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 26 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. Nicholas Schroeder, ODIndianapolis, IN 462541538649298
  2. Katherine Schuetz, ODZionsville, IN 460771316039803
  3. Tamara Schwalbe, ODSouth Bend, IN 466141568758712
  4. Elaine Scott, O.D.Greenfield, IN 461401184611295
  5. Robert Scott, ODFort Wayne, IN 468041841236601
  6. Amy Seavers, O.D.Newburgh, IN 476301942430400
  7. David Seay, ODIndianapolis, IN 462221457303661
  8. Robert Seay, O.D.Indianapolis, IN 462221598812562
  9. Kylie Sebastian, ODKokomo, IN 469021114376365
  10. Melissa Shafer, O.D., F.A.A.O.Brownsburg, IN 461121760558084
  11. Nathan Shafer, ODBrownsburg, IN 461121336070150
  12. Branden Shaffer, ODIndianapolis, IN 462601568014330
  13. Hailey Shaffer, O.D.Monticello, IN 479601992238422
  14. W. Shaffer, O.D.Plainfield, IN 461681154335271
  15. Anjali Shah, O.D.Fishers, IN 460371497769780
  16. Shilpa Shah, O.D.Indianapolis, IN 462541336472661
  17. Manpreet Shahi, O.D.Merrillville, IN 464101992237812
  18. Stuart Shake, O.D.Evansville, IN 477151982663589
  19. Cornelius Shaneyfelt, O.D.Knightstown, IN 461481962556118
  20. Andrew Sharp, O.D.Evansville, IN 477151740280098
  21. Ashley Sharp, O.D.Indianapolis, IN 462201225326242
  22. Brandon Sharp, O.D.Indianapolis, IN 462021619260288
  23. Charles Shearer, ODMishawaka, IN 465441659454916
  24. Terry Shelley, ODMuncie, IN 473041891806022
  25. Kathleen Shepler, O.D.Logansport, IN 469471639127541
  26. Karsen Sherfick, ODIndianapolis, IN 462401790553295
  27. Lawrence Shinneman, O.D.South Bend, IN 466141306813464
  28. Emma Shoemaker, ODIndianapolis, IN 462191447771183
  29. Christina Short, ODPlainfield, IN 461681932026291
  30. Diane Short, ODBloomington, IN 474011306877956
  31. James Short, O.D.South Bend, IN 466151770585457
  32. Zachary Short, O.D.Bloomington, IN 474011083720999
  33. Clinton Shoultz, O.D.Petersburg, IN 475671619912599
  34. Steve Sickbert, O.D.Rushville, IN 461731306892971
  35. Fareesa Siddiqui, ODIndianapolis, IN 462221780268292
  36. Shawn Sigler, O.D.Fishers, IN 460381467587998
  37. Terry Silke, ODFishers, IN 460371740345230
  38. Jerrell Simmerman, O.D.Carmel, IN 460321083754741
  39. Samuel Simmons, O.D.Fort Wayne, IN 468051295811305
  40. Stephen Simpson, O.D.Evansville, IN 477121619963733
  41. Christine Singson, O.D.Brownsburg, IN 461121689678062
  42. Joseph Sisley, O.D.Tell City, IN 475861043471287
  43. Jennifer Sitko, ODCrown Point, IN 463071962060004
  44. Eric Skorupa, ODFort Wayne, IN 468151023490224
  45. Karen Skurner, O.D.Muncie, IN 473041770560286
  46. Anna Slemp, ODIndianapolis, IN 462191699205898
  47. Abby Small, ODPortland, IN 473711457975484
  48. Aaron Smith, ODEvansville, IN 477141598242018
  49. Bruce Smith, ODCarmel, IN 460321730128844
  50. Chad Smith, O.D.Avon, IN 461231679675334

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.