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 19 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. Chad Hawkins, ODDanville, IL 618321265168991
  2. Daniel Hayden, O.D.Quincy, IL 623011821047994
  3. Victoria Haynes, O.D.Grayslake, IL 600301669524054
  4. Jill Hays, O.D.Rock Island, IL 612011932192697
  5. Kerry Head, ODKewanee, IL 614431902993652
  6. Lisa Heckman, O.D.Champaign, IL 618201538285598
  7. Shawna Heddinghaus, ODBenld, IL 620091811982515
  8. Jeffrey Heden, O.D.Rock Island, IL 612011770580797
  9. Keith Hedrick, ODCarlinville, IL 626261013914571
  10. Elizabeth Heideman, O.D.Jacksonville, IL 626501619256013
  11. Cecilia Heiges, O.D.La Grange, IL 605251518067693
  12. John Heilemeier, O.D.Aurora, IL 605061356353189
  13. Marvin Heimlich, O.D.Libertyville, IL 600481316026313
  14. Edward Heinisch, ODAurora, IL 605061558394569
  15. Jessica Heinke, O.D.Woodstock, IL 600981720089865
  16. Melissa Helfrich, O.D.Belleville, IL 622231760540793
  17. Don Helms, O.D.Chicago, IL 606021730125451
  18. John Helsel, O.D.Palos Heights, IL 604631265589584
  19. Adrianna Hempelmann, O.D.Chicago, IL 606161912231820
  20. Cherie Hemsworth-Coffey, O.D.Bolingbrook, IL 604901740639723
  21. Donald Henderson, ODSpringfield, IL 627111578624573
  22. Ronald Henderson, O.D.Northbrook, IL 600621063529428
  23. Julie Hendricks, O.D.Collinsville, IL 622341760486096
  24. Matthew Hendrickson, ODLombard, IL 601481164654372
  25. Veronica Hene, D.O.Lombard, IL 601481629262563
  26. Jeffrey Henline, ODPeoria, IL 616031275526790
  27. Derek Hennig, ODCharleston, IL 619201215466008
  28. Brian Henson, O.D.Pontiac, IL 617641184782112
  29. Joseph Herba, O.D.Crystal Lake, IL 600141265584247
  30. Jeffrey Herberts, O.D.Collinsville, IL 622341528153509
  31. Jane Herman, ODMarion, IL 629591073613279
  32. Daniel Hermanson, O.D.Cicero, IL 608041982833711
  33. Christian Hernandez, ODMachesney Park, IL 611151366125742
  34. Tyson Herrmann, O.D.Decatur, IL 625261427099951
  35. Lester Herro, ODChicago, IL 606091851420590
  36. Katherine Hertzberg, O.D.Naperville, IL 605401013117043
  37. Diane HeymanGibson City, IL 609361013923663
  38. Lexi HickeyDanville, IL 618321407786932
  39. Genna Higbee, ODChicago, IL 606541104233436
  40. Roger Hill, ODLoves Park, IL 611111235212275
  41. Shaun Hill, O.D.Springfield, IL 627021790886521
  42. William Hillmann, ODRockford, IL 611071629039789
  43. Avalon Hindman, O.D.Chicago, IL 606081912314477
  44. Thomas Hines, O.D.Midlothian, IL 604451952626988
  45. Aaron Ho, ODTinley Park, IL 604871477471001
  46. Thuy Ho, O.D.Gurnee, IL 600311366502718
  47. Tina Ho, ODLombard, IL 601481073248399
  48. Charles Hoang, O.D.Chicago, IL 606011073514485
  49. Trangdai Hoang-Tran, O,D.Chicago, IL 606451245549369
  50. Dana Hobi, ODDes Plaines, IL 600181619590403

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.