NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Saniya Merchant, OD

Optometrist · Buffalo Grove, IL

Saniya Merchant, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, and NPI 1043107725, issued on Jun 23, 2025. Check the license (Illinois 046.011972, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1043107725
Name
Saniya Merchant
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
046.011972 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1120 W Lake Cook RD, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
Phone
(847) 459-6060
Enumerated
Jun 23, 2025
Record last updated
Jun 23, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250702001004); 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 1120 W Lake Cook RD

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

  1. Roya ZandiOphthalmology Physician1083131296

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
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  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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Premier Eye Care And Surgery LtdBuffalo Grove, IL

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

Saniya Merchant among 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois

Saniya Merchant, 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. Its NPI, issued in 2025, is newer than 96% of them.

  • NPI issued2025 · 96% of these records are older, 2% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 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).

15 optometrist records list a practice address in Buffalo Grove

They are 15 of the 868 NPPES records with a practice address in Buffalo Grove, and 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Loretta Borawski, O.D.Buffalo Grove, IL 600891639239080
  2. Charles Donlea, ODBuffalo Grove, IL 600891700950169
  3. Paul Kim, O.D.Buffalo Grove, IL 600891265611925
  4. Shelly Kim, O.D.Buffalo Grove, IL 600891932497161
  5. Leon Kubicki, O.D.Buffalo Grove, IL 600891043381882
  6. Dolores Lootens, ODBuffalo Grove, IL 600891053037820
  7. Caitlyn McHugh Glab, O.D.Buffalo Grove, IL 600891730539610
  8. Keith Mihaly, ODBuffalo Grove, IL 600891154384709

Common questions

What is Saniya Merchant, OD's NPI number?

Saniya Merchant, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043107725, issued on Jun 23, 2025. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Saniya Merchant, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1120 W Lake Cook RD, Buffalo Grove, IL, 60089. Phone: (847) 459-6060. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Saniya Merchant, OD's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 046.011972, 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.