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 15 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. Cheryl Fron, O.D.Lockport, IL 604411902921778
  2. John Fron, O.D.Lockport, IL 604411891839296
  3. Douglass Fruin, ODChicago, IL 606141427578681
  4. Robert Fullenwider, ODHighland, IL 622491699386755
  5. Karina Fulton, O.DChicago, IL 606431801183660
  6. John Fults, O.D.Bloomington, IL 617011083777890
  7. Tina Funk, ODOlney, IL 624501730293770
  8. Todd Funk, O.D., F.A.A.O.Washington, IL 615711013914068
  9. Eileen Gable, ODMaywood, IL 601531124012562
  10. Kristina Gabrenya, O.D.Bartlett, IL 601031700982915
  11. Helen Gabriel, ODChicago, IL 606161164415600
  12. Dennis Gaeta, O.D.Tinley Park, IL 604771447331004
  13. Eiman Gafour, O.DBlue Island, IL 604061043227168
  14. Svetlana GalkinaChicago, IL 606141790672822
  15. Faye Therese Gamboa, O.D.Northfield, IL 600931275948044
  16. Guillermo Gamboa, O.D.Chicago, IL 606551982897005
  17. Amie Gandhi, ODRockford, IL 611021780317453
  18. Swati Gandhi, O.D.Downers Grove, IL 605151518013150
  19. Brent Gandolfi, O.D.Gurnee, IL 600311578617783
  20. Liad Ganz Pearlman, ODChicago, IL 606571972876076
  21. Mason Garbs, ODQuincy, IL 623011548908072
  22. Chanpreet Garcha, O.DOak Lawn, IL 604531649155656
  23. Adriana Garcia, O.D.Streamwood, IL 601071104976596
  24. Azalea Garcia, ODOak Lawn, IL 604531689265373
  25. Ericka Garcia, ODBourbonnais, IL 609141487389649
  26. Jessica Garcia, ODChicago, IL 606161467130898
  27. Nicholas Garcia, ODChicago, IL 606091831827716
  28. Yesenia GarciaCarpentersville, IL 601101861731242
  29. Nestor Garcia SantosChicago, IL 606161538918420
  30. John Gardner, O.D.Hickory Hills, IL 604571700942539
  31. Anthony GarreffaForest Park, IL 601301982757696
  32. Kimberly Garvey, O.D.Hickory Hills, IL 604571831571140
  33. Stephanie Garza, ODOak Lawn, IL 604531093472110
  34. Vicki Gasca, ODOrland Park, IL 604621316562408
  35. Caitlin Gaughan, ODShelbyville, IL 625651437757473
  36. Bruce Gaynes, ODSkokie, IL 600761457576233
  37. Ralph Gebert, ODChicago, IL 606591720151152
  38. Jennifer GeertzHodgkins, IL 605251467460105
  39. Jenny Geevarghese, O.D.Downers Grove, IL 605151629484423
  40. John Geevarghese, O.D.Hinsdale, IL 605211427141233
  41. Robert Gehrke, O.D.Bedford Park, IL 606381992818694
  42. Ralph Geiderman, O.D.Chicago, IL 606571073633681
  43. Meghan Geiger, O.D.Arlington Heights, IL 600051447279815
  44. John Geiser, ODLacon, IL 615401578580189
  45. Shira Gelb, O.D.Chicago, IL 606591427148915
  46. Geoffrey Geller, ODLake Zurich, IL 600471578698148
  47. Sumaya Gen, ODChicago, IL 606341801679089
  48. Emily Gentry, O.D.Manteno, IL 609501104132414
  49. Lars Gentry, ODCarmi, IL 628211629068259
  50. Emil George, ODPeoria, IL 616151467020388

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.