Larry Howard Nierman, O.D.
Optometrist · Buffalo Grove, IL
Larry Howard Nierman, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, and NPI 1891839114, issued on Feb 19, 2007. Check the license (Illinois 0046006885, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Larry Howard Nierman
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 0046006885 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 151 Mchenry RD, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
- Phone
- (847) 459-6626
- Enumerated
- Feb 19, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 9, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (847) 459-6696
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100205000267); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 1976
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 151 Mchenry RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- David Nierman, O.D.Optometrist1275678013
Verify Larry Howard Nierman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 0046006885Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
76 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost24 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth17 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: $108.60
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Harrow Eye, 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
- Rosin Optical CO IncLong Grove, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Larry Howard Nierman among 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois
Larry Howard Nierman, 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 2007, is newer than 37% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 37% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1976 · median 2008 among the 1,513 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 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).
15 optometrist records list a practice address in Buffalo Grove
They are 15 of the 868 NPPES records with a practice address in Buffalo Grove, and 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Loretta Borawski, O.D.Buffalo Grove, IL 600891639239080
- Charles Donlea, ODBuffalo Grove, IL 600891700950169
- Paul Kim, O.D.Buffalo Grove, IL 600891265611925
- Shelly Kim, O.D.Buffalo Grove, IL 600891932497161
- Leon Kubicki, O.D.Buffalo Grove, IL 600891043381882
- Dolores Lootens, ODBuffalo Grove, IL 600891053037820
- Caitlyn McHugh Glab, O.D.Buffalo Grove, IL 600891730539610
- Keith Mihaly, ODBuffalo Grove, IL 600891154384709
Common questions
What is Larry Howard Nierman, O.D.'s NPI number?
Larry Howard Nierman, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891839114, issued on Feb 19, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Larry Howard Nierman, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 151 Mchenry RD, Buffalo Grove, IL, 60089. Phone: (847) 459-6626. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Larry Howard Nierman, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 0046006885, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Larry Howard Nierman, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Larry Howard Nierman, O.D. had 76 Medicare Part D claims for 34 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.