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 41 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. Mary Rieger, O.D.Fairbury, IL 617391770572620
  2. John Rimkus, O.D.Peoria, IL 616151346347044
  3. Kyle Rippel, O.D.Naperville, IL 605641932385986
  4. Elijah Risman, ODChicago, IL 606471376030239
  5. Adriana Risser, ODChicago, IL 606251790392587
  6. Lauren Ristin, O.D.Chicago, IL 606121801985742
  7. William Ritzel, O.D.Belleville, IL 622201699763458
  8. Amy Ritzheimer, O.D.Centralia, IL 628011295167732
  9. Kathleen Rivera - Kunz, O.D.Centralia, IL 628011235134982
  10. George Rix, O.D.Savoy, IL 618741629485735
  11. Naz Rizvi, O.D.Oakbrook Terrace, IL 601811417307901
  12. Sabina Rizwan, O.D.Oak Lawn, IL 604531346405172
  13. Valarie Roache, O.D.Berwyn, IL 604021750720702
  14. Cassy Roat-Rhinehart, ODCanton, IL 615201609602853
  15. Agnieszka RobbinsArlington Heights, IL 600051831571199
  16. Connor Robbs, O.D.Naperville, IL 605401114652492
  17. Daniel Roberson, OD, PHDNorth Chicago, IL 600641861826141
  18. Todd Robert, O.D.Downers Grove, IL 605151538167168
  19. Daniel Roberts, ODChicago, IL 606161205820644
  20. Keith Roberts, ODChicago, IL 606861356590525
  21. Mary Roberts, ODChicago, IL 606161790778108
  22. Veronica Roberts, O.D.Machesney Park, IL 611151649329822
  23. Kimberly Robertson, ODLake Zurich, IL 600471053496505
  24. Dennis Robinson, ODFreeport, IL 610321972605921
  25. Michael Robinson, O.D.Crystal Lake, IL 600141295887602
  26. Haniel Roby, ODChicago, IL 606191669434296
  27. Michele Roby, ODChicago, IL 606191730225186
  28. Becky Rock, O.DHighland, IL 622491134289739
  29. Claire Rocken, ODStickney, IL 604021750950101
  30. David Rocks, ODLake In The Hills, IL 601561023016151
  31. Lauren Rodolfo, O.D.Arlington Hts, IL 600051922306687
  32. Elsie Rodriguez, ODClinton, IL 617271518743913
  33. Javier Rodriguez, ODMarengo, IL 601521275056236
  34. Maria Rodriguez, ODBerwyn, IL 604021477273449
  35. George Roebuck, O.D.Morris, IL 604501720094287
  36. Ashley Roehl, O.D.Algonquin, IL 601021366877714
  37. Sarah RogersChicago, IL 606161548828296
  38. Shelby Rogers, ODChicago, IL 606011235610429
  39. Inna Rogoff, O.D.Gurnee, IL 600311780731380
  40. Carrie Roitstein, ODHinsdale, IL 605211134180060
  41. Catherine Rojas-Dahl, O.D.Palatine, IL 600741144371519
  42. Christopher Rokosz, O.D.Niles, IL 607141376692574
  43. Jacqueline Rola, ODNorthbrook, IL 600621033994322
  44. Matt Romas, O.D.Paris, IL 619441124136536
  45. Victor Romm, ODChicago, IL 606471942364922
  46. Michael Rooney, ODPeru, IL 613541013993112
  47. Laura Rosanova-Philipp, O.D.Palatine, IL 600671982789996
  48. Max Rose, O.D.Vernon Hills, IL 600611841312535
  49. James Ross, O.D.Chicago, IL 606151518016716
  50. Mark Ross, O.D.Crystal Lake, IL 600141659423655

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.