Scott B. Ford, O.D.
Optometrist · Niles, IL
Scott B. Ford, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Niles, Illinois, and NPI 1720194830, issued on Aug 22, 2006. Check the license with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Scott B. Ford
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- Practice location
- 5630 W Touhy Ave, Niles, IL 60714
- Phone
- (847) 647-8970
- Enumerated
- Aug 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (847) 647-8952
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Scott B. Ford 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
Industry payments in 2024: $210.72
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. 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.
Scott B. Ford among 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois
Scott B. Ford, 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 fileNo · 56% of these records are
- 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 Niles
They are 20 of the 589 NPPES records with a practice address in Niles, and 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Forouzandeh Alavi, O.D.Niles, IL 607141740437706
- Eric Greenfield, O.D.Niles, IL 607141396897211
- Mary Jacobson, O.D.Niles, IL 607141790833549
- Sung Kim, O.D.Niles, IL 607141275623274
- Justin Kwan, O.D.Niles, IL 607141063641538
- John Oplawski, O.D.Niles, IL 607141376644831
- Alla Pasman, O.D.Niles, IL 607141649321001
- Christopher Rokosz, O.D.Niles, IL 607141376692574
Common questions
What is Scott B. Ford, O.D.'s NPI number?
Scott B. Ford, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720194830, issued on Aug 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Scott B. Ford, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5630 W Touhy Ave, Niles, IL, 60714. Phone: (847) 647-8970. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Scott B. Ford, O.D.'s license?
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.