NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Optometrist in Illinois

2,697 NPPES records list optometrist with a practice address in Illinois, 21 per 100,000 residents, the 15th highest rate of 51. Chicago and Downers Grove have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Illinois license search. Page 1 of 54.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 152W00000X · 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, 620

  1. Chicago620
  2. Downers Grove71
  3. Naperville61
  4. Rockford54
  5. Peoria40

Optometrist records in Illinois

  1. Marvin Aal, O.D.Chicago, IL 606101184634180
  2. Russul Abbas, ODGurnee, IL 600311285129007
  3. Sarah Abbott, ODPark Ridge, IL 600681881333565
  4. Mahmud Abdallah, ODAlsip, IL 608031417501248
  5. Nada AbdallahDeerfield, IL 600151669206066
  6. Saul Abraham, O.D.Mt Prospect, IL 600561285772400
  7. Aarlan Aceto, ODDowners Grove, IL 605151013064385
  8. Jodi Acharya, O.D.Arlington Heights, IL 600041982769469
  9. Treacy Adamo, O.D.Hinsdale, IL 605211043395254
  10. Carla Adams, O.D.St Charles, IL 601751720199409
  11. Renee Adams, ODLawrenceville, IL 624391437220712
  12. Stephanie Adams, OD, PHDChicago, IL 606161245721679
  13. Zahra Adenwalla, O.D.Chicago, IL 606081679712483
  14. Adeyinka Adewale, O.D.Godfrey, IL 620351467533661
  15. Linda AdkinsOak Forest, IL 604521437292356
  16. Sadia Afreen, O.D.Chicago, IL 606191487932323
  17. Glenn Afryl, O.D.Downers Grove, IL 605151447266929
  18. Eric Ahlvin, O.D.Galena, IL 610361134178759
  19. Hanin Ahmad, ODBurr Ridge, IL 604551437675907
  20. Saleem Ahmad, ODChicago, IL 606321265628762
  21. Sidra Ahmad, ODCrystal Lake, IL 600141366115206
  22. Fariha Ahmed, O.D.Orland Park, IL 604621972817914
  23. Romaya Ahmed, ODChicago, IL 606121326812942
  24. Rooda Ahmed, O.D.Wheaton, IL 601871841576253
  25. Saba Ahmed, O.D.River Forest, IL 603051063768265
  26. Daniel AhrensBlue Island, IL 604061700299658
  27. Ferris Aide, ODSchaumburg, IL 601941568414647
  28. Sabah Akbar, O.D.Joliet, IL 604311144275082
  29. Amanda AkerChicago, IL 606161902653256
  30. Kayla Akers, ODChicago, IL 606131356791933
  31. Manal AkkoucheChicago, IL 606161770471104
  32. Michelle Alaimo, ODChicago, IL 606571275221939
  33. Yasham Alam, O.D.Elgin, IL 601201477986826
  34. Wateen Alami, ODChicago, IL 606161265110654
  35. Forouzandeh Alavi, O.D.Niles, IL 607141740437706
  36. Michele Albanese, O.D.Downers Grove, IL 605151629149224
  37. Raid Albatche, O.D.Chicago, IL 606591528462660
  38. Kaleigh Albers, ODJacksonville, IL 626501477252948
  39. Jodi M Albert, JODI M ALBERTChampaign, IL 618201114062288
  40. Margaret Albertson, O.D.Arlington Heights, IL 600041295090447
  41. Matthew Albin, O.D.Bloomingdale, IL 601081609505940
  42. Najib Albina, O.D.Burbank, IL 604591619966645
  43. Nicole Albright, O.D.Calumet City, IL 604091790949949
  44. Marissa Aldrich, O.D.Chicago, IL 606591629304191
  45. Mariah Aleman, O.D.Crystal Lake, IL 600141487818100
  46. Katarzyna Aleszczyk Varney, O.DChicago, IL 606051699114116
  47. Cathy Alexander, ODRockford, IL 611031134289754
  48. John Alexander, ODRockford, IL 611031669532289
  49. Richard Alexander, O.D.Schaumburg, IL 601941730227950
  50. Victoria Alfafara, O.D.Broadview, IL 601551003093857

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 152W00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Illinois ranks 15 of 51 per resident

  1. Oklahoma22
  2. Colorado22
  3. Montana22
  4. Illinois21
  5. Massachusetts21
  6. California21
  7. 50 states and D.C.19

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 152W00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

71.2% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 71.9% 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. Illinois71.2%
  2. United States71.9%

Optometrist records in Illinois, measured

  • In a Medicare file1,921 of 2,697 · 71.2% here, 71.9% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file1,514 · 56.1% here, 57.6% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more1,823 · 67.6% here, 65.3% nationally
  • Median graduation year2008 · the 1,513 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 152W00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

2,697 NPPES records list optometrist (152W00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Illinois: 21 per 100,000 residents against 19 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Chicago has 620 of them (23%).

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. Pennsylvania2,640
  2. Ohio2,443
  3. Michigan1,963
  4. New York3,535

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Massachusetts21.4
  2. Montana21.6
  3. Colorado21.7
  4. California21.3

The largest states

  1. California8,308
  2. Texas5,006
  3. Florida3,594
  4. New York3,535
  5. Pennsylvania2,640

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.