NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Steven Andrew Bubanko, O.D.

Optometrist · New Lenox, IL

Steven Andrew Bubanko, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in New Lenox, Illinois, and NPI 1033294871, issued on Oct 26, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 046009253, 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
1033294871
Name
Steven Andrew Bubanko
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
046009253 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1230 N Cedar RD Unit A, New Lenox, IL 60451
Phone
(815) 485-6533
Enumerated
Oct 26, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 4, 2025
Fax
(815) 485-6534
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20051003000425); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2000
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 1230 N Cedar RD Unit A

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

  1. Pauline Bubanko, O.D.Optometrist1750466504
  2. Eric Petecki, O.D.Optometrist1508940123

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

77 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 31% of claims.

  1. Steven Bubanko77
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost33 claims
  2. Timolol Maleate15 claims
  3. Dorzolamide-Timolol11 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: $45.92

3 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. Steven Bubanko$45.92
  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. New Lenox Family Eyecare LtdNew Lenox, IL

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

Steven Andrew Bubanko among 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois

Steven Andrew Bubanko, 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
  • Graduated2000 · 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).

Optometrist providers in Illinois

There are 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Melissa Bollinger, O.D.New Lenox, IL 604511578640215
  2. Pauline Bubanko, O.D.New Lenox, IL 604511750466504
  3. Neha Gulati, ODNew Lenox, IL 604511023245412
  4. John Lancaster, O.D.New Lenox, IL 604511609951474
  5. Donald Loconte, ODNew Lenox, IL 604511003924945
  6. Eric Petecki, O.D.New Lenox, IL 604511508940123
  7. Catherine Sajn, ODNew Lenox, IL 604511679706311
  8. Linda AdkinsOak Forest, IL 604521437292356

Common questions

What is Steven Andrew Bubanko, O.D.'s NPI number?

Steven Andrew Bubanko, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033294871, issued on Oct 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Steven Andrew Bubanko, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1230 N Cedar RD Unit A, New Lenox, IL, 60451. Phone: (815) 485-6533. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Steven Andrew Bubanko, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 046009253, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Steven Andrew Bubanko, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Steven Andrew Bubanko, O.D. had 77 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.