NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Optometrist in Ohio

2,443 NPPES records list optometrist with a practice address in Ohio, 21 per 100,000 residents, the 21st highest rate of 51. Columbus and Cincinnati have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Ohio license search. Page 23 of 49.

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).

Columbus has the most, 262

  1. Columbus262
  2. Cincinnati163
  3. Cleveland85
  4. Dayton54
  5. Toledo44

Optometrist records in Ohio

  1. Chad Killen, O.DColumbus, OH 432011033771878
  2. Jennifer Killian, O.DMiddleburg Heights, OH 441301508846072
  3. Susie Kim, O.D.Akron, OH 443131225079841
  4. Timothy Kime, O.D.Toledo, OH 436231851472740
  5. Dalton Kincaid, ODColumbus, OH 432151922747658
  6. Christian King, O.D.Archbold, OH 435021215955570
  7. Lindsey King, ODToledo, OH 436151790191203
  8. Richard King, O.D.Hamilton, OH 450131649365222
  9. William King, O.D.Hillsboro, OH 451331366453276
  10. Nicholas King-Smith, O.D.Wadsworth, OH 442811710391487
  11. Tracie Kingsolver, ODMilford, OH 451501215367917
  12. Samantha Kinross, O.D.Dublin, OH 430161467578435
  13. Gregory Kiracofe, O.D.Dayton, OH 454191184688384
  14. Alanna Kirk, ODMount Orab, OH 451541124432562
  15. Elliot Kirstein, O.D.Cincinnati, OH 452491235226085
  16. Gregory Kitchener, O.D.Cincinnati, OH 452361134275704
  17. Paul Kleemann, O.D.Franklin, OH 450051356335228
  18. Michelle Kleman, O.D.Findlay, OH 458401659997005
  19. Kylee Kleppinger, O.D.Toledo, OH 436171598052896
  20. Brian Kleshinski, O.D.Mansfield, OH 449071194808766
  21. Kelly KlimoBlue Ash, OH 452421053179531
  22. Jon Kline, O.D.Mentor, OH 440601396723300
  23. Kris Kline, O.D.Circleville, OH 431131124098744
  24. Kenneth Kling, O.D.Wauseon, OH 435671649276528
  25. Karen Kloman, ODColumbus, OH 432021245345420
  26. Adam Kluck, ODBlue Ash, OH 452421306510995
  27. Amy Knapke, O.D.Springboro, OH 450661619289691
  28. Gene Knapke, O.D.New Bremen, OH 458691346235009
  29. Paige Knapp, O.D.Fairview Park, OH 441261730255225
  30. Wallace Knapp, O.D.Upper Sandusky, OH 433511477535383
  31. Anna Knight, ODCanal Fulton, OH 446141609902865
  32. Gregory Knight, ODCanal Fulton, OH 446141538295779
  33. Laura Knight, ODAkron, OH 443191972031565
  34. Dennis Knowles, O.D.Chillicothe, OH 456011104899061
  35. Kolby Knox, O.D.Zanesville, OH 437011346680576
  36. Josef Koberlein, ODBlue Ash, OH 452421396483020
  37. Daniel Koch, O.D.Columbus, OH 432151669545042
  38. David Koch, O.D.Tipp City, OH 453711649204058
  39. Steven Kocher, ODDelaware, OH 430151346505641
  40. Robert Koerner, O.D.Columbus, OH 432151184605180
  41. Benjamin Kolle, ODCincinnati, OH 452451841525524
  42. Jason Kolodziejczyk, O.D.Fremont, OH 434201124052626
  43. Charles Koon, ODPiqua, OH 453561437290590
  44. Stephen Koos, ODAmherst, OH 440011881653673
  45. Dean Kopan, O.D,Toledo, OH 436231952487514
  46. Jill Kopechek, ODMount Vernon, OH 430501861044125
  47. Kim Korte-Moore, O.D.Austintown, OH 445151992885412
  48. Michael Kossow, O.D.Amherst, OH 440011740324631
  49. Bianca Kostranchuk, O.D.Chardon, OH 440241992060321
  50. Gregory Kosunick, ODCleveland, OH 441951699865931

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

Ohio ranks 21 of 51 per resident

  1. Iowa21
  2. Washington21
  3. New Hampshire21
  4. Ohio21
  5. Vermont21
  6. Pennsylvania20
  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. Ohio71.2%
  2. United States71.9%

Optometrist records in Ohio, measured

  • In a Medicare file1,740 of 2,443 · 71.2% here, 71.9% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file1,466 · 60.0% here, 57.6% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more1,720 · 70.4% here, 65.3% nationally
  • Median graduation year2006 · the 1,466 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

2,443 NPPES records list optometrist (152W00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Ohio: 21 per 100,000 residents against 19 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Columbus has 262 of them (11%).

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. Illinois2,697
  3. Michigan1,963
  4. Washington1,641

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Vermont20.7
  2. New Hampshire20.9
  3. Iowa21.1
  4. California21.3

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.