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 5 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. Timothy Beyer, O. D.Algonquin, IL 601021760689160
  2. Raman Bhakhri, O.D.Chicago, IL 606161437446333
  3. Amit Bhambri, O.D.Chicago, IL 607071144517020
  4. Nina Bhar, O.D.Romeoville, IL 604461043373939
  5. Shikha Bhat, O.DBerwyn, IL 604021407230303
  6. Kinjal Bhatt, O.D.Chicago, IL 606141801299904
  7. Nimisa Bhave, O.DArlington Heights, IL 600051801086038
  8. Thomas Bialecke, ODDixon, IL 610211164539821
  9. Mary Bigelow, O.D.Beardstown, IL 626181457347346
  10. Rochelle Bigner, ODYorkville, IL 605601164112686
  11. Marianna Bilis, O.D.Chicago, IL 606591912976044
  12. Michael Binder, O.D.Chicago, IL 606221598738353
  13. Alicja Biniek, ODArlington Heights, IL 600041497486856
  14. Dawn Birch, O.D.Chicago, IL 606291356404248
  15. Anna Birgin, O.D.Vernon Hills, IL 600611043590706
  16. Eric Birky, ODBloomington, IL 617041013483783
  17. Dean Bishop, ODJerseyville, IL 620521962483784
  18. Roy Bishop, ODSt Charles, IL 601741912002825
  19. Stark Bishop, OD, MSChicago, IL 606161528887395
  20. Sarah Bittle, ODHarrisburg, IL 629461114845781
  21. Linda Bityou, O.D.Chicago, IL 606121831306042
  22. Krey Bixby, ODPeoria, IL 616141134225402
  23. Cynthia Bjorseth, O.D.Naperville, IL 605641003874421
  24. Adam Black, ODNaperville, IL 605401295814903
  25. Jay Black, ODLoves Park, IL 611111629113261
  26. Kevin Blackett, ODChicago, IL 606141679256978
  27. Marcia Blake, O.D.Chicago, IL 606431053490219
  28. Jeffrey Blanco, O.D.Morris, IL 604501952454191
  29. Roger Blank, O.D.Lake Zurich, IL 600471578619391
  30. Norman Blase, O.D.Melrose Park, IL 601601538150867
  31. Sarah Blatchford, O.D.Roscoe, IL 610731609887645
  32. Barry Blattberg, ODOak Park, IL 603021083734206
  33. Michael Blinstrup, O.D.Bloomingdale, IL 601081932223849
  34. Sandra Block, ODChicago, IL 606161235122730
  35. Scott Blomberg, O.D.Springfield, IL 627021033161732
  36. Laura Blount-Odum, O.D.Chicago, IL 606411043306889
  37. Matthew Bluemlein, O.D.South Elgin, IL 601771467707125
  38. Robert Blumthal, O.D.Springfield, IL 627041578568077
  39. Richard Blunk, O.D.Springfield, IL 627011366543191
  40. Ashley Boatman, ODGlen Carbon, IL 620341154774693
  41. Marina BobanovicChicago, IL 606571801687140
  42. Robert Bobell, O.D.Canton, IL 615201104935923
  43. Susan Bobko, O.D.Tinley Park, IL 604771902091952
  44. Judith Bobus, O.D.Wood Dale, IL 601911346383080
  45. Dirk Bochner, O.D.Marion, IL 629591194806034
  46. Olivia BoehnkeMount Vernon, IL 628641174179584
  47. Theodore Bogart, O.D.Shelbyville, IL 625651609950401
  48. Anastasia Boksa, O.D.Chicago, IL 606041336568278
  49. Neil Boldus, O.D.Chicago, IL 606071992823462
  50. Melissa Bollinger, O.D.New Lenox, IL 604511578640215

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.