NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Optometrist in Indiana

1,578 NPPES records list optometrist with a practice address in Indiana, 23 per 100,000 residents, the 8th highest rate of 51. Indianapolis and Bloomington have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Indiana license search. Page 13 of 32.

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).

Indianapolis has the most, 225

  1. Indianapolis225
  2. Bloomington102
  3. Fort Wayne101
  4. Evansville66
  5. Carmel36

Optometrist records in Indiana

  1. Lynn Helms, O.D.Carmel, IN 460331023121571
  2. Anna Helton, O.D.Versailles, IN 470421497209944
  3. Nicole Helton, O.D.Noblesville, IN 460601265745558
  4. Richard Hemingway, O. D.Indianapolis, IN 462601114076841
  5. Melissa Henderson, O.DElkhart, IN 465141376982074
  6. Patricia Henderson, O.D.Bloomington, IN 474011124097472
  7. Polly Hendricks, O.D.Scottsburg, IN 471701730271255
  8. Eli Hendrix, O.D.Vincennes, IN 475911205892262
  9. Eli Hendrix, ODVincennes, IN 475911801109657
  10. John Hendrix, O.D.Vincennes, IN 475911215991104
  11. Mark Hendrix, O.D.Vincennes, IN 475911669436564
  12. Daniel Herkert, O.D.Indianapolis, IN 462271922094879
  13. Melynda Hernandez, ODBedford, IN 474211770091159
  14. Paula Herring, O.D.Indianapolis, IN 462271366550527
  15. Chad Herschberger, ODMuncie, IN 473041932893567
  16. Gaia Hess, DOBloomington, IN 474051861061939
  17. Vonda Heverly, O.D.Mitchell, IN 474461679555379
  18. Pamela Heyne-Thompson, O.D.La Porte, IN 463501033178900
  19. Bradley Hiatt, ODIndianapolis, IN 462021083106991
  20. Carol Hickey, ODSalem, IN 471671285610741
  21. Kevin Hickman, O.D.Warsaw, IN 465801609879030
  22. Lawrence Hicks, O.D.La Porte, IN 463501356433742
  23. Stephen Hill, O.D.Indianapolis, IN 462141851457634
  24. Nikole Himebaugh, O.D.Bloomington, IN 474051760664254
  25. Norman Hittinger, O.D.Indianapolis, IN 462411134209646
  26. Steven Hitzeman, O.D.Bloomington, IN 474051407825409
  27. Madeline HobbieFort Wayne, IN 468051528632866
  28. Troy Hockemeyer, ODNew Haven, IN 467741336131630
  29. Daryl Hodges, O.D.Greencastle, IN 461351235119074
  30. Douglas Hodgson, O.D.Bloomington, IN 474011316018492
  31. Karlie Hoelscher, ODNewburgh, IN 476301669103032
  32. Abbey Hoffman, ODGreenwood, IN 461421568457810
  33. Miccah Hoffman, O.D.Terre Haute, IN 478021649316126
  34. Richard Hoffman, O.D.Brownsburg, IN 461121629072095
  35. Robert Hoffman, O.D.,P.CWhiting, IN 463941104892579
  36. Taylor HoffmanWestfield, IN 460741033569033
  37. Brant Hoggatt, ODElkhart, IN 465161396638680
  38. Andrew Hogue, ODLeo, IN 467651851417695
  39. Steven Holbrook, O.D.Bloomington, IN 474031285616276
  40. Dolores Holland, ODIndianapolis, IN 462561306987177
  41. Trevor Hollinsworth, ODJeffersonvlle, IN 471301154213890
  42. Savannah HollisAuburn, IN 467061457285249
  43. Samantha Holman, ODNoblesville, IN 460601457918997
  44. Christopher Holstead, O.D.Merrillville, IN 464101386809002
  45. Hannah Honaker, ODIndianapolis, IN 462221518701317
  46. John Hook, O.D.Lafayette, IN 479051043346661
  47. Nathan Hoover, O.D.Chesterton, IN 463041578523304
  48. Kiersten Hopkins, ODIndianapolis, IN 462021083346910
  49. Raymond Hopper, O. D.Kokomo, IN 469021003875543
  50. Wade Horn, ODMuncie, IN 473021760454847

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 152W00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Indiana ranks 8 of 51 per resident

  1. Hawaii25
  2. Rhode Island24
  3. Kansas24
  4. Indiana23
  5. Nebraska23
  6. Oregon22
  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.

73.1% 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. Indiana73.1%
  2. United States71.9%

Optometrist records in Indiana, measured

  • In a Medicare file1,154 of 1,578 · 73.1% here, 71.9% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file1,014 · 64.3% here, 57.6% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more1,042 · 66.0% here, 65.3% nationally
  • Median graduation year2008 · the 1,014 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

1,578 NPPES records list optometrist (152W00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Indiana: 23 per 100,000 residents against 19 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Indianapolis has 225 of them (14%).

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. New Jersey1,542
  2. Washington1,641
  3. Massachusetts1,501
  4. North Carolina1,480

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Nebraska22.8
  2. Oregon22.3
  3. Maine22.2
  4. Oklahoma22.0

The largest states

  1. California8,308
  2. Texas5,006
  3. Florida3,594
  4. New York3,535
  5. Illinois2,697

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.