NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Snehali A. Upadhyay, OD

Optometrist · Chicago, IL

Snehali A. Upadhyay, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1861620833, issued on Jun 29, 2009. Check the license (Illinois 046010217, 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
1861620833
Name
Snehali A. Upadhyay
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
046010217 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3241 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
Phone
(312) 225-6200
Enumerated
Jun 29, 2009
Record last updated
Jul 22, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(312) 949-7660
Medicaid ID
046010217 IL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090714000298); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2009
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 3241 S Michigan Ave

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

  1. Stephanie Adams, OD, PHDOptometrist1245721679
  2. Manal AkkoucheOptometrist1770471104
  3. Megan Allen, O.D.Optometrist1306045083
  4. Christine Allison, ODOptometrist1467445908
  5. Kashifa Ansari, ODOptometrist1467145326
  6. Eric Baas, ODOptometrist1982621801

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74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

72 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.

  1. Snehali Upadhyay72
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost36 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: $201.46

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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. Snehali Upadhyay$201.46
  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. Advanced Eyecare OF Hanover Park CorpHanover Park, IL

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

Snehali A. Upadhyay among 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois

Snehali A. Upadhyay, 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 2009, is newer than 56% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 56% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2008 among the 1,513 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2009 · 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.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Christine Allison, ODChicago, IL 606161467445908
  2. Michael Chaglasian, ODChicago, IL 606161841283330
  3. Mark Colip, ODChicago, IL 606161659364149
  4. Helen Gabriel, ODChicago, IL 606161164415600
  5. Gary Gunderson, ODChicago, IL 606161699768135
  6. Neil Hodur, ODChicago, IL 606161770576217
  7. Janice Jurkus, ODChicago, IL 606161972596419
  8. Valerie Kattouf, ODChicago, IL 606161144213687

Common questions

What is Snehali A. Upadhyay, OD's NPI number?

Snehali A. Upadhyay, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861620833, issued on Jun 29, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Snehali A. Upadhyay, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3241 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, 60616. Phone: (312) 225-6200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Snehali A. Upadhyay, OD's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 046010217, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Snehali A. Upadhyay, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Snehali A. Upadhyay, OD had 72 Medicare Part D claims for 20 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.