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 6 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. Victoria Bolyard, O.D.Chicago, IL 606601205240124
  2. Nokhram Boodhoo, O.D.Moline, IL 612651689761900
  3. Timothy Boots, O.D.Naperville, IL 605651154494169
  4. Loretta Borawski, O.D.Buffalo Grove, IL 600891639239080
  5. William Bordwell, O.D.Geneseo, IL 612541841232899
  6. Amanda BoscoeBelleville, IL 622211750076022
  7. Haley Boswick, ODNorridge, IL 607061528626769
  8. Eric Botts, O.D.Macomb, IL 614551457301368
  9. Brian Bouton, ODJoliet, IL 604351154375392
  10. Bryan Bowen, ODPinckneyville, IL 622741588660633
  11. Paige Bowers, ODChicago, IL 606411568246742
  12. Michael Bowker, ODOak Park, IL 603011164418273
  13. Jeffrey Bowman, O.D.Sparta, IL 622861083682785
  14. Pamela Boyce, ODChicago, IL 606161457344947
  15. Carletta Boyd, ODChicago, IL 606281023106341
  16. Jamison Boyd, O.D.Tuscola, IL 619531326008137
  17. Laura Boyd, ODChicago, IL 606071568993905
  18. Lauren Bozsa, ODEdwardsville, IL 620251104504034
  19. Tyler Bradford, O.D.Granite City, IL 620401891108957
  20. Chelsea Bradley, O.D.Chicago, IL 606161669026795
  21. Jonathan Bradley, O.D.Decatur, IL 625211033371729
  22. Brittney BradyChicago, IL 606161477050631
  23. Alexandra Braet, O.D.Galesburg, IL 614011740837848
  24. Ellen Braley, ODCarlinville, IL 626261619595352
  25. Jason Brand, O.D.Sycamore, IL 601781598917965
  26. William Brand, ODArlington Heights, IL 600051316098148
  27. Vincent Brandys, ODChicago, IL 606161295726776
  28. Micah Brasel, O.D.Vandalia, IL 624711083924740
  29. Andrew Brauer, O.D.Chicago, IL 606111316293590
  30. Nicole Brauer, O.D.Chicago, IL 606121225317696
  31. Carol Braun, O.D.Chicago, IL 606111093961724
  32. Brianna BravoWaukegan, IL 600871801639695
  33. Michelle Brehm, O.D.Chicago, IL 606141427212539
  34. Mark Brei, O.D.Quincy, IL 623011790857662
  35. Aubrey Breithaupt, ODDowners Grove, IL 605151649687534
  36. Rob Brenart, ODYorkville, IL 605601114455573
  37. Robert Brenart, O.D.Yorkville, IL 605601881761393
  38. Daniel Brennan, ODChicago, IL 606011770006736
  39. Bret Brill, ODCalumet City, IL 604091043985401
  40. Juan Brito, O.D.Crystal Lake, IL 600141851524318
  41. Ernest Brock, O.D.West Frankfort, IL 628961538161708
  42. Janna Brockman, O.D.Matteson, IL 604431780875898
  43. Russell Brody, O.D.Northbrook, IL 600621982711354
  44. Khalilah Brooks, ODHomewood, IL 604301437070737
  45. John Brothers, O.D.Danville, IL 618321104899053
  46. Daniel Brown, ODOlney, IL 624501801883129
  47. Janelle Brown, O.D.Pontiac, IL 617641538556915
  48. Jennifer Brown, O.D.Lisle, IL 605321396074290
  49. Timothy Brown, ODMount Carmel, IL 628631093884900
  50. Dennis Brtva, O.D.Bloomington, IL 617011215909056

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.