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 47 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. Brian Spooner, O.D.Quincy, IL 623011629155379
  2. Melissa Spoula, O.D.Bolingbrook, IL 604401174900757
  3. Elizabeth SpyratosChicago, IL 606161679499487
  4. David Srednick, O.D.Arlington Heights, IL 600041952532483
  5. Ronald St. Juliana, O.D.Downers Grove, IL 605151740418656
  6. Catherine Stack, O.D.Glen Ellyn, IL 601371578607156
  7. Molly Stacks, ODEdwardsville, IL 620251164126793
  8. Petkana StalevaChicago, IL 606161386493187
  9. Jacob Stallbaumer, ODChicago, IL 606071528581527
  10. Jennifer Stammich, ODJoliet, IL 604311497284087
  11. Lynne Stanford, O.D.Schaumburg, IL 601731538222682
  12. Christopher Staron, ODBloomingdale, IL 601081467589655
  13. Michael Staron, ODPalos Park, IL 604641619766516
  14. Joseph StatsickChicago, IL 606161659297356
  15. Lori Stauch, O.D.Naperville, IL 605631508917618
  16. Michael Stauder, O.D.Decatur, IL 625261053462739
  17. Paul StauderFairfield, IL 628371750479457
  18. Kurt Stauff, O.D.Niles, IL 607141932258092
  19. Magdalena Stec, O.D.Chicago, IL 606011902098759
  20. Peggy Stein, O.D.Chicago Ridge, IL 604151457400525
  21. Olivia SteinbergNaperville, IL 605401770938177
  22. Patricia Steiner, ODGeneva, IL 601341609878040
  23. Paul Steiner, ODGreenville, IL 622461225129000
  24. Julie Steinhauer, OD,Jerseyville, IL 620521346388618
  25. William Steinhauser, ODArlington Heights, IL 600051003428210
  26. Chet Steinmetz, O.D.Chicago, IL 606141801911623
  27. Stephen Steinmetz, O.D.Naperville, IL 605631265414817
  28. Christopher Stelle, O.D.Gurnee, IL 600311588671424
  29. Joan Stelmack, ODHines, IL 601411417903139
  30. Thomas Stelmack, O.D.Chicago, IL 606121952329161
  31. Susan Stepleton, ODWheaton, IL 601871790775823
  32. Anna Sterczek, ODChicago, IL 606141114379617
  33. Gary Sterczek, ODChicago, IL 606141346239142
  34. John Sterczek, O.D.Norridge, IL 607061073687513
  35. James Stevens, O.D.Chicago, IL 607071508920349
  36. Emmanuel StevensonSwansea, IL 622261215714043
  37. Brandi Stewart, ODChicago, IL 606221508236779
  38. Tracy Stimpson, O.D.Deerfield, IL 600151063533768
  39. Aneta Stoch, ODChicago, IL 606551003528167
  40. Alison Stock, O.D.Downers Grove, IL 605151053458554
  41. Zory StoevChicago, IL 606161841645264
  42. Conrad Stoll, ODWheaton, IL 601871750472593
  43. Bryan Stoller, O.D.Pontiac, IL 617641316946338
  44. Stephen Storey, O,DDekalb, IL 601151154475671
  45. Amanda Stott, ODRockford, IL 611081881651511
  46. David StoutChicago, IL 606161952227753
  47. Darin Strako, ODChicago Ridge, IL 604151124124409
  48. Michael Strasser, ODWest Dundee, IL 601181053411520
  49. Gerald Strauman, O.D.Havana, IL 626441386676609
  50. Crystal Strickler, O.D.Chicago, IL 606471457400533

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.