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 26 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. Sarah Kruse, ODEdwardsville, IL 620251184370124
  2. Piana Krymskaya, ODChicago, IL 606161376922641
  3. Leon Kubicki, O.D.Buffalo Grove, IL 600891043381882
  4. Julie Kueker, O.D.Salem, IL 628811437185253
  5. Glenn Kueltzo, O.D.Homer Glen, IL 604911740290386
  6. Svetlana Kugel, O.D.Northbrook, IL 600621336208131
  7. Apeksha KukadiaRockford, IL 611081922705003
  8. Kevin Kukla, O.D.Waukegan, IL 600871811031966
  9. Adalina Kulbak, O.D.Skokie, IL 600761972651636
  10. Norbert Kulpinski, ODBelvidere, IL 610081245227602
  11. Angela Kumar, O.D.Chicago, IL 606571134579808
  12. Darryl Kunimura, ODAurora, IL 605061134260433
  13. Beth Kunkel, O.D.Spring Valley, IL 613621912050527
  14. Kent Kunkel, O.D.Spring Valley, IL 613621134272842
  15. Chen-Yu Kuo, O.D.Lansing, IL 604381669514709
  16. Sara Kurtis, ODMoline, IL 612651043283146
  17. Monica Kurzawa, O.D.Hoffman Estates, IL 601691235337031
  18. Romuald Kuza, O.D.Chicago, IL 606301225238959
  19. Jason Kvitle, O.D.Quincy, IL 623011356775720
  20. Justin Kwan, O.D.Niles, IL 607141063641538
  21. Katherine Kwan, O.D.Skokie, IL 600771619109329
  22. Katie Kwan, ODChicago, IL 606391124672142
  23. Junmo Kwon, ODChicago, IL 606071780569194
  24. Nae Hyon Kwon, O.D.Lindenhurst, IL 600461306886932
  25. Cristina La Rosa, O.D.Chicago, IL 606121154770501
  26. Keith La Vallee, O.D.Chicago, IL 606121023080553
  27. Deana Labrosse, O.D.Arlington Heights, IL 600051124068572
  28. Caryn Labuda, ODElgin, IL 601231306288022
  29. Thomas Lach, ODChicago, IL 606601851220495
  30. Eleni Lafazanos, ODMcHenry, IL 600511104793348
  31. Hana LahnichiChicago, IL 606111396621660
  32. Jane Lakayil, ODDanville, IL 618321164047775
  33. Zahra Lalwani Lasee, ODKewanee, IL 614431174967053
  34. Allyson Lamkin, ODPeru, IL 613541497678890
  35. Mary Lampe, O.D.Highland, IL 622491942205711
  36. Alyssa LancasterChicago, IL 606161912572397
  37. John Lancaster, O.D.New Lenox, IL 604511609951474
  38. David Landess, OPTOMETRISTNormal, IL 617611831260645
  39. Steven Lane, ODForsyth, IL 625351952427262
  40. John Lang, ODMelrose Park, IL 601601225022783
  41. Nicole Lang, ODOrland Park, IL 604671972332005
  42. Karina Langle, ODChicago, IL 606551982802658
  43. Marhja Lanns, O.D.Chicago, IL 606521346434388
  44. Joseph Laplaca, O.D.Chicago, IL 606321801025028
  45. Cameron Lapp, O.D.Calumet City, IL 604091780709840
  46. John Lapp, ODCarlinville, IL 626261669574562
  47. Mackenzie Large, ODChicago, IL 606071467181040
  48. Matthew Larson, ODDowners Grove, IL 605151316352834
  49. Robert Larson, ODPlainfield, IL 605441568443091
  50. Anita Latgnotha, ODChicago, IL 606471235812322

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.