Thomas Earl Gustafson, O.D.
Optometrist · Palatine, IL
Thomas Earl Gustafson, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Palatine, Illinois, and NPI 1164492096, issued on Jan 24, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 046008241, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Earl Gustafson
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 046008241 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 96 W Northwest Hwy, Palatine, IL 60067
- Phone
- (847) 358-7722
- Enumerated
- Jan 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 13, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (847) 934-0661
- Medicaid ID
- 046008241 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110216000426); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ferris State College - College Of Optometry, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Thomas Earl Gustafson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 046008241Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
345 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost122 claims
- Timolol Maleate84 claims
- Simbrinza17 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth14 claims
- Xdemvy14 claims
- 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: $735.68
24 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.
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
- Gustafson Eye Care Clinics, Ltd.Palatine, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas Earl Gustafson among 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois
Thomas Earl Gustafson, 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
- Graduated1989 · 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).
10 optometrist records list a practice address in Palatine
They are 10 of the 770 NPPES records with a practice address in Palatine, and 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois.
All 2,697 in Illinois → Every provider in Palatine → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Ernstein, O.D.Palatine, IL 600671427133420
- Morris Lehrfeld, O.D.Palatine, IL 600671669557666
- Katie Maurer, O.D.Palatine, IL 600671225478506
- Daniel Medema, O.D.Palatine, IL 600671003849456
- Karen Olson, ODPalatine, IL 600671881815025
- Aruna Rajagopalan, O.D, M.SPalatine, IL 600671114105053
- Laura Rosanova-Philipp, O.D.Palatine, IL 600671982789996
- Breeze Bellen, O.D.Park Ridge, IL 600681124011788
Common questions
What is Thomas Earl Gustafson, O.D.'s NPI number?
Thomas Earl Gustafson, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164492096, issued on Jan 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Earl Gustafson, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 96 W Northwest Hwy, Palatine, IL, 60067. Phone: (847) 358-7722. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Earl Gustafson, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 046008241, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Thomas Earl Gustafson, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Earl Gustafson, O.D. had 345 Medicare Part D claims for 107 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.