NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lauren Barber, OD

Optometrist · Chicago, IL

Lauren Barber, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1366125833, issued on Aug 10, 2023. Check the license (Illinois 011745, 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
1366125833
Name
Lauren Barber
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
011745 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
243 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60610
Phone
(312) 337-1126
Enumerated
Aug 10, 2023
Record last updated
Jan 21, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241216003375); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Indiana University - School Of Optometry, 2023
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 Lauren Barber 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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Industry payments in 2024: $484.99

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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. Lauren Barber$484.99
  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. Rosin Optical CO IncBerwyn, IL

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

Lauren Barber among 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois

Lauren Barber, 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 2023, is newer than 90% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 90% of these records are older, 7% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • Graduated2023 · 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. Marvin Aal, O.D.Chicago, IL 606101184634180
  2. Kathleen AuChicago, IL 606101871956441
  3. Jullian CerasuoloChicago, IL 606101508424136
  4. Lindsay Luker, O.D.Chicago, IL 606101336297746
  5. Nasim Nikoumanesh, O.D.Chicago, IL 606101982852208
  6. Frank Quintana, O.D.Chicago, IL 606101104601202
  7. Kristie Barbaro, O.D.Chicago, IL 606111376799288
  8. Carol Braun, O.D.Chicago, IL 606111093961724

Common questions

What is Lauren Barber, OD's NPI number?

Lauren Barber, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366125833, issued on Aug 10, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lauren Barber, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 243 W North Ave, Chicago, IL, 60610. Phone: (312) 337-1126. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lauren Barber, OD's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 011745, 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.

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.