Rick E. Peterson, O.D.
Optometrist · Crestwood, IL
Rick E. Peterson, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Crestwood, Illinois, and NPI 1841381340, issued on Sep 27, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 046008476, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rick E. Peterson
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 046008476 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5553 127TH St, Crestwood, IL 60445
- Phone
- (708) 371-5160
- Enumerated
- Sep 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 18, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (708) 930-1844
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050318000166); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5553 127TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Brian Oswald, O.D.Optometrist1659462158
- Matthew Walk, H.I.S.Hearing Instrument Specialist1104376516
- Ranjini Welch, O.D.Optometrist1811347180
Verify Rick E. Peterson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 046008476Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
702 Medicare Part D claims for 179 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Diclofenac Sodium151 claims
- Latanoprost127 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone123 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine58 claims
- Bromfenac Sodium33 claims
- Azelastine Hcl31 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: $450.87
22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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 3 group practices
- Absolute Vision Care II LtdMokena, IL
- Absolute Vision Care III, Inc.Manhattan, IL
- Absolute Vision Care LtdPalos Heights, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rick E. Peterson among 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois
Rick E. Peterson, 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 2006, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2008 among the 1,513 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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).
5 optometrist records list a practice address in Crestwood
They are 5 of the 164 NPPES records with a practice address in Crestwood, and 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois.
All 2,697 in Illinois → Every provider in Crestwood → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thomas Hines, O.D.Midlothian, IL 604451952626988
- Dayra Macias, O.DMidlothian, IL 604451679350375
- Brian Oswald, O.D.Crestwood, IL 604451659462158
- Ranjini Welch, O.D.Crestwood, IL 604451811347180
- Nina Bhar, O.D.Romeoville, IL 604461043373939
- Richard Wojcik, ODRomeoville, IL 604461629115951
- Lauren Wojcik McNicholas, O.D.Romeoville, IL 604461407297435
- Janna Brockman, O.D.Matteson, IL 604431780875898
Common questions
What is Rick E. Peterson, O.D.'s NPI number?
Rick E. Peterson, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841381340, issued on Sep 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rick E. Peterson, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5553 127TH St, Crestwood, IL, 60445. Phone: (708) 371-5160. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rick E. Peterson, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 046008476, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Rick E. Peterson, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rick E. Peterson, O.D. had 702 Medicare Part D claims for 179 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.