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 30 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. Michelle Vangets, O.D.Indianapolis, IN 462401205957990
  2. Dean Vannasdale, O.D.Bloomington, IN 474051568422467
  3. Alyssa Vanwerden, ODBloomington, IN 474011083340947
  4. Steve Vargo, O.D.Highland, IN 463221770503500
  5. Holly Vaught, O.D.Franklin, IN 461311780813196
  6. John Venezia, O.D.Indianapolis, IN 462291720366248
  7. Linda Venezia, O.D.Indianapolis, IN 462541457615734
  8. Christine Verbeck, O. D.Evansville, IN 477121992777031
  9. Jayashree Vishwanath, O.D.Seymour, IN 472741518016351
  10. Kim Vo, O.D.Merrillville, IN 464101235206202
  11. Nicholas Vo, ODWhiting, IN 463941215765938
  12. Jessie VorachekMarion, IN 469531326619081
  13. Robert Vore, ODPlymouth, IN 465631881604957
  14. Servilia Voss, O.D.Plainfield, IN 461681598917213
  15. Jeffrey Wade, O.D.Granger, IN 465301134219447
  16. Jennifer Wade, O.D.Elkhart, IN 465141174622856
  17. John Wade, O.D.Batesville, IN 470061841282324
  18. Ronnie Wade, O. D.South Bend, IN 466171619953478
  19. Jessica Wagers, O.D.Nashville, IN 474481538396197
  20. James Wagler, O.D.Jasper, IN 475461275636508
  21. Tony Wagler, O,D.Anderson, IN 460161295851889
  22. Brenda Wahl, O.D.Indianapolis, IN 462561134163124
  23. Noah WahlSeymour, IN 472741609229731
  24. Brian Walborn, O.D.Indianapolis, IN 462261093870867
  25. Amy Walden, O.D.Indianapolis, IN 462201609927730
  26. Taylor Walden, O.D.Hagerstown, IN 473461144451527
  27. Mark Walker, O.D.Elkhart, IN 465141972731461
  28. Natalie Walker, ODSouth Bend, IN 466171689298911
  29. Olivia Walker, O.D.Salem, IN 471671144759002
  30. Christa Walling, O.D.Greenfield, IN 461401306833421
  31. Judy Walrath, O.D.Indianapolis, IN 462221780022152
  32. Rebecca Walton, ODNew Salisbury, IN 471611548260409
  33. Frank Wang, ODMishawaka, IN 465451528800075
  34. Aaron Warner, O.D.Greenwood, IN 461431952466732
  35. Jerry Warthman, O.D.Anderson, IN 460131063493906
  36. Gary Watts, O.D.Terre Haute, IN 478071538394143
  37. Michael Watts, O.D.Bedford, IN 474211114975976
  38. Alicia Waxler, O.D.Fort Wayne, IN 468181881858926
  39. Samantha Weaver, O.D.Franklin, IN 461311104292671
  40. Larry Webb, ODClarksville, IN 471291679568257
  41. Myra Weber, O.D.Fort Wayne, IN 468041134358880
  42. Peter Weber, O.D.Kokomo, IN 469021477533909
  43. Brett Weddell, O.D.Goshen, IN 465261497867840
  44. Christopher Wehrle, O.D.Brownsburg, IN 461121518961994
  45. Julie Weibert, O.D.Indianapolis, IN 462041710036702
  46. Ricky Weidow, O.D.Lagrange, IN 467611639177793
  47. David Weigel, O.D.Greensburg, IN 472401518970318
  48. Eric Weigel, O.D.Greensburg, IN 472401548527237
  49. Matthew WeinheimerAvon, IN 461231730592486
  50. Thomas Welage, O.D.Greensburg, IN 472401255488524

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.