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 3 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. Paul Arquilla, O.D.Homewood, IL 604301013073436
  2. Maureen Arthurs, ODChicago, IL 606541780830984
  3. Gregory Artim, ODChicago, IL 606571780739862
  4. Eleanor Ary-Tucker, O.D.Crystal Lake, IL 600141518010693
  5. Syeda Asad, O.D.Normal, IL 617611841852597
  6. Maliha Asadullah, ODHickory Hills, IL 604571649002304
  7. Kaori Asano, O.D.Chicago, IL 606071821022625
  8. Joseph Aschenbrenner, O.D.Barrington, IL 600101841329786
  9. Henna Asghar, O.D.Downers Grove, IL 605151043408776
  10. Danial Asim, O.D.Arlington Heights, IL 600041558295550
  11. Mehar Asim, O.D.Chicago, IL 606161043612807
  12. Zacharia Askar, ODChicago, IL 606301235859612
  13. Charles Assell, O.D.St Charles, IL 601741962574137
  14. Walter Atkenson, O.D.Oak Lawn, IL 604531326192543
  15. Brian Atkins, ODSpringfield, IL 627041770622284
  16. William Atkinson, O.D.Algonquin, IL 601021396752671
  17. Charles Atwell, O.D.Batavia, IL 605101255332441
  18. Lynley Atwood, O.D.Bethalto, IL 620101437508785
  19. Kathleen AuChicago, IL 606101871956441
  20. Alin Augustine, ODOswego, IL 605431629749932
  21. Michelle Aung-Kunimura, O.D.Aurora, IL 605041932238946
  22. Ada AvaryBloomingdale, IL 601081619376571
  23. Irina Averbukh, O.D.Barrington, IL 600101104278761
  24. Abdelhafeth Awad, O.D.Chicago, IL 600281306270061
  25. Rabia Awan, O.D.Kildeer, IL 600471942488093
  26. Zainab Awan, O.D.Chicago, IL 606071942482674
  27. Ricardo Ayala, OD, MABSOak Brook, IL 605231417786245
  28. Ashley Aylesworth, O.D.Marion, IL 629591518319029
  29. Javeria Azhar, O.D.Downers Grove, IL 605151700292463
  30. Eric Baas, ODChicago, IL 606161982621801
  31. Ahson BabarDowners Grove, IL 605151811729668
  32. Julianna Babich, ODLemont, IL 604391285523688
  33. Jenna Bacerra, ODBurbank, IL 604591659263259
  34. Dena Bachman, O.D.Brighton, IL 620121285695585
  35. Andrew Backus, O.D.Bloomington, IL 617041336131259
  36. Sarah Bahl, O.D.Chicago, IL 606011770814535
  37. Delaram Bahmani, ODChicago, IL 606591356968176
  38. Magdalena Bak, O.D.Downers Grove, IL 605151184938227
  39. John Baker, ODChicago, IL 606161447243936
  40. Mikyung Baker, O.D.St Charles, IL 601741124133459
  41. Thomas Balda, ODLake Zurich, IL 600471396820858
  42. David Balfour, ODBushnell, IL 614221245340066
  43. Michael Balgemann, O.D.Champaign, IL 618221861562530
  44. Kelly Ball, O.D.Mettawa, IL 600451861444069
  45. Courtney Bandemer, ODChicago Ridge, IL 604151235789884
  46. Alaina BandstraChicago, IL 606161841721180
  47. Mahnaz BangashSouth Elgin, IL 601771386819514
  48. Christopher Banna, O.D.Chicago, IL 606411154734101
  49. Frederic Banser, ODChicago, IL 606571811063431
  50. Kristie Barbaro, O.D.Chicago, IL 606111376799288

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.