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 20 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. Erin Hocking Ayers, O.D.Mount Vernon, IL 628641063709731
  2. Neil Hodur, ODChicago, IL 606161770576217
  3. Michael Hoerres, O.D.Silvis, IL 612821316932171
  4. Casey Hogan, ODOak Lawn, IL 604531346233889
  5. Thomas Hogge, ODSterling, IL 610811649452145
  6. Christy Hohenbary, ODEffingham, IL 624011447203591
  7. George Joshua Hohenbary, O.D.Effingham, IL 624011467546747
  8. Kathryn HohsChicago, IL 606161902393143
  9. Nicole Hok, ODRiver Forest, IL 603051861922932
  10. John Holicka, ODChicago, IL 606301477666360
  11. David Holland, O.D.Springfield, IL 627021326067752
  12. James Hollmann, ODColumbia, IL 622361578533410
  13. Kathrine Holmberg, O.DChicago Heights, IL 604111427427418
  14. Aaron Holmes, O.D.Peoria, IL 616151306665542
  15. Nicholas Holtzman, ODSwansea, IL 622261265107643
  16. Kevin Hong, O.D.Chicago, IL 606181669804589
  17. Kyung Hong, O.DMorton Grove, IL 600531780728220
  18. Bryan Hopkins, O.D.Fairview Heights, IL 622081346528569
  19. Greigham Hopkins, ODChampaign, IL 618221699268813
  20. Katherine Horner, O.D.Richmond, IL 600711508918566
  21. Keith Hougas, O.D.Elburn, IL 601191437274297
  22. Amy Hovanec, ODBloomingdale, IL 601081316509086
  23. Lauren Howard, O.D.Chicago, IL 606401669854675
  24. Neha HowardMinooka, IL 604471992165773
  25. Mark Hrynewycz, O.D.Bloomingdale, IL 601081639232465
  26. Matthew Hsia, O.D.Bloomingdale, IL 601081841672268
  27. Anne Hsiue, O.D.Rockford, IL 611081912044439
  28. Brian Huang, ODChicago, IL 606071932094802
  29. Ned Hubbard, O.D.Kewanee, IL 614431801895784
  30. Jeffrey Huettemann, OPTOMETRISTNormal, IL 617611679644496
  31. David HughesBartlett, IL 601031992851158
  32. James Hughes, ODOrland Park, IL 604621043233398
  33. Todd Hungerford, O.D.Chicago, IL 606141831247113
  34. Megan Hunter, O.D.Maywood, IL 601531316904212
  35. Mark Hurst, OPTOMETRIST, LTD.Mt Vernon, IL 628641912979311
  36. Zainab Husain, O.D.Chicago, IL 606081538593926
  37. Huma Hussain, ODForest Park, IL 601301508563669
  38. Kamran Hussain, O.D.Evanston, IL 602021265634810
  39. Mahjabeen Hussain, O DLombard, IL 601481942500798
  40. Brenda Hutchison, O.D.Marion, IL 629591780671164
  41. Natalie Hutchison, O.D.Edwardsville, IL 620251235519190
  42. Richard HuynhChicago, IL 606161891590212
  43. Michael Hwang, O.D.Chicago, IL 606521538509658
  44. Steven Hyleck, O.D.Batavia, IL 605101154404994
  45. Carla Iafigliola, ODGrayslake, IL 600301477615524
  46. Andrew Ibisch, ODGodfrey, IL 620351700356912
  47. Fatima Ibrahim, O.D.Chicago, IL 606401376992271
  48. John Ichishita, O.D.Libertyville, IL 600481164854386
  49. Amanda Ico, ODWoodridge, IL 605171558031666
  50. Jill Ingelse, O.D.Blue Island, IL 604061528058443

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.