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 9 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. Rashmi Kapur, M.D.Elgin, IL 601231962679498
  2. James Kapustiak, MDMerrionette Park, IL 608031407817117
  3. Christopher Kardasis, M.D.Hazel Crest, IL 604291457402919
  4. Ostap Kashuba, MDArlington Heights, IL 600051053388157
  5. Nickolas Katsoulakis, M.D.Palos Heights, IL 604631902023088
  6. Eitan KatzChicago, IL 606121053051243
  7. James Katz, MDDes Plaines, IL 600161477587509
  8. Richard Katz, MDDes Plaines, IL 600161841213725
  9. John Kay, MDEffingham, IL 624011093768061
  10. William Kearns, M.D.Prospect Heights, IL 600701003828336
  11. Tosca Kekish, MDAurora, IL 605061740214915
  12. Yuri Kern, MDHomewood, IL 640301598726200
  13. Jeffrey Kershaw, MDWoodstock, IL 600981770641110
  14. Wassia Khaja Ahmed, M.D.Oak Lawn, IL 604531932427754
  15. Nighat Khan, MDChicago, IL 606541699751412
  16. Seemin Khan, MDChicago, IL 606251376578294
  17. Anuradha Khanna, MDMaywood, IL 601531881668770
  18. Melissa Kiel, M.D.Swansea, IL 622261750511242
  19. Joseph Kiernan, MDBuffalo Grove, IL 600891669429973
  20. Yana Kiesau, MDChicago, IL 606141861658635
  21. Colin KimChicago, IL 606121972361343
  22. Eric Kim, MDNaperville, IL 605401326576968
  23. Inae Kim, MDOak Lawn, IL 604531043831894
  24. Joan KimDes Plaines, IL 600161609049279
  25. Joshua KimChicago, IL 606121407695265
  26. Kevin King, MDGeneva, IL 601341386636538
  27. Spero Kinnas, M.D.Westchester, IL 601541386616985
  28. Clayton Kirk, MDMaywood, IL 601531174011761
  29. Kent Kirk, M.D.River Forest, IL 603051154340941
  30. Scott Kirk, M.D.River Forest, IL 603051235158098
  31. Todd Kirk, MDPalos Heights, IL 604631811955560
  32. Tyler Kirk, M.D.River Forest, IL 603051730387705
  33. Kelly Kiser, MDDanville, IL 618321194386078
  34. Kamal Kishore, M.D.Peru, IL 613541215059977
  35. Timothy Kisla, DONew Lenox, IL 604511477557445
  36. Paul Knepper, MD, PH.D.Chicago, IL 606111710080825
  37. Arthur Kohn, MDChicago, IL 606451811003791
  38. Yannis Kolettis, M.D.Peoria, IL 616151922095579
  39. Dana Kolton, MDBuffalo Grove, IL 600891205909835
  40. Anjum Koreishi, MDChicago, IL 606111780975888
  41. Michael Korey, M.D.Chicago, IL 606411497792410
  42. Kevin Kovach, M.D.Elmhurst, IL 601261386643658
  43. Joel KovoorWheaton, IL 601871396326039
  44. Paul Kowalski, MDJacksonville, IL 626501740282797
  45. Jeffrey Koziol, MDArlington Heights, IL 600051891713947
  46. Kristi Kozlov, LLCLisle, IL 605321750443073
  47. Colman Kraff, M.D.Chicago, IL 606021912953712
  48. Manus Kraff, M.D.Chicago, IL 606021336186014
  49. Cheryl Kraff Cooper, M.D.Chicago, IL 606341548207855
  50. Bertram Kraft, M.D.Chicago, IL 606021336132620

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.