Norman Eric Blase, O.D.
Optometrist · Melrose Park, IL
Norman Eric Blase, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Melrose Park, Illinois, and NPI 1538150867, issued on Nov 4, 2005. Check the license with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Norman Eric Blase
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- Practice location
- 904 W North Ave, Melrose Park, IL 60160
- Phone
- (708) 343-9009
- Enumerated
- Nov 4, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (708) 343-9012
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071130000492); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 904 W North Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- John Lang, ODOptometrist1225022783
Verify Norman Eric Blase in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
49 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost23 claims
- Timolol Maleate13 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: $106.51
2 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.
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
- Melrose Park Eye Care LLCMelrose Park, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Norman Eric Blase among 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois
Norman Eric Blase, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · 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.
All 2,697 in Illinois → Every provider in Melrose Park → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jennifer Buschbach, ODMelrose Park, IL 601601265167050
- John Lang, ODMelrose Park, IL 601601225022783
- Diana RanjbarHillside, IL 601621154621316
- Frederick Fagan, O.D.Northlake, IL 601641710153069
- Diane Forecki, ODNorthlake, IL 601641306004148
- Kevin Jara, O.D.Lake In The Hills, IL 601561023041555
- Liesl Kaye, O.D.Lake In The Hills, IL 601561215945316
- Erica Kosiba, O.D.Lake In The Hills, IL 601561649567074
Common questions
What is Norman Eric Blase, O.D.'s NPI number?
Norman Eric Blase, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538150867, issued on Nov 4, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Norman Eric Blase, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 904 W North Ave, Melrose Park, IL, 60160. Phone: (708) 343-9009. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Norman Eric Blase, O.D.'s license?
Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Norman Eric Blase, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Norman Eric Blase, O.D. had 49 Medicare Part D claims for 14 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.