NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Degroot

Optometrist · Park Ridge, IL

Melissa Degroot is an optometrist with a practice address in Park Ridge, Illinois, and NPI 1952437022, issued on Feb 25, 2007. Check the license 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
1952437022
Name
Melissa Degroot
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
Practice location
1063 N Northwest Hwy, Park Ridge, IL 60068
Phone
(847) 318-7672
Enumerated
Feb 25, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070921000833); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Also registered at 1063 N Northwest Hwy

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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Verify Melissa Degroot in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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: $56.18

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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. Melissa Degroot$56.18
  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. Matthew Degroot OD PCPark Ridge, IL

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

Melissa Degroot among 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois

Melissa Degroot 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
  • Graduated2003 · median 2008 among the 1,513 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 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. Sarah Abbott, ODPark Ridge, IL 600681881333565
  2. Breeze Bellen, O.D.Park Ridge, IL 600681124011788
  3. Kelly CohenPark Ridge, IL 600681447871959
  4. Matthew Degroot, ODPark Ridge, IL 600681588749030
  5. Stephanie Drnek, O.D.Park Ridge, IL 600681306296363
  6. Christin Hand, O.D.Park Ridge, IL 600681013989946
  7. Lisa JonesPark Ridge, IL 600681457764847
  8. Robert Juckett, O.D.Park Ridge, IL 600681285792168

Common questions

What is Melissa Degroot's NPI number?

Melissa Degroot's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952437022, issued on Feb 25, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Degroot located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1063 N Northwest Hwy, Park Ridge, IL, 60068. Phone: (847) 318-7672. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Degroot's license?

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.