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 40 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. Alejandro Ramirez, O.D.Bloomingdale, IL 601081386817682
  2. Rosalba Ramirez, ODFranklin Park, IL 601311679127021
  3. Stacey Ramiro, O.D.Geneva, IL 601341528129863
  4. Shereen RammahaOrland Park, IL 604671871319749
  5. Chirag Rana, O.D.Tinley Park, IL 604771851598908
  6. Snaha Rana, ODNaperville, IL 605401801552054
  7. Kristen Randall, O.D.Evanston, IL 602011720275803
  8. Leonard Randazzo, O.D.Norridge, IL 607061508906868
  9. Harneet RandhawaChicago, IL 606161184070401
  10. John Rangel, O.D.Chicago, IL 606291811012206
  11. Diana RanjbarHillside, IL 601621154621316
  12. Sarah Rankin, O.D.Chicago, IL 606471326489220
  13. Erik Ranta, O.D.Bourbonnais, IL 609141245566363
  14. Rylee Rappe, ODSpringfield, IL 627111770218588
  15. Ben Rasamimari, ODEast Peoria, IL 616111518889427
  16. Kristie Rathmann, ODElgin, IL 601231730264540
  17. Umashankar Ratnasingam, O.D.Forest Park, IL 601301306063730
  18. Anna RatulowskiChicago, IL 606161154247542
  19. Dushika Ravendrarajah, ODOak Lawn, IL 604531588265177
  20. Hanna Rayko, O.D.Lake In The Hills, IL 601561346595816
  21. Sameena Razvi, O.D.Gurnee, IL 600311780634980
  22. Lindsey Rector, ODManhattan, IL 604421881325496
  23. Jennifer Redmond, ODOak Lawn, IL 604531003223488
  24. Karen Reed, O.D.Fairview Heights, IL 622081669467130
  25. Sabrina Reed, O.D.Chicago, IL 606161235260043
  26. Tesia Reed, ODSycamore, IL 601781104388800
  27. Cassie Reeves, ODNaperville, IL 605631508394008
  28. Holly Regel, ODO Fallon, IL 622691679144067
  29. Maya Reid, O.D.Litchfield, IL 620561225390883
  30. Toni Reising, O.D.La Grange, IL 605251548422686
  31. Sarah Reitz, O.D.Chicago, IL 606591912349770
  32. Brian Repking, O.D.Teutopolis, IL 624671942684642
  33. Robert Resk, ROBERT RESK O.D.Riverside, IL 605461831307909
  34. Catherine Reyes, O.D.Bolingbrook, IL 604901184938672
  35. Kirsten Reynolds, O.D.Belleville, IL 622201982601001
  36. Sarah Reynolds, O.D.Wheaton, IL 601871235107640
  37. Dana Rhea, ODDowners Grove, IL 605151629621263
  38. Jane Rhee, ODVernon Hills, IL 600611477734788
  39. Ashley Rhoades, ODChicago, IL 606131316860208
  40. Aaron Rhoads, O.D.Paris, IL 619441538236138
  41. David Rhoads, O.D.Winfield, IL 601901811034747
  42. George Ribarchik, ODWoodstock, IL 600981033310487
  43. Malgorzata RiccardiOak Park, IL 603011285270082
  44. Samantha Rice, ODDowners Grove, IL 605151619356995
  45. Denice Rice-Kelly, O.D.Harwood Heights, IL 607061578761979
  46. Lori Richard, ODChillicothe, IL 615231598720724
  47. Emily Richardson, O.D.Dixon, IL 610211750761458
  48. Ronald Richmond, O.D.Normal, IL 617611184611766
  49. Jody Ricketts, ODLibertyville, IL 600481205939683
  50. Randall Ricketts, O.D.Chicago, IL 606141083823611

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.