NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard Joseph Surowiak, O.D.

Optometrist · Crystal Lake, IL

Richard Joseph Surowiak, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Crystal Lake, Illinois, and NPI 1811040983, issued on Jan 19, 2007. Check the license (Illinois 046008545, as entered in NPPES) 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
1811040983
Name
Richard Joseph Surowiak
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
046008545 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6314 Northwest Hwy, Crystal Lake, IL 60014
Phone
(815) 459-4074
Enumerated
Jan 19, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090204000688); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 1991
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.
Download card Updates feed

Verify Richard Joseph Surowiak in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
    Search for license 046008545
    Check 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
Find the Illinois license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

Industry payments in 2024: $14.86

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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. Richard Surowiak$14.86
  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. Vep IL Optometric LLCSterling, IL

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

Richard Joseph Surowiak among 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois

Richard Joseph Surowiak, 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 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
  • Graduated1991 · 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).

20 optometrist records list a practice address in Crystal Lake

They are 20 of the 1,442 NPPES records with a practice address in Crystal Lake, and 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mariah Aleman, O.D.Crystal Lake, IL 600141487818100
  2. Eleanor Ary-Tucker, O.D.Crystal Lake, IL 600141518010693
  3. Juan Brito, O.D.Crystal Lake, IL 600141851524318
  4. Erika Cleland, ODCrystal Lake, IL 600141740577956
  5. Joseph Herba, O.D.Crystal Lake, IL 600141265584247
  6. Elizabeth Mihevc, ODCrystal Lake, IL 600141093722373
  7. John O'Neill, O.D.Crystal Lake, IL 600141356503403
  8. Payal Patel, O.D.Crystal Lake, IL 600141013158674

Common questions

What is Richard Joseph Surowiak, O.D.'s NPI number?

Richard Joseph Surowiak, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811040983, issued on Jan 19, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Joseph Surowiak, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6314 Northwest Hwy, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014. Phone: (815) 459-4074. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Joseph Surowiak, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 046008545, 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.