Contact Lens Fitter providers in the U.S.
49 NPPES records list contact lens fitter as their primary taxonomy; New York and Nebraska have the most per resident. A registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 156FC0801X means
156FC0801X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Technician/Technologist, Contact Lens Fitter, in the grouping Eye and Vision Services Providers. 49 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
An optician or other ancillary support staff person who, where authorized by state law and trained or certified to do so, may fit or dispense contact lenses to a patient based on the prescription of an optometrist or medical physician.
Source: NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, definition as NUCC publishes it (nucc.org); counts from CMS NPPES.
Most per resident: the 8 highest
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 156FC0801X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Doral has the most, 2
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 156FC0801X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 18 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 2 | 0.0 |
| California | 9 | 0.0 |
| Connecticut | 1 | 0.0 |
| Florida | 4 | 0.0 |
| Indiana | 1 | 0.0 |
| Kentucky | 1 | 0.0 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | 0.0 |
| Michigan | 3 | 0.0 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 0.0 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 1 | 0.1 |
| New York | 15 | 0.1 |
| Ohio | 1 | 0.0 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 0.0 |
| Oregon | 2 | 0.0 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 0.1 |
| Texas | 2 | 0.0 |
| Virginia | 1 | 0.0 |
| Washington | 1 | 0.0 |
In federal data
- NUCC code156FC0801X · Technician/Technologist
- Size rank575th of 688 specialties by records (0% of all)
- In its family7th of 10 Technician/Technologist codes, 0.4% of the family
- Concentration3 states hold half of all records
Source: CMS NPPES; Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF; CMS Open Payments 2024. Presence in these files is not a quality judgment.
A sample of contact lens fitter records
- Lynn Perkins Glancy, OPTICIAN NCLCPhy, AZ1891963203
- Pamela Nygren, NCLC ABOCTucson, AZ1730392440
- Jimmy Cam, LDOGardena, CA1306963889
- Sojeong HongLa Habra, CA1487345336
- Reina ZelayaReseda, CA1760604797
- Dori Lopez, OPTICIANPanorama City, CA1316008956
- Deborah Hawes, O.D.Indio, CA1356534796
- Aleanthea Whyte, MDHighland, CA1235419722
- Yihan LiuIrvine, CA1063371177
- William Lyon, R.D.O. R.C.L.D.Santa Ana, CA1548456585
- Romualdo Enriquez, OPTICIANSan Francisco, CA1275698896
- Megan Bouffard, ABOC NCLECBolton, CT1861281024
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Why is Contact Lens Fitter a thin NUCC code in NPPES?
Only 49 NPIs list Contact Lens Fitter as primary taxonomy across 19 states (peak New York, 15). That is 575th of 688 NUCC codes by headcount. Thin codes are still searchable by NPI; do not treat the low count as a quality signal.
Where can I still find a Contact Lens Fitter?
Contact Lens Fitter providers are listed in 19 states; Doral leads by raw city count. By national headcount this code sits just above Oral Medicine Dentistry and just below Neuroscience Clinical Nurse Specialist. Browse by state or search by name.
What does NUCC code 156FC0801X mean?
Contact Lens Fitter is NUCC taxonomy 156FC0801X in the Technician/Technologist group. Counts are self-designated primary taxonomy at NPI enrollment, not board certification.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org); Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF; CMS Open Payments 2024. Counts are self-designated primary taxonomy, not board certification.
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.