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 33 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. Michael MorrisMattoon, IL 619381083701718
  2. Sherri Morris, ODO Fallon, IL 622691033534086
  3. Timothy Morrison, O.D.Hickory Hills, IL 604571023065000
  4. Andrew Morua, ODLemont, IL 604391326718842
  5. Patricia Moser, O.D.Downers Grove, IL 605151376603746
  6. Megan Mosley, ODBloomington, IL 617041073848511
  7. Fernando Mosqueda, O.D.Evanston, IL 602021720077928
  8. Erik Mothersbaugh, O.D.Chicago, IL 606161760744825
  9. Munira MoukaddemOak Lawn, IL 604531407631708
  10. Antonia Mourelatos, O.D.Lake Zurich, IL 600471992854269
  11. Gaylan Moushon, O.D.Springfield, IL 627031548395049
  12. Wilson Movic, O.D.Bloomington, IL 617011194730648
  13. Cindy Moy, O.D.Chicago, IL 606161669661914
  14. Sana Mubeen, O.D.Aurora, IL 605041881046290
  15. Peter Mueller, O.D.Darien, IL 605611437238680
  16. Andrew Mulder, O.D.Chicago, IL 606011023241569
  17. Bisma MunirYorkville, IL 605601457187627
  18. Mariyah Muqeet, ODLombard, IL 601481770363236
  19. Johnnie MurfinNormal, IL 617611871684035
  20. Charles Murphy, ODDecatur, IL 625261184611238
  21. George Murphy, O.D.Swansea, IL 622261467423566
  22. Linda Murray, O.D.Mt Prospect, IL 600561851424006
  23. Daniel Myers, O.D.Winnetka, IL 600931639431000
  24. Teresa Myers, O.D.West Frankfort, IL 628961225197148
  25. Joseph Myung, O.D.Oak Lawn, IL 604531861656183
  26. Vakishan Nadarajah, ODDowners Grove, IL 605151215428222
  27. Zachary Nading, ODChicago, IL 606471548095003
  28. Kiruthika Nagendran, ODChicago, IL 606471760952899
  29. D. Nagy, O.D.Danville, IL 618321932244654
  30. George Nagy, ODDowners Grove, IL 605151184703142
  31. Tina Najafi, ODChicago, IL 606471174965776
  32. William Najem, O.D.Kenilworth, IL 600431053480038
  33. Toshio Nakajima, O.D.Elgin, IL 601231609924745
  34. Vlada Nakhlis, O.D.Des Plaines, IL 600181740491455
  35. Katherine Narbone, O.D.Palos Heights, IL 604631700084811
  36. Suman Navalgund, O.D.Edwardsville, IL 620251245476357
  37. Shabana Nawaz, ODCrystal Lake, IL 600141558747428
  38. Frederick Neher, ODChicago, IL 606161295470763
  39. Maryke Neiberg, O.D.Downers Grove, IL 605151649344482
  40. Sarah Neidermann, ODChicago, IL 606371477359941
  41. Karen Neidich, O.D.Machesney Park, IL 611151982753265
  42. Kurt Nelson, O.D.Dixon, IL 610211285792093
  43. Michael Nelson, ODLemont, IL 604391306509898
  44. Peter Nelson, O.DBuffalo Grove, IL 600891053435669
  45. John Nemeh, O.D.Effingham, IL 624011932216371
  46. Danielle Nesbitt, O.D.Vernon Hills, IL 600611184065898
  47. Luke Neuenfeldt, ODOrland Park, IL 604671942853700
  48. Andrew Neukirch, ODGlenview, IL 600251962666750
  49. Anne Neumann, O.D.Peru, IL 613541952689754
  50. Gregory New, ODMoline, IL 612651649428970

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.