NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kaori Asano, O.D.

Optometrist · Chicago, IL

Kaori Asano, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1821022625, issued on Jul 10, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 046.009874, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1821022625
Name
Kaori Asano
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
046.009874 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1011 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607
Phone
(312) 226-2020
Enumerated
Jul 10, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 10, 2025
Fax
(312) 226-2021
Medicaid ID
046009874 IL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060906000316); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2006
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

24 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Kaori Asano24
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost11 claims

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: $2,287.90

14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lumenis BE 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.

  1. Kaori Asano$2,287.90
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. Illinois College OF OptometryChicago, IL

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

Kaori Asano among 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois

Kaori Asano, 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 2006, is newer than 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 63% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2008 among the 1,513 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Zainab Awan, O.D.Chicago, IL 606071942482674
  2. Neil Boldus, O.D.Chicago, IL 606071992823462
  3. Miguel Gonzalez, O.D.Chicago, IL 606071235253550
  4. Krista Mathson, O.D.Chicago, IL 606071588049605
  5. Andrew Paik, O.D.Chicago, IL 606071972759363
  6. Raechelle Paik, O.D.Chicago, IL 606071407004724
  7. Nikulkumar Patel, O.D.Chicago, IL 606071245528140
  8. Angelina Popovic, O.D.Chicago, IL 606071063610822

Common questions

What is Kaori Asano, O.D.'s NPI number?

Kaori Asano, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821022625, issued on Jul 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kaori Asano, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1011 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL, 60607. Phone: (312) 226-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kaori Asano, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 046.009874, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Kaori Asano, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kaori Asano, O.D. had 24 Medicare Part D claims; 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.