Nicholas Whitesides, OD
Optometrist · Fairview Heights, IL
Nicholas Whitesides, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Fairview Heights, Illinois, and NPI 1740142322, issued on Dec 2, 2025. Check the license (Illinois 046.012058, 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
- Nicholas Whitesides
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 046.012058 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 815 Lincoln Hwy, Fairview Heights, IL 62208
- Phone
- (618) 628-8868
- Enumerated
- Dec 2, 2025
- Record last updated
- Dec 2, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251229001751); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri St Louis - School Of Optometry, 2025
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nicholas Whitesides in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 046.012058Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Nicholas Whitesides among 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois
Nicholas Whitesides, 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 2025, is newer than 96% of them.
- NPI issued2025 · 96% of these records are older, 2% newer
- In a Medicare fileNo · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2025 · 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).
17 optometrist records list a practice address in Fairview Heights
They are 17 of the 372 NPPES records with a practice address in Fairview Heights, and 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
- Laurie Andrews, O.D.Fairview Heights, IL 622081932262813
- Bryan Hopkins, O.D.Fairview Heights, IL 622081346528569
- Thomas Johnson, O.D.Fairview Heights, IL 622081578695425
- Holly Klein, O.D.Fairview Heights, IL 622081407086945
- Alex Manera, ODFairview Heights, IL 622081316284847
- Karen March, O.D.Fairview Heights, IL 622081255489878
- Marianne McDaniel, O.D.Fairview Heights, IL 622081588793731
- Rosanne Mezzano, ODFairview Heights, IL 622081629110028
Common questions
What is Nicholas Whitesides, OD's NPI number?
Nicholas Whitesides, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740142322, issued on Dec 2, 2025. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas Whitesides, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 815 Lincoln Hwy, Fairview Heights, IL, 62208. Phone: (618) 628-8868. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas Whitesides, OD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 046.012058, 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.