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 14 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. James Faron, ODUrbana, IL 618011497857213
  2. Amreen Farooqi, O.DRoselle, IL 601721770919235
  3. Michael Fary, O.D.Burbank, IL 604591629344247
  4. Ronald Fary, ODChicago, IL 606311134108566
  5. Syeda Fatima, ODDes Plaines, IL 600161699124602
  6. Shairoz Fazal, ODWheaton, IL 601871487867768
  7. Mary Fazelian, O.D.Chicago, IL 606341801914007
  8. Sue Feather, O.D.Morton, IL 615501487779658
  9. Lori Feezor-Ribble, O.D.Jacksonville, IL 626501376593038
  10. Yalda Feiz, ODAurora, IL 605021477435782
  11. Mark Ferguson, O.D.Godfrey, IL 620351598897456
  12. William Feriend, ODChicago, IL 606131083348353
  13. Giancarlo Figueroa, ODRockford, IL 611081053201301
  14. Alicia Finch, O.D.Waukegan, IL 600851538418777
  15. Ashley Firby, O.D.Chicago, IL 606161295998516
  16. Stephanie Fisher, O.D.Freeport, IL 610321275938433
  17. Roger Fitch, O.D.Peoria, IL 616141306837307
  18. William Fix, O.D.Herrin, IL 629481285621656
  19. Coby FlaggChicago, IL 606161790673101
  20. Rodney FlemingMattoon, IL 619381841296985
  21. Regino Flora, O.D.Oak Brook, IL 605231750454393
  22. Verissa Fong, O.D.Chicago, IL 606161366823221
  23. Duane Fontana, ODArlington Heights, IL 600041588609622
  24. Michaella Ford, ODChicago, IL 606161134807506
  25. Rachel Ford, ODCalumet City, IL 604091144096124
  26. Scott Ford, O.D.Niles, IL 607141720194830
  27. Diane Forecki, ODNorthlake, IL 601641306004148
  28. Katie Foreman, O.D.Chicago, IL 606161053521872
  29. Paul Foreman, O.D.Chicago, IL 606311356310841
  30. Samuel Forzley, O.D.Lemont, IL 604391144230392
  31. Angela Foshage Johnson, O.D.Springfield, IL 627031619283314
  32. Ashley Foster, ODBloomington, IL 617041396399374
  33. Rachel Foster, O.D.Nashville, IL 622631235493198
  34. Christopher Frame, O.D.Elmwood Park, IL 607071023204955
  35. Joseph Franceschini, O.D.Oak Brook, IL 605231578511507
  36. Randi-Jo FrancisChicago, IL 606161740855105
  37. Siby Francis, O.DDanville, IL 618321043649130
  38. Jeff Frank, O.D.Dekalb, IL 601151871552174
  39. Kristy Frank, ODSycamore, IL 601781174582191
  40. Hal Frankel, O.D.Bolingbrook, IL 604901336163120
  41. Kelly Frantz, ODChicago, IL 606161467445874
  42. Kelsey FrederickChicago, IL 606221073927562
  43. Marijo Freedman, O.D.Libertyville, IL 600481760561682
  44. Laura Freeman, O.D.Champaign, IL 618201366566473
  45. Brett Freitag, ODCrystal Lake, IL 600141164037495
  46. Kenny Fritz, ODZion, IL 600991881217347
  47. Kinzy Frizzle, O.D.Stickney, IL 604021699158949
  48. Christopher Frohm, O.D.Northfield, IL 600931952656761
  49. Jennifer Fromberg, OD, MSAddison, IL 601011497238216
  50. Stephanie Fromstein, O.D.Chicago, IL 606161811337108

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.