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 37 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. Puja Patel, ODChicago, IL 606011255198313
  2. Radhika Patel, ODChicago, IL 606381538596820
  3. Ria Patel, O.D.Springfield, IL 627031154213981
  4. Riddhi Patel, ODArlington Heights, IL 600051922785070
  5. Roshnee Patel, ODSchaumburg, IL 601941578875159
  6. Ruma Patel, O.D.Rockford, IL 611121740518414
  7. Samir Patel, O.D.Countryside, IL 605251841334273
  8. Shama Patel, ODLake Zurich, IL 600471831876598
  9. Shirin Patel, O.D.Schaumburg, IL 601731669889440
  10. Shivani PatelNaperville, IL 605631780319145
  11. Shreya Patel, O.D.Elk Grove Village, IL 600071285896324
  12. Shreya Patel, O.D.Buffalo Grove, IL 600891992189104
  13. Shruti Patel, ODSchaumburg, IL 601731861115594
  14. Sonal Patel, O.DChicago, IL 606491417904707
  15. Sonia Patel, O.D.Naperville, IL 605401922178805
  16. Swati Patel, ODWoodstock, IL 600981760188593
  17. Tejal Patel, O.D.Peoria, IL 616151134116585
  18. Trisha Patel, O.D.North Riverside, IL 605461407293533
  19. Urvashi Patel, ODWest Chicago, IL 601851144758921
  20. Vairagi Patel, O.D.Highland Park, IL 600351326779455
  21. Vandana Patel, O.D.Chicago, IL 606131912159591
  22. Vishal Patel, O.D.Northlake, IL 601641427499797
  23. Vrajika Patel, ODChicago, IL 606081588282156
  24. Rachana Patel-Garud, O.D.Evanston, IL 602011629148804
  25. Melanie Patterson, ODAlton, IL 620021407542582
  26. Sneha PaulPark Ridge, IL 600681881319424
  27. Gabriela Pavletic, ODOrland Park, IL 604671679197826
  28. Kirk Pavletic, ODOrland Park, IL 604671831269653
  29. Jennifer Pawlak, O.D.Algonquin, IL 601021588799704
  30. William Pawlak, O. D.Belvidere, IL 610081518936715
  31. Robert Peachey, O.D.Schaumburg, IL 601731427107606
  32. Tayler Peachey, O.D.Bourbonnais, IL 609141053795906
  33. Charles Pearson, O.D.Rockford, IL 611081639120488
  34. Lara Pedretti, O.D.Peoria, IL 616151750339628
  35. Sandra Pelfrey-Jones, O.D.Lincoln, IL 626561770589244
  36. Silvia Pelini, O.D.Chicago, IL 606041770769796
  37. Steve Pelitsky, O.D.Arlington Heights, IL 600041669536306
  38. Mark Pellegrini, O.D.Danville, IL 618321720065246
  39. Rocio Pena, O.D.Lake Zurich, IL 600471871809418
  40. Jeress PendletonChicago, IL 606161528635034
  41. Susan Penner, ODByron, IL 610101891842464
  42. Diana Penuela-O'Neill, O.D.Algonquin, IL 601021366559502
  43. Lexie Peper, ODCarbondale, IL 629011346975620
  44. Christopher PereiraChicago, IL 606161497313852
  45. Angelica Perez, O.D.Chicago, IL 606021174606206
  46. Edgar Perez, O. D.Des Plaines, IL 600181891841052
  47. Edward Perry, O.D.Mount Vernon, IL 628641477553956
  48. D Pesavento, ODJoliet, IL 604351992755516
  49. Eric Petecki, O.D.New Lenox, IL 604511508940123
  50. Jesse Peterman, O.D.Elk Grove Village, IL 600071851482194

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.