisha Patel, O.D.Streamwood, IL 601071326474735
- Askia Saunders, O.D.Streamwood, IL 601071396095659
- Victoria TrieuStreamwood, IL 601071730268673
- Gabriella Vivacqua, ODStreamwood, IL 601071790510469
- Daniel Whitty, ODStreamwood, IL 601071285717496
Common questions
What is Galina Nikolova's NPI number?
Galina Nikolova's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386267045, issued on May 28, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Galina Nikolova located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 117 W Main St, Bensenville, IL, 60106. Phone: (630) 860-5066. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Galina Nikolova's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 046011408, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Galina Nikolova prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Galina Nikolova had 18 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.
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.