Lester Joseph Herro, OD
Optometrist · Chicago, IL
Lester Joseph Herro, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1851420590, issued on Mar 5, 2007. Check the license (Illinois 046006858, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.
- Name
- Lester Joseph Herro
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 046006858 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5026 SO Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60609
- Phone
- (773) 434-6228
- Enumerated
- Mar 5, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 2, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (773) 434-7889
- Medicaid ID
- 046006858 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110311000781); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 1976
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lester Joseph Herro in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 046006858Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Lester Joseph Herro among 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois
Lester Joseph Herro, 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 not. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 37% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 37% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileNo · 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 updated2012 · 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. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Scott Chin, O.D.Chicago, IL 606091063466571
- Nicholas Garcia, ODChicago, IL 606091831827716
- Christopher Martin, O.D.Chicago, IL 606091881618445
- Tanya Parks, O.D.Chicago, IL 606091962544817
- Tanapol Sirithavee, O.D.Chicago, IL 606091790982601
- Charita Smith, ODChicago, IL 606091497151542
- Marvin Aal, O.D.Chicago, IL 606101184634180
- Zahra Adenwalla, O.D.Chicago, IL 606081679712483
Common questions
What is Lester Joseph Herro, OD's NPI number?
Lester Joseph Herro, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851420590, issued on Mar 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lester Joseph Herro, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5026 SO Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL, 60609. Phone: (773) 434-6228. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lester Joseph Herro, OD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 046006858, 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. 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.