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 4 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 Barber, ODChicago, IL 606101366125833
  2. Valerie Barber, O.D.Edwardsville, IL 620251265504443
  3. Abigail Barnes, O.D.Bolingbrook, IL 604901982894176
  4. Ryan Barnes, ODChicago, IL 606311366649162
  5. Nidhi Barot, ODBloomingdale, IL 601081275339442
  6. Carol Barron, ODDeerfield, IL 600151851497127
  7. Marianna Barsky, O.D.Woodridge, IL 605171285764597
  8. Ann Bartek, ODHoffman Estates, IL 601691710417803
  9. John Bartlett, O.D.Glen Ellyn, IL 601371225183999
  10. Jocelyn Basco, O.D.Great Lakes, IL 600881720067259
  11. William Baseleon, ODNorth Riverside, IL 605461861155871
  12. Jennifer Bass, ODMt Vernon, IL 628641922009950
  13. Karyn Bassett, O.D.Bourbonnais, IL 609141023344835
  14. Paul Bastermajian, O.D.Geneva, IL 601341033367040
  15. Suzanne Battaglia, ODZion, IL 600991366464935
  16. Dean Bauer, O.D.River Forest, IL 603051104845908
  17. Michael Baur, O.D.Schaumburg, IL 601731700212628
  18. Nikki Beadle, O.DScott Afb, IL 622251306198155
  19. Courtney BeasleyOak Park, IL 603011780176065
  20. Paul Becherer, O.D.Belleville, IL 622261780772053
  21. Tracy Becherer, ODChicago, IL 606571275268880
  22. James Bechtold, O.D.Glenview, IL 600251578637336
  23. Julie Becker, O.DFrankfort, IL 604231679820831
  24. Kevin Becker, ODQuincy, IL 623011700859360
  25. Robert Becker, ODMorton, IL 615501114934965
  26. Stephen Beckerman, ODChicago, IL 606161376536888
  27. Mara BedellChicago, IL 606121336998293
  28. Travis Been, O.D.Zion, IL 600991467803254
  29. Christine Begley, ODCarbondale, IL 629011851373815
  30. Gary Bekritsky, O.D.North Chicago, IL 600641518079391
  31. Breeze Bellen, O.D.Park Ridge, IL 600681124011788
  32. John Bellen, O.D.Chicago, IL 606441306973474
  33. Linda Belson, O.D.Gurnee, IL 600311447370341
  34. Aimee Beluch, ODGurnee, IL 600311366906349
  35. Michael Benedict, O.D.Quincy, IL 623011558777656
  36. Hannah Bengtson, O.D.Macomb, IL 614551780154013
  37. Tim Bengtson, O.D.Macomb, IL 614551891989919
  38. Angela Benkeser, ODChicago, IL 606111437590411
  39. Jackson Bennett, O.D.Peoria, IL 616141316098791
  40. Thomas Benthien, O.D.Chicago, IL 606031437427127
  41. Gina BergChicago Ridge, IL 604151710548151
  42. Eugene Berkovich, O.D.Gurnee, IL 600311366514176
  43. Robert Berkshire, O.D.Burbank, IL 604591699819151
  44. Charles Bernardi, O.D.Schaumburg, IL 601731295984466
  45. Brian Berry, O.D.Bolingbrook, IL 604401073677886
  46. Charles Bertoia, O.DChicago, IL 606011427065671
  47. Michael BertucciChicago, IL 606141306004809
  48. Thomas Best, O.D.Sullivan, IL 619511275694960
  49. Stacy Beute, ODElmwood Park, IL 607071952492647
  50. Emily Beyer, ODSpringfield, IL 627041063862266

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.