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 27 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. Lauren Lattery, OD, MSGreat Lakes, IL 600881659081859
  2. Emily Lau, ODCicero, IL 608041427903483
  3. Jackson Lau, O.D.Chicago, IL 606161295141273
  4. Jenny Lau, O.D.Downers Grove, IL 605151093292849
  5. Eddie Lawando, ODAddison, IL 601011164208682
  6. Sean Lawless, O.D.Berwyn, IL 604021275681843
  7. Amanda Lay, ODChicago, IL 606571780467225
  8. Iwona Lazarz, ODOak Lawn, IL 604531588280358
  9. Holly Le, ODOak Lawn, IL 604531871018036
  10. Kevin Le, ODChicago, IL 606201790667707
  11. Ryan LeOswego, IL 605431043575327
  12. Tammy Le, O.D.Oak Lawn, IL 604531942170428
  13. Tanya Le, O.D.Yorkville, IL 605601487817565
  14. Vy Le, O.DRockford, IL 611081720460389
  15. Christine Leahy, ODOrland Park, IL 604621659321404
  16. Michael Leahy, ODOrland Park, IL 604621841240389
  17. Timothy Leahy, O.D.Pittsfield, IL 623631629027958
  18. Christopher Lear, O.D.Rock Island, IL 612011225021983
  19. Paul Lederer, O.D.Arlington Heights, IL 600041336205368
  20. Christine Lee, ODMundelein, IL 600601285455824
  21. Christine Lee, ODChicago, IL 606111336443597
  22. Diane Lee, ODChicago, IL 606411982868188
  23. Jessica Lee, ODChicago, IL 606591194204578
  24. Judith Lee, O.D.Lincolnwood, IL 607121841524071
  25. Karen Lee, O.DWest Dundee, IL 601181992092514
  26. Katlyn Lee, ODDecatur, IL 625261114445145
  27. Michael Lee, O.D.Bolingbrook, IL 604401174636914
  28. Michelle Lee, ODChicago, IL 606121437531456
  29. Rachel Lee, ODChicago, IL 606071518834415
  30. Ria Lee, O.D.Park Ridge, IL 600681316069479
  31. Steven Lee, O.D.Chicago, IL 606541760670327
  32. Yiu-Tung Lee, ODChicago, IL 606161518950054
  33. Young Hee LeeRockford, IL 611071851846422
  34. Younsaup Lee, ODRockford, IL 611081235878851
  35. Janet Lehr, O.D.Naperville, IL 605401609935733
  36. John Lehr, O.D.Westchester, IL 601541417255837
  37. Morris Lehrfeld, O.D.Palatine, IL 600671669557666
  38. Katherine Lenz, O. D.Lake Zurich, IL 600471215376165
  39. Richard Lenzen, ODMt Prospect, IL 600561295846111
  40. Steve Leon, O.D.Villa Grove, IL 619561134182025
  41. Danielle Leong, O.D.Chicago, IL 606161912294869
  42. Chula Lerdvoratavee, O.D.Oswego, IL 605431346230604
  43. Alla Lerman, O.D.Waukegan, IL 600851316064769
  44. Brandon Lernor, O.D.McHenry, IL 600511295081362
  45. Irena Leseiko-Owerko, O.D.Chicago, IL 606221265440374
  46. Alison Leung, O.D.Chicago, IL 606161164787727
  47. Kevin Leung, ODAurora, IL 605041134694722
  48. Christina Levi, O.D.Alton, IL 620021417924648
  49. Robert Levine, O.D.Libertyville, IL 600481275620445
  50. James Levinson, O.D.Dolton, IL 604191376501767

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.