NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ophthalmology Physician in Illinois

898 NPPES records list ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Illinois, 7.2 per 100,000 residents, the 15th highest rate of 51. Chicago and Maywood have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Illinois license search. Page 18 of 18.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207W00000X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Chicago has the most, 309

  1. Chicago309
  2. Maywood31
  3. Arlington Heights29
  4. Springfield25
  5. Wheaton21

Ophthalmology Physician records in Illinois

  1. Lucas Wendel, M.D.St Charles, IL 601751427256601
  2. Robert Wertz, MDChicago, IL 606111295751998
  3. Bonnie Weston, MDChicago, IL 606111194758268
  4. Joan Whelchel, M.D.Chicago, IL 606031912958992
  5. Craig White, MDChicago, IL 606251033597018
  6. Max Whitmeyer, MDMaywood, IL 601531265011209
  7. Eric Wigton, M.D.Swansea, IL 622261396926424
  8. Maxwell WilberdingChicago, IL 606121982373940
  9. Jacob Wilensky, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121114063963
  10. Martha Willi, M.D.Peoria, IL 616061558349001
  11. Robert Williams, ODMaywood, IL 601531528032430
  12. Alex Willis, MDSpringfield, IL 627041316442288
  13. James Winebrake, MDChicago, IL 606121962039370
  14. John Winkler, M.D.Des Plaines, IL 600161659314375
  15. Kathryn Winkler, MDDes Plaines, IL 600161043586522
  16. C. Winterbotham, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121821206384
  17. Lisa Wohl, MDBloomingdale, IL 601081598701625
  18. Lawrence Wolin, MDArlington Heights, IL 600051982606836
  19. Christopher Wood, M.D.Arlington Heights, IL 600041508880469
  20. Peter Wu, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121639469828
  21. Phillip Wu, M.D.Evanston, IL 602011962481598
  22. Dovilan Wyatt, M.DChicago, IL 606191679693097
  23. Thomas Wyman, M.D.Peoria, IL 616151245227669
  24. James Wymore, MDSilvis, IL 612821477530830
  25. Tamara Wyse, MDNorthbrook, IL 600621881609642
  26. John Yang, MDChicago, IL 606111942315312
  27. William Yang, MDSpringfield, IL 627041790979011
  28. Edward Yavitz, MDElmhurst, IL 601261902878358
  29. Sandra Yeh, MDSpringfield, IL 627041841248838
  30. Alexander Yeung, MDArlington Heights, IL 600051700317773
  31. David Yoo, MDAurora, IL 605061548343155
  32. Hawke Yoon, MDChicago, IL 606141790707149
  33. Woosuk Yoon, M.D.Rockford, IL 611081295844934
  34. Micah Young, MDChicago, IL 606121831113406
  35. Abu-Bakar Zafar, M.D.Champaign, IL 618221194015016
  36. Fatma Zaguia, MDChicago, IL 606111447885827
  37. John Zahour, MDChicago, IL 606371992381446
  38. Richard Zak, MDAurora, IL 605061467422451
  39. Roya ZandiBuffalo Grove, IL 600891083131296
  40. Zibute Zaparackas, MDChicago, IL 606111760585889
  41. Jill Zaveri, M.D.Gurnee, IL 600311740543958
  42. Janice Zeid, MDChicago, IL 606141912963182
  43. Burton Zeiger, M.D.Calumet City, IL 604091174516199
  44. Dalia ZhangChicago, IL 606111609371301
  45. Sharon Zhao, MDChicago, IL 606121275203457
  46. Erika Zheng, MDChicago, IL 606121255076071
  47. Xiao Yi Zhou, MDChicago, IL 606371578057543
  48. Kevin Zweig, MDEvergreen Park, IL 608051265502959

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207W00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Illinois ranks 15 of 51 per resident

  1. Minnesota7.6
  2. Wisconsin7.5
  3. California7.4
  4. Illinois7.2
  5. New Hampshire7.1
  6. Maine7.0
  7. 50 states and D.C.6.7

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207W00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

75.1% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 77.8% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. Illinois75.1%
  2. United States77.8%

Ophthalmology Physician records in Illinois, measured

  • In a Medicare file674 of 898 · 75.1% here, 77.8% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file551 · 61.4% here, 65.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more539 · 60.0% here, 63.6% nationally
  • Median graduation year1999 · the 551 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207W00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

898 NPPES records list ophthalmology physician (207W00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Illinois: 7.2 per 100,000 residents against 6.7 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Chicago has 309 of them (34%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. Massachusetts791
  2. Michigan791
  3. Ohio751
  4. Pennsylvania1,088

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. New Hampshire7.1
  2. Maine7.0
  3. Florida7.0
  4. California7.4

The largest states

  1. California2,899
  2. New York1,822
  3. Florida1,581
  4. Texas1,514
  5. Pennsylvania1,088

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record 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.