Veronica Kacherova, O.D.
Optometrist · Niles, IL
Veronica Kacherova, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Niles, Illinois, and NPI 1437414596, issued on Jul 5, 2012. Check the license (Illinois 046.010552, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Veronica Kacherova
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 046.010552 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 239 Golf Mill Ctr, Niles, IL 60714
- Phone
- (847) 297-2286
- Enumerated
- Jul 5, 2012
- Record last updated
- Dec 1, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120816000904); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Veronica Kacherova in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 046.010552Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
104 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 54% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost28 claims
- Cyclosporine14 claims
- Xdemvy14 claims
- Restasis12 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: $100.73
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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
- Expert Family Eyecare LLCLincolnshire, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Veronica Kacherova among 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois
Veronica Kacherova, 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 2012, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 63% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2008 among the 1,513 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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
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- 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
Common questions
What is Veronica Kacherova, O.D.'s NPI number?
Veronica Kacherova, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437414596, issued on Jul 5, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Veronica Kacherova, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 239 Golf Mill Ctr, Niles, IL, 60714. Phone: (847) 297-2286. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Veronica Kacherova, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 046.010552, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Veronica Kacherova, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Veronica Kacherova, O.D. had 104 Medicare Part D claims for 27 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.