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 24 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. Stephen Kemerley, O.D.Bolingbrook, IL 604901073682431
  2. Thomas Kemperas, O.D.South Elgin, IL 601771134100340
  3. Michael Kennedy, O.D.Elgin, IL 601231417111790
  4. Golie Keovan, O.D.Chicago, IL 606181770601577
  5. Richard Kern, O.D.Peoria, IL 616141497812242
  6. Jean Keskitalo, O.D.Bolingbrook, IL 604401386799229
  7. Lawrence Kessler, O.D.Champaign, IL 618201194827642
  8. Deanna Khalil, O.D.Chicago, IL 606231225581192
  9. Hajera Khan, O.D.Wheaton, IL 601891093522435
  10. Maryam Khan, ODNaperville, IL 605641811541758
  11. Sabrina Khan, O.DSchaumburg, IL 601731710338355
  12. Sadaf Khan, ODMorton Grove, IL 600531245736545
  13. Safura Khan, ODSkokie, IL 600761679982474
  14. Shamroze Khan, BSC, O.DChicago, IL 606161427258540
  15. Ulfat KhanArlington Heights, IL 600041124322417
  16. Marlin Khouri, O.D.Joliet, IL 604311891843652
  17. Khulan Khuchitbaatar, ODMachesney Park, IL 611151336022623
  18. Neeta Khurana, O.D.Chicago, IL 606421578930764
  19. Mindi Kieffer, O.D.Tinley Park, IL 604771700035912
  20. Michael Kijowski, O.D.Chicago, IL 606231669415584
  21. Donghyun Kim, ODChicago, IL 606341285281816
  22. Heeyoon Kim, ODMorton Grove, IL 600531053887042
  23. Paul Kim, O.D.Buffalo Grove, IL 600891265611925
  24. Shelley Kim, O.D.Des Plaines, IL 600161396752846
  25. Shelly Kim, O.D.Buffalo Grove, IL 600891932497161
  26. Steven Kim, ODLisle, IL 605321316723273
  27. Sumi Kim, O.DDowners Grove, IL 605151083737241
  28. Sung Kim, O.D.Niles, IL 607141275623274
  29. Jaime King, O.D.Rockford, IL 611071225131428
  30. Charles Kinnaird, O.D.Chicago, IL 606121093760407
  31. Robert Kippenbrock, O.D.Marion, IL 629591568414811
  32. Nathan Kirby, ODHillsboro, IL 620491558719054
  33. Thomas Kirchgessner, O.D.Peoria, IL 616151518954163
  34. Karla Kirk, O.D.Sterling, IL 610811730290347
  35. Diane Kirkorsky, O.D.Northbrook, IL 600621801964614
  36. Dennis Kirscher, O.D.Homer Glen, IL 604911083604177
  37. Kenneth Kirschner, ODHomewood, IL 604301205847332
  38. Paul Kirschner, ODHomewood, IL 604301407867534
  39. Miki Kitahata, ODGeneva, IL 601341568455277
  40. Randall Kittle, ODRockford, IL 611081871763839
  41. Brenna Kitzmann, O.D.Rock Island, IL 612011154798999
  42. Malgorzata Kiwacz, O.D.Olympia Fields, IL 604611013161710
  43. Debra Klein, O.D.Lake Zurich, IL 600471992860373
  44. Drew Klein, O.D.Bloomington, IL 617051710039003
  45. Holly Klein, O.D.Fairview Heights, IL 622081407086945
  46. Julie Klein, O.D.Chicago, IL 606221134675945
  47. Kelly Klein, O.D.Dixon, IL 610211376775262
  48. Mark Kleindorfer, O.D.Granite City, IL 620401992762413
  49. John Kleinhoffer, ODHighland, IL 622491992793103
  50. Deborah Klesken, ODHoffman Estates, IL 601951780806448

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.